Dr Kaspar Landolt > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland

Work Department

Banking & Finance, Corporate / M&A, Insurance, Infrastructure & Projects, Fintech

Position

Partner

Career

Kaspar Landolt focuses on banking & finance, capital markets and corporate law.

He has more than twenty years of experience in acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance and asset finance, the issuance and offering of financial instruments, applying for regulatory licenses and other capital market topics as well as restructuring. Other key competencies of Kaspar include insurance, collective investment schemes as well as M&A and corporate law.

Kaspar Landolt regularly advises Swiss and international financial institutions, asset managers, industrial enterprises, trading houses and other companies on their transactions and regulatory matters and represents clients before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and other authorities. He is an authorized issuers’ representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Before joining CMS in 1994, he worked as associate with leading law firms in Detroit and Zurich and clerked at the district court of Meilen, Zurich. Since 2000 he is a partner.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

Education

  • 1994 Master of Laws, LL.M., University of Michigan (USA)
  • 1992 Doktorat, Dr. iur., magna cum laude, University of Zurich
  • 1991 Bar admission
  • 1989 Lic. iur., magna cum laude, University of Zurich

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Insurance

Capable of acting for a diverse range of clients, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is sought out for assistance with matters pertaining to legal, regulatory and tax advice in the insurance sphere. Key undertakings include the structuring, issuance, marketing and distribution of insurance products, alongside demonstrable capabilities in handling the drafting and review of policies and broker agreements. Jodok Wicki helms the practice, counting large insurance and reinsurance companies amongst his client roster. Kaspar Landolt’s wide-ranging experience encompasses corporate lending, insurance and collective investment schemes.

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.‘s ‘responsive and experienced’ team advises Switzerland-based and global financial institutions, funds, industrial enterprises and other companies on the full range of banking & finance matters. Kaspar Landolt, who heads the team, is experienced in acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance and asset finance, the issuance and offering of financial instruments, and applying for regulatory licenses. Fintech expert Tina Balzli specialises in banking and financial markets. Matthias Kuert and Dominique Gemperli are further recommended.