Dunja Koch > MLL Legal > London, England > Lawyer Profile

MLL Legal
17 GODLIMAN STREET
LONDON
EC4V 5BD
England

Position

Partner specialising in corporate and finance, particularly advising UK and US clients with regard to Switzerland. Also specialises in finance and in particular trade, asset and project finance, as well as aircraft finance. She also advises on banking and regulatory matters, in particular private equity and investment funds, and regularly assists foreign financial institutions with regard to the Swiss regulatory regime.

Career

Law degree from the University of Zurich and a Master of Laws from Queen Mary, University of London, qualified in Geneva in 1997 and in England and Wales in 1999.

Trained MLL; qualified 1997; associate MLL from 1998, partner 2003; managing partner London office 2006.

Languages

English, French, German, and Italian.

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA), Association Suisse de Droit Aérien et Spatial and Aviation Club of the UK.

Education

University of Zurich (1988-92); University of London, Queen Mary College (1992-93 LLM).

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Transport

MLL Legal employs a ‘proactive approach’ to support financial institutions, manufacturers, lessors and operators with matters relating to transport litigation and aircraft financing as well as regulatory and tax issues. The team is co-headed by Dunja Koch, who has expertise in all aviation matters, and Karin Oberlin, who specialises in transportation finance. Dimitri Rotter assists clients in matters concerning aviation tax. Dmitry A Pentsov advises foreign aircrafts on all legal issues relating to its Swiss operations.

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

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.