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Oliver Widmer

Pestalozzi

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
England & Wales (registered foreign lawyer)
Practice Areas:
Banking
Capital markets
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
German
Biography

Oliver Widmer is a partner and a member of Pestalozzi’s Financial Services group. He primarily advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions, wealth management service providers and high net worth individuals on banking, finance and capital markets matters.

Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Financial services 
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland (2000)
Association membership
  • IBA, Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association, ICC, STEP
Academic qualifications
  • M.Sc., Law and Accounting, London School of Economics and Political Science (2002)
  • lic.iur. University of Zurich (1998)
Address:
Zurich
Tel:+41 44 217 92 42 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://pestalozzilaw.com/en/lawyers/oliver-widmer/