Financial Services Law

Bühler Law advises financial services providers and financial institutions on the legal framework governing banking and financial services, represents clients in FINMA supervisory proceedings, and supports them in complying with Swiss financial market laws and regulations.

As an Associate Professor specialising in Financial Market Law and a lecturer in Banking Law at the University of Zurich, Prof. Dr. Christoph B. Bühler, LL.M. also acts as an expert witness and legal opinion provider. He further serves as an arbitrator in complex disputes involving financial market law.

Financial Services Regulation

• Advice on compliance with Swiss financial market legislation and regulatory requirements
• Regulatory conduct requirements applicable to financial services providers and financial intermediaries
• Obtaining licences and regulatory approvals from FINMA

Governance of Banks and Financial Institutions

• Corporate governance of banks and insurance companies in light of regulatory requirements
• Fit and proper requirements for members of boards of directors
• Design and implementation of remuneration systems for banks and financial services providers
• Governance of cantonal banks, including public governance and ownership strategies from the perspective of cantons as principal shareholders

FINMA Supervisory and Enforcement Proceedings

• Advice in connection with FINMA supervisory, enforcement and sanction proceedings
• Representation before supervisory authorities and courts
• Conducting internal investigations in a regulatory context

Banking and Financial Services Contracts

• Drafting and revision of banking and financial services agreements
• Representation of financial services providers and financial institutions before courts and arbitral tribunalschtlichen Verträgen und Finanzverträgen
• Vertretung von Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen und Finanzinstituten vor Gerichten