Name: Allegra LAW
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 69, Zurich, 8001
Telephone: +41 58 510 68 88

Expertise

Our expertise is based on the knowledge and skills of our team. A Swiss law firm with an international background and focus, we are the right choice for international cases.

Financial Market Law

Mastering the global regulatory jungle

Our international team has the expertise in financial markets law to guide our clients through the jungle of regulation, whether in local or international projects.

We have successfully conducted licensing procedures for our clients and applied for the necessary licenses for their business models. Among other things, we are the first and so far, the only Swiss law firm with experience in the area of licensing digital stock exchanges and financial market infrastructures. We are also familiar with IT and business processes, and we are constantly updating our knowledge in this area.

Our employees have previously worked for the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, foreign financial market supervisory organizations, major international banks, stock exchanges and law firms. This versatility and experience allow us to provide holistic advice – a must for our clients to make progress in the rapidly changing global financial market law.

Capital Market Law

Experience makes the difference

We advise national and international companies on capital market related matters. Our clients include issuers, financial market infrastructures, and their clients. Thanks to our experience, we are able to quickly understand our clients’ needs and develop tailor-made solutions.

We follow developments in capital market and securities laws and continuously expand our expertise, for example by participating in legislative projects and helping to shape standards and best practices.

Among other things, we assist our clients in setting up and documenting products and in issuing processes. We also advise on investor protection and the creation and implementation of internal guidelines.

Corporate Law

Always at the service of our clients

Our clients benefit from our extensive expertise in corporate law, tried and tested in day-to-day business. We provide legal advice on formations and setups of legal entities and on issues relating to the daily operations of businesses. We draft and negotiate commercial contracts. We advise on and represent clients in restructurings, including dissolutions and liquidations, and on issues of business succession.

Experienced in the field of M&A, we provide our clients competent support in related transactions. For example, regarding the negotiation, implementation, and conclusion of Share Purchase Agreements (SPA), Asset Purchase Agreements (APA) or due diligence. To that end, we conduct the necessary investigations and prepare the corresponding reports.

We specialize in cross-border transactions. Formerly part of a large German law firm, we maintain close ties with the EU area and the EU law and offer one-stop-shop cross-border transaction legal services.

Litigation and Arbitration

Our team has outstanding expertise in commercial and finance litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation.

We represent our clients before Swiss authorities, national and international courts, and arbitral tribunals. We act as arbitrators and mediators.

We represent our clients’ rights in debt enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings to protect and recover assets.

Preparing license applications for and support of clients during the FINMA approval process
Filing applications for self-regulatory or supervisory organizations
Writing legal opinions and submission of non-action letters to FINMA
Advising and supporting regulated companies in complying with regulatory requirements

Conducting voluntary or required internal investigations, predominantly for regulated financial institutions, where necessary with partners from the IT sector

Comprehensive representation of our clients’ rights in debt enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings, protecting and recovering assets

Support in the implementation of regulatory requirements in the internal control system and in the compliance function of financial institutions – especially regarding anti-money laundering (AML)

Analysis of business plans and processes to evaluate the applicable regulatory requirements, for example for DeFi, DAO or Metaverse projects
“Translation” of regulatory requirements into the “language” of IT and business as well as training of employees
Supporting projects related to digital assets in legal and regulatory matters

Comprehensive legal advice to our international clients regarding the expansion of their geographical target market and product universe including setting-up in Switzerland

Corporate and financial institutions’ legal departments are under increasing (cost) pressure and need to rethink how to do their work efficiently. Allegra LAW provides technology-enabled, customized “external in-house” legal services. The Allegra LAW Service Center is a team of specialists in corporate and financial markets law that can support your legal department with the following modules: