Dr Christoph Heiz > MLL Legal > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
MLL Legal Offices
SCHIFFBAUSTRASSE 2
POSTFACH
8031 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr Christoph Heiz
Work Department
Capital Markets, Banking, Finance and Fintech | M&A and Private Equity | Funds, Financial Products & Asset Management | General Corporate Law
Position
Christoph Heiz is Of Counsel at MLL Legal. He regularly advises on capital market transactions, M&A, investment fund schemes and corporate finance structures. His Swiss and international clients include several listed companies, financial institutions as well as other large and medium-sized companies. Christoph Heiz has a particular focus on regulated industries such as financial services, banking and investment funds as well as on the consumer goods industry and the information technology sector.
Career
Partner with MLL (since 1994), Associate with MLL (1989–1993), Practiced with Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Atlanta, Georgia (1987–1988), Head of the legal department of Shell (Switzerland) (1984–1986), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1984)
Languages
German, English, French
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M. (1986/1987), University of Zurich, Dr. iur. (1984), University of Zurich, lic. iur. (1980)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Capital markets
Capable of handling international cross-border mandates, MLL Legal
demonstrates notable expertise in IPOs, private placements, rights and debts offerings as well as exchange offers. Praised by clients for its ‘excellent cooperation’, the practice is regularly entrusted to assist issuers and investment banks on complex transactions. Wolfgang Müller and Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler jointly helm the team, with the latter focusing on structuring investment products. Christoph Heiz has recently handled bond restructurings and capital market regulatory matters, while Andrea Sieber is notably active in regulated industries, as well as the entertainment, retail and luxury field. Mark Montanari and Daniel Schoch are other key names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Private client
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public law
- Sports law
- Tax
- Transport
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: arbitration