François M. Bianchi

Francois Bianchi specializes in the fields of banking regulatory and capital market transactions. He frequently advises and represents financial institutions in regulatory proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). He is distinguished as a highly regarded Banking, Capital Markets and M&A lawyer by IFLR1000 and ranked in Legal500 (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets), in Who's Who Legal: Global Leader (Capital Markets) and National Leader (Capital Markets; Investment Management) as well as in other directories. For many years he advises larger Swiss banking institutions in connection with cross-border internal investigations. Commentators are impressed with his "fantastic work on the debt side" as well as with his "broad expertise in structured products work". · Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd

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François M. Bianchi is Senior Counsel at Niederer Kraft Frey in Switzerland, specializing in banking regulation and capital markets transactions. He regularly advises financial institutions in FINMA regulatory proceedings and on cross-border internal investigations, and is widely ranked in directories (IFLR1000, Legal500, Who's Who Legal) for his work on debt, structured products and investment management matters.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsMergers & AcquisitionsCollective Investment SchemesInternal Investigations

Office

Switzerland

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd · Francois Bianchi specializes in the fields of banking regulatory and capital market transactions. He frequently advises and represents financial institutions in regulatory proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). He is distinguished as a highly regarded Banking, Capital Markets and M&A lawyer by IFLR1000 and ranked in Legal500 (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets), in Who's Who Legal: Global Leader (Capital Markets) and National Leader (Capital Markets; Investment Management) as well as in other directories. For many years he advises larger Swiss banking institutions in connection with cross-border internal investigations. Commentators are impressed with his "fantastic work on the debt side" as well as with his "broad expertise in structured products work".

Switzerland

Expertise

FINMA regulatory proceedingsCross-border internal investigationsStructured productsDebt capital marketsAdvising Swiss banks and financial institutionsInvestment management

Education

University of Zurich, Dr. iur (magna cum laude), 1981
University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., 1986

Admissions

Swiss Bar (1984)
Member, Swiss Bar Association
Member, Zurich Bar Association

Languages

GermanEnglishFrenchSpanish