Sandro Abegglen

Sandro Abegglen advises leading Swiss and international banks, asset managers, broker-dealers, fund providers, investment foundations, insurers/reinsurers and institutional investors on a broad variety of regulatory, civil law and other critical laws, such and blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations. He has a leading role in advising on upcoming new financial services regulations, such as the Swiss Financial Services Act (FIDLEG) and the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FINIG).

• Represented a Swiss bank in a complex regulatory enforcement proceeding of FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
• Led the team in a USD 500 million international litigation as counsel to major bank (defendant)
• Advised on structuring and required regulatory licenses for forming a bank subsidiary and bank branch in Switzerland, and on the change of control in a Swiss incorporated bank
• Led the team conducting an internal investigation for a bank on non-permitted transactions
• Advised on the setting up and licensing of one of the largest asset manager in the insurance linked investment expertise area

• Banking
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• Private equity funds

• Banking
• Financial services
• Insurance
• Investment management

• Swiss Bar Association
• Zurich Bar Association
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Member Legal Committee Swiss Funds and Asset Management Association (SFAMA)

• Assistant Professor (Privatdozent, PD) (Prof. Wiegand, Prof. von Büren), University of Berne (2002)
• LL.M., University of Texas at Austin School of Law (1996)
• PhD (Dr. iur.) (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wiegand), University of Berne (1995)