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MLL Legal Offices
65 rue du Rhône
PO Box 3199
1211 Geneva 3
Switzerland
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Mona Stephenson
Work Department
M&A and Private Equity | Capital Markets, Banking, Finance and Fintech | General Corporate Law
Position
Mona Stephenson specialises in corporate law, M&A and financing transactions. With over 10 years of experience, she regularly advises Swiss and international companies, from start-ups and SMEs to multinational companies, on various corporate matters, including private equity, venture capital, debt financing, corporate governance and commercial contracts. She also sits on the board of directors of various companies. Her experience spans a wide range of industries such as healthcare, banking and luxury goods.
Career
Partner with MLL (since 2018), Senior associate at a leading Swiss law firm (2011–2018), Associate at a leading Swiss law firm (2010–2011), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (2010), Junior associate at a business law firm (2008–2010)
Languages
French, English, German
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Association genevoise du droit des affaires (AGDA), Geneva Bar Association, member of the committee on gender equality, Women’s Business Society (WBS)
Education
New York University, LL.M. in Global Business Law (2014), National University of Singapore, LL.M. in Corporate and Financial Services (Dean’s Award Scholarship) (2014), University of Fribourg, MLaw (2007, magna cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
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 > Banking and finance: Geneva
MLL Legal provides a wide range of legal services to financial institutions, funds, investors, and private individuals from regulatory advice, such as license requests, to complex financing transactions, including asset lending and acquisition financing. The team is headed by Dmitry A Pentsov, whose practice covers syndicated loans, pre-export financing, and other similar transactions, with a particular focus on Central and Eastern Europe, and Mona Stephenson, who advises Swiss and international companies, banks and corporations on national and international debt financing, private equity, corporate governance and commercial contracts. Jean-Luc Herbez, Bernard Lachenal, and Alain Le Fort are further key contacts.
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