Dr Alexander Vogel > MLL Legal > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

MLL Legal
SCHIFFBAUSTRASSE 2
POSTFACH
8031 ZÜRICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Capital Markets, Banking, Finance and Fintech | M&A and Private Equity | Insolvency and Restructuring | Real Estate

Position

Alexander Vogel heads the firm’s corporate & finance department. He specialises in complex cross-border M&A and finance transactions, including acquisition finance, corporate lending, private equity, capital market as well as complex real estate transactions.

Alexander Vogel has broad experience in financial regulatory, capital markets, banking and finance as well as related M&A transactions. He is ranked in various directories including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR, which describe him as “a standout individual in the firm’s corporate practice”. He is commended by clients for his “brilliant, tactical, structured and goal-oriented advice. He is responsive and takes a business-minded approach.”

He regularly publishes in the area of corporate finance, FinTech and M&A.

Career

Head Corporate Finance Department (since 2003), Partner with MLL (since 2000), Associate with Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago (1994), Admitted to the New York Bar (1994), Associate with MLL (1992–1999), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1992), Junior Associate with Koenig & Meyer (1990–1991)

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Member of the board of the Swiss Association of Investment Companies (SRO SVIG), Member of the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association, Member of the International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC), Member of the Zug Chamber of Economy

Education

Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M. (1994), University of St. Gallen, Dr. iur., lic. iur. (1997/1989)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

(Leading individuals)

Alexander VogelMLL Legal

MLL Legal is well placed to advise on complex financing structures, financial market infrastructures, securities and asset management, fintech, real estate investment products, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and structured products. The team is led by Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler, who advises clients including banks, investment funds, and payment systems operators on regulatory matters, and Daniel Schoch, who has a special focus on complex syndicated loans, structured finance, and acquisition finance. Dunja Koch has expertise in all aspects of corporate and finance law whilst Alexander Vogel is specialised in banking and finance, financial regulatory, and M&A relating to financial market participants. Karin Oberlin, Samuel Ljubicic, and Reto Luthiger are further key team members.

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

MLL Legal’s proficiency in the corporate and commercial arena extends from public tender offers and private equity transactions to asset and share acquisitions and corporate governance. The ‘extremely competent’ team covers a diverse range of sectors, including TMT, real estate and retail, among others. Practice co-head Alexander Vogel is experienced in handling distressed M&A and corporate finance, while fellow practice head Andrea Sieber‘s strengths lie in corporate governance and private equity, among other areas. Mona Stephenson and Daniel Schoch are also key members of the practice.

Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery

MLL Legal has ‘extensive knowledge and experience’ in corporate restructuring and reorganisation, acquisition of distressed companies, debt enforcement, and moratorium and composition agreements. The team is headed by Sabina Schellenberg, who has ‘deep knowledge’ of national and international insolvency law, and Samuel Ljubicic, who has expertise in M&A and banking and finance. Alexander Vogel’s practice involves financial reorganisation measures, participation transfers, and intra-group mergers. Yannik Hässig advises and represents clients in insolvency-related litigation and the filing of claims in insolvency proceedings.