Biography: Banking

Martin Lanz is a partner of Schellenberg Wittmer and heads the firm's banking and finance team in Zurich. He focuses on banking and finance law, capital markets law, and stock exchange law. His activities include domestic and cross-border transactions, such as initial public offerings, right offerings, convertibles, bond issues, syndicated loans, acquisition finance, structured products and derivatives, as well as the structuring of employee stock option plans. He specialises in establishing financial intermediaries and advises on regulatory matters that affect them, such as capital adequacy issues, organisational aspects, and outsourcing matters. As an issuer representative recognised by the SIX Swiss Exchange, he is regularly involved in the listing of debt and equity instruments. Martin Lanz is the author of various publications in the field of capital markets and securities.

He was admitted to the Bar in Switzerland in 1983 and graduated as a Doctor of Law from the University of Basle in 1985. From 1984 until 1991, he gained practical experience as a lawyer in the legal and documentation department of the capital markets division of Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS Investment Bank) in Zurich and in London. After having worked in an international law firm in New York in 1988, he joined Schellenberg Wittmer in 1991, where he became a partner in 1995.

Schellenberg Wittmer's banking and finance team is recognised for its experience in handling all aspects of Swiss banking and financial markets issues, including advice in regulatory matters and the structuring of financial instruments. The clients of the banking and finance team include major domestic and foreign investment banks, private banks, investment companies, funds and other financial intermediaries. The banking and finance team also advises major Swiss and foreign corporate clients in capital markets and financing matters.

Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the leading business law firms in Switzerland. Over 130 lawyers in Zurich and Geneva advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. The firm's areas of expertise include banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property and information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts and estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.

Biography: Capital Markets

Martin Lanz is a partner of Schellenberg Wittmer and heads the firm's banking and finance team in Zurich.

He focuses on banking and finance law, capital markets law, and stock exchange law. His activities include domestic and cross-border transactions such as initial public offerings, rights offerings, convertibles, bond issues, syndicated loans, acquisition finance, and the structuring of employee stock option plans. He specialises in establishing financial intermediaries and advises on regulatory matters that affect them, such as capital adequacy issues, organisational aspects, and outsourcing matters. As an issuer representative recognised by the SIX Swiss Exchange, he is regularly involved in the listing of debt and equity instruments. Martin Lanz is the author of various publications in the field of capital markets and securities.

Martin Lanz was admitted to the Bar in Switzerland in 1983 and graduated as a Doctor of Law from the University of Basle in 1985. From 1984 until 1991, he gained practical experience as a lawyer in the legal and documentation department of the capital markets division of Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS Investment Bank) in Zurich and in London. After working in an international law firm in New York in 1988, he joined Schellenberg Wittmer in 1991, where he became a partner in 1995.

Schellenberg Wittmer's banking and finance team is recognised for its experience in handling all aspects of Swiss banking and financial markets issues, including advice in regulatory matters and the structuring of financial instruments. The clients of the banking and finance team include major domestic and foreign investment banks, private banks, investment companies, funds and other financial intermediaries. The banking and finance team also advises major Swiss and foreign corporate clients in capital markets and financing matters.

Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the leading business law firms in Switzerland. Over 130 specialised attorneys in Zurich and Geneva advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. The firm's area of expertise include banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property/information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts & estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.