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Ariel Ben Hattar

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Rising star partner
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
French
English
Biography

Ariel Ben Hattar is a partner in the Geneva office and a member of the firm's Capital Markets and FinTech groups. He regularly advises listed companies, investors, and market infrastructure operators on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters, including capital markets transactions, market conduct, and disclosure requirements.

His practice also focuses on financial technology innovation and the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in financial markets. In addition to his client work, Ariel serves as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA), where he contributes to the development of industry standards for the application of new technologies within the financial sector.

Practice areas
  • Asset Management
  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate and M&A
Sector specialisations
  • Capital Markets
  • FinTech
  • Public Takeovers
  • Securities Regulation
  • Corporate and M&A
Bar admissions
  • Vaud
Academic qualifications
  • University of Oxford (Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Strategy, 2022)
  • University of Lausanne (MLaw, 2013)
  • University of Lausanne (BLaw, 2011)