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Shelby R du Pasquier

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner, Head of Banking and Finance
Rating:
  • Market leader
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
New York
Practice Areas:
Banking
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
French
English
German
Spanish
Biography

As a partner and head of the Banking and Finance group in Geneva, Shelby R. du Pasquier is considered a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions, as well as Swiss and offshore private equity, hedge fund and fund managers.

Shelby is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and has contributed to numerous publications on banking and financial law issues and investment funds. He served as a board member of the Swiss National Bank until 2024.

Shelby is recognised in leading legal directories, including Chambers, The Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal, as a leading individual in the fields of banking and finance and investment funds.

Practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • Private equity funds
Sector specialisations

  • Banking and Financing Services
  • Investment Funds
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Private Clients
  • Internal Investigations
Bar admissions

 

  • Switzerland
  • New-York
Association memberships
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Geneva Bar Association (OdA) 
  • Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes 
  • Member of the Committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) Self-Regulatory Organisation as regards Money Laundering Matters (2000-2008)
  • Member of the IBA Sub-Committee I1 (Private Funds) (2001-2005)
  • Board member of several companies, including the Swiss National Bank, SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA
Academic qualifications
  • University of Geneva (lic. es sciences commerciales et industrielles, 1981)
  • University of Geneva (lic. iur., 1983)
  • Columbia University School of Law, New York City (LL.M., 1988)
Address:
Geneva
Switzerland
Tel:+41 58 450 7000 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.lenzstaehelin.com/people/attorneys/profile/29/shelby-r-du-pasquier/