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Isy Isaac Sakkal

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Counsel
Rating:
  • Rising star
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
French
English
German
Biography

Isy Isaac Sakkal is a counsel in the Banking and Finance department of Lenz & Staehelin Geneva. He advises financial institutions including banks,b fund managers and insurance companies in corporate and contractual matters, as well as in the context of the granting of licences and enforcement proceedings by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. Isy also assists lenders and borrowers in financing transactions (including those involving syndicated financing, acquisition finance and project finance).

Practice areas
  • Asset Management
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial and Contracts
Sector specialisations
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial and Contracts
  • Corporate and M&A
Bar admissions
  • Swiss Bar Admission
  • New York Bar Admission
Academic qualifications
  • University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., Business Law Certificate, 2017)
  • University of Geneva and Sydney (MLaw in Business Law, 2012)
  • University of Geneva and Zurich (BLaw, 2010)