Biography: Banking

Dr François Rayroux offers legal advice to banks and securities dealers. He is considered as a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. As such, he has namely been nominated by various professional organisations as an expert in Switzerland in banking and financial as well as capital markets law, including by Chambers in 2011 as a leading individual in investment funds. François Rayroux is the co-head of the banking and finance group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on funds management and distribution as well as all types of financial products, in particular derivative instruments. François Rayroux teaches investment funds law at professional organisation and is also a frequent speaker at professional conferences on banking and financial law issues. He is a member of the legal and compliance committee of the Swiss Funds Association and also the author of the ISDA Netting Opinion for Switzerland.

François Rayroux graduated from University of Zurich in 1986 and was admitted to the Bar in 1989. In 1990 he obtained an LLM from the University of Chicago Law School and completed his doctoral thesis at the Zurich University in 1993. François Rayroux has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 1998. He speaks English, French, German and Italian.

Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 150 attorneys and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Biography: Capital Markets

Mr Rayroux is the co-head of the banking and finance group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. He advises Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking matters, with a particular focus on regulatory and listing issues, including registrations with FINMA and listing, asset management as well as distributor issues and all types of financial products, including derivative instruments as author of the ISDA netting opinions. Mr Rayroux is a frequent speaker at academic and professional conferences. Mr Rayroux is considered as a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He has been nominated by professional organisations as an expert in Switzerland in banking and financial as well as capital markets law, including by Chambers in 2011 as a leading individual in investment funds. He is member of the legal and compliance committee of the Swiss Funds Association and the author of the ISDA Opinions for Switzerland.

Mr Rayroux has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 1998. He obtained an LLM from the University of Chicago Law School in 1990. He has a licence (lic iur 1986) and a Doctor degree (Dr iur 1993) from the Zurich University.

Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 150 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Biography: Private funds

Mr Rayroux is the co-head of the banking and finance group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. He advises Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking matters, with a particular focus on regulatory and listing issues, including registrations with FINMA and listing, asset management as well as distributor issues and all types of financial products, including derivative instruments as author of the ISDA netting opinions. Mr Rayroux is a frequent speaker at academic and professional conferences. Mr Rayroux is considered as a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He has been nominated by professional organisations as an expert in Switzerland in banking and financial as well as capital markets law, including by Chambers in 2011 as a leading individual in investment funds. He is member of the legal and compliance committee of the Swiss Funds Association and the author of the ISDA Opinions for Switzerland.

Mr Rayroux has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 1998. He obtained an LLM from the University of Chicago Law School in 1990. He has a licence (lic iur 1986) and a Doctor degree (Dr iur 1993) from the Zurich University.

Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 150 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.