Dr Vaïk Müller > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland

Work Department

Banking & Finance, Corporate / M&A, Private Equity, Fintech & Blockchain, Commercial, Funds, ESG

Position

Partner

Career

Vaïk Müller’s main areas of focus are banking, regulatory, financial services and products, including funds and derivatives, as well as compliance and regulatory matters, including in the field of FinTech and blockchain. He co-heads the Banking and Finance Practice Groups of CMS Geneva. Vaïk has a broad experience in advising Swiss and international financial institutions, such as funds, asset managers, banks and securities dealers or brokers on complex local and cross-border issues.

Vaïk is also regularly involved in corporate, commercial and financing transactions, acting for arrangers, underwriters, lenders, borrowers and sponsors in domestic and multijurisdictional financing transactions (including acquisition, leveraged and syndicated financings).

He is author of several publications on financial regulations and a regular speaker at conferences as well as co-responsible moderator of the specialised forum in banking law (regulatory) of the Geneva Bar Association since March 2019. He is also correspondent in Switzerland of the French Association of Doctors of Law (AFDD – Association Française des Docteurs en Droit).

Languages

French, English, German

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  • Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
  • French Association of Doctors of Law (AFDD)

Education

  • 2015 – Docteur en droit, University of Zurich
  • 2010 – Bar Admission (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • 2008 – Master 2 Relations internationales, University of Lyon III
  • 2005 – Lic.iur, University of Geneva

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva

Spearheaded by Vaïk Müller and Pascal Favre, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is noted for its strengths in insurance, anti-money laundering, and derivatives products alongside debt financing transactions. Müller brings his capabilities in fintech and blockchain based matters to the practice, while Favre enjoys considerable experience in managing project financing, syndicated lending, and collective investment schemes. Müller is regarded for his ‘global and accurate vision of the sector’s challenges’.