"A first choice for complex finance matters."

Legal 500 2013
"A very accurate team."

The Legal 500 2015
"Produces consistently high-quality work."

Legal 500 2013
"One of the most prominent and highly respected banking and finance departments in Switzerland."

Chambers Europe 2013
"Efficient, pragmatic and friendly."

Client in IFLR1000 2015
"The firm is a strong favourite among Swiss banks and Swiss affiliates of foreign banks."

IFLR1000 2013
"Offering stellar advice on regulatory matters."

Chambers Europe 2015
"The full service is rounded off by a notably strong regulatory practice."

Chambers Europe 2013
"A firm I can recommend to business partners anytime."

Client in Chambers Europe 2013
"The team is extremely knowledgeable about the core legal principles."

Client in IFLR1000 2015
"They provide business-oriented advice combined with very short response times."

Client in Legal 500 2017
"One of the most prominent and highly respected banking and finance departments in Switzerland."

Chambers Europe 2013
"The service provided by the team has been truly first rate and excellent all around."

Client in IFLR1000 2015
"The firm has a track record of being able to execute very large transactions/the biggest deals."

Chambers Europe 2018
"The lawyers are extremely responsive, technically strong and very well connected."

Client in Chambers Europe 2015
"The team comprises very skilled people who are up to date with changes in banking law."

Client in Chambers Europe 2016
"Advice and analysis is always to the point."

Legal 500 2014
"Excellent team in Zürich with additional offices in Geneva, Lugano and Zug."

Chambers Europe 2016
"Outstanding lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the banking and finance industry."

The Legal 500 2015
"We do not just get the law but practical advice that can be used."

Client in Chambers Global 2015
"Top-notch practice."

Legal 500 2016
"The team has first-class knowledge."

Client in Legal 500 2017
"Deep bench of experts advising Swiss and foreign financial institutions and borrowers on a range of transactional and regulatory matters."

Chambers Europe 2016
"Excellent lawyers."

Legal 500 2016
"Deep bench of experts advising Swiss and foreign financial institutions and borrowers on a range of transactional and regulatory matters."

Chambers Europe 2016
"Extremely proactive."

Legal 500 2014
"They have always provided us with very accurate and high level legal advice."

Client in IFLR 1000 2016
"Works efficiently and tirelessly in support of the client."

Client in IFLR1000 2015
"Provides efficient and timely service as well as clear and well-structured communication."

Legal 500 2013
"The team is praised for its strength in depth and its commercially oriented approach."

Chambers Europe 2013
"Broad experience in a wide range of litigation cases and regulatory proceedings."

Legal 500 2018
"They have always provided us with very accurate and high level legal advice."

Client in IFLR 1000 2016
"Is particularly nimble and creative in devising solutions to complex questions or issues."

Client in IFLR1000 2015

Banking & Insurance

Bär & Karrer has an established practice advising banks, securities dealers, insurance and reinsurance companies, and other financial institutions in Switzerland and around the world.

We represent financial institutions, issuers, investors, and other market participants in enforcement proceedings of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.

Advice in regulatory and commercial matters
Licensing of banks, securities dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions
Establishing branches and representative offices
Drafting banking agreements and documentation
Legal & compliance issues
Outsourcing
Anti-money laundering
Cross-border business
Enforcement proceedings before regulatory authorities (FINMA, SIX Swiss Exchange, etc.)
Representation of clients in civil and criminal proceedings
Acquisitions of divisions and client portfolios
Corporate transactions in the financial industry

Key Contact

Insurance

Banking Geneva

Funds, Financial Products & Asset Management

Fintech

Team Leaders

Team Members

Deals & Cases

20.06.2018

Bär & Karrer Advised Swiss Re in the Offering of USD 500 Million Senior Exchangeable Notes with Issuer Stock Settlement more »

02.05.2018

Bär & Karrer Advises on the Financing of the Largest Thermoelectric Plant in Latin America and the Caribbean Run by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe more »

18.04.2018

Bär & Karrer Advised Copernicus Holding on the Establishment of its Structure and Obtaining a FINMA License more »

more deals & cases

Derivatives Trading under FMIA: Reporting Obligations for Small Non-Financial Counterparties Postponed to 1 January 2024
Bahar Rashid / Peyer Martin / Brügger Urs / Truffer Roland / Hsu Peter / Bétrisey Frédéric,

Bär & Karrer Briefing, October 2018

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Insurance and Reinsurance in Switzerland: overview
Hsu Peter / Flühmann Daniel,

Practical Law Insurance & Reinsurance Global Guide, London 2018, Link

Retrocessions: Criminal Consequences of Non Disclosure
Bahar Rashid / Conrad Hari Aurélie / Garbarski Andrew M.,

Bär & Karrer Briefing September 2018

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more publications

Speaking Engagements

Handel mit OTC Derivaten
Peyer Martin,

St. Galler Family Office Forum, 21. Juni 2018, Zürich

Regulierung im Bereich Kryptowährungen/FinTech
Hsu Peter / Flühmann Daniel,

43. Swiss Compliance Officers Meeting (Organizer: Swiss Association of Compliance Officers), 5 June 2018, SIX Convention Point, Zurich

Banken an der Schnittstelle des (Kunden-)Datenschutzes
Peyer Martin,

15. Zürcher Tagung zu Entwicklungen im Finanzmarktrecht, 5. Juni 2018, Zürich

more speaking engagements

"A first choice for complex finance matters."

"A very accurate team."

"Produces consistently high-quality work."

"One of the most prominent and highly respected banking and finance departments in Switzerland."

"Efficient, pragmatic and friendly."

"The firm is a strong favourite among Swiss banks and Swiss affiliates of foreign banks."

"Offering stellar advice on regulatory matters."

"The full service is rounded off by a notably strong regulatory practice."

"A firm I can recommend to business partners anytime."

"The team is extremely knowledgeable about the core legal principles."

"They provide business-oriented advice combined with very short response times."

"One of the most prominent and highly respected banking and finance departments in Switzerland."

"The service provided by the team has been truly first rate and excellent all around."

"The firm has a track record of being able to execute very large transactions/the biggest deals."

"The lawyers are extremely responsive, technically strong and very well connected."

"The team comprises very skilled people who are up to date with changes in banking law."

"Advice and analysis is always to the point."

"Excellent team in Zürich with additional offices in Geneva, Lugano and Zug."

"Outstanding lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the banking and finance industry."

"We do not just get the law but practical advice that can be used."

"Top-notch practice."

"The team has first-class knowledge."

"Deep bench of experts advising Swiss and foreign financial institutions and borrowers on a range of transactional and regulatory matters."

"Excellent lawyers."

"Deep bench of experts advising Swiss and foreign financial institutions and borrowers on a range of transactional and regulatory matters."

"Extremely proactive."

"They have always provided us with very accurate and high level legal advice."

"Works efficiently and tirelessly in support of the client."

"Provides efficient and timely service as well as clear and well-structured communication."

"The team is praised for its strength in depth and its commercially oriented approach."

"Broad experience in a wide range of litigation cases and regulatory proceedings."