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Patrick Hünerwadel

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Senior Counsel
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
Practice Areas:
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
French
Biography

Dr. Patrick Hünerwadel is a senior counsel based at our Zurich office, specialising in structured and lease finance, asset securitisation and derivatives.He is also the author of various netting/collateral opinions for the finance industry, its associations and regulators.

Practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Project finance
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector specialisations

  • Banking and Finance
  • Structured Finance
  • Aircraft Financing
  • Lease Finance
  • Asset Securitization
  • Derivatives
  • Regulatory Banking and Insurance
  • Capital Markets
  • Insolvency and Restructuring
  • Commercial and Contracts
Academic qualifications
  • University of St.Gallen (lic. iur., 1984)
  • Boston University, Morin Center for Banking Law (1988)
  • University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur., 1989)
Association memberships
  • Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes
  • Lecturer on Corporate Law and Contracts at the University of St.Gallen
  • Co-Chairman of Banking Law Practice Group of the Zurich Bar
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland