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François Rayroux

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Banking
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Financial services
Languages:
English
French
German
Italian
Biography

Dr. François Rayroux is considered as a leading lawyer in banking, financial services and capital markets law in Switzerland. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions with a particular focus on funds management, distribution, financial products and derivative instruments. He teaches investment funds law at professional organizations.

Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • Structured finance/securitization
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Investment management
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
Association memberships
  • Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes
  • Member of the Legal and Compliance Committee of the Swiss Funds Association
  • Member of the Investment Funds Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Co-author of the ISDA Netting and Collateral Opinions
  • Legal advisor in the context of the creation and launch of the first Swiss SICAV
Academic qualifications
  • University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1986)
  • University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 1990)
  • University of Zurich (Dr. iur., 1993)