Stefan Breitenstein
Senior Counsel
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, LL.M.
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Senior Counsel Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, LL.M. +41 58 450 80 00 stefan.breitenstein@lenzstaehelin.com |
Zurich Brandschenkestrasse 24 CH-8027 Zurich www.lenzstaehelin.com |
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Expertise
Dr. Stefan Breitenstein has a broad private client, corporate, banking and finance practice and regularly advises on international and domestic transactions including financial regulatory matters. He was our firm's managing partner from 2015 to 2021.
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Practices
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2023 Senior Counsel, Lenz & Staehelin 1994 Partner, Lenz & Staehelin 1989 Joined Lenz & Staehelin 1988 Harvard Law School, USA (LL.M.) 1987 University of Zurich (Dr. iur.) 1986 Swiss Bar Admission 1984 College of Europe, Brügge (Diplôme des Hautes Etudes Européennes) 1983 University of Zurich (lic. iur.) -
Specialist Areas
Private Clients, Banking and Finance, Investment Funds, Corporate and M&A, Insolvency, Commercial and Contracts -
Languages
German, English, French -
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA, former Co-Chair of the Sub Committee on Banking Regulation), Swiss Society of International Law (SVIR, Secretary General from 1998 to 2022) -
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Barmes M., Vijverberg L., Breitenstein S., Greter A., Relevant changes for trustees in final ordinance of the Financial Institutions Act, Lenz & Staehelin Update Newsflash, November 2019
- du Pasquier S., Breitenstein S., Poskriakov F., Private Banking & Wealth Management 2020 - Switzerland (Contributing editors), in: Getting the Deal Through, October 2019, 74-84
- Breitenstein S., Barmes M., Private Client 2015 - Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Private Client 2015, 200-207
- Gaberthüel T., Breitenstein S., Heikler Bereinigungsprozess im Bankensektor, in: Finanz und Wirtschaft, 21 May 2014
- Breitenstein S., Threat of Over Regulating the Financial Sector, in: Yearbook 2012/13 of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Zurich 2012, 61-63
- Breitenstein S., Trusts und M&A, in: Oertle/Wolf/Breitenstein/Diem (eds.), M&A - Recht und Wirtschaft in der Praxis, Liber Amicorum for Rudolf Tschäni, Zurich 2010, 129-145
- Breitenstein S., Die Regulierung von Rohwarenhändlern, in: Unternehmen - Transaktion - Recht (Liber Amicorum for Rolf Watter), DIKE Zurich/St.Gallen 2008, 65-81
- Breitenstein S., Poskriakov F., International Acquisition Finance in Switzerland, in: International Acquisition Finance: Law and Practice, Oxford University Press 2006, 563-600
- Breitenstein S., Schleiffer P., Money Laundering Law in Switzerland, in: Butterworths Money Laundering Law, Issue 12/2004, 2601-2611
- Breitenstein S., Bank Confidentiality in Switzerland, in: Neate: Bank Confidentiality Third Edition, LexisNexis UK 2003, 588-614
- Breitenstein S., Internationales Insolvenzrecht der Schweiz und der Vereinigten Staaten, Schweizer Studien zum internationalen Recht, Volume 64, Zurich 1990
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Contact Details
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Assistant
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References
Highly recommended for his stellar financial and regulatory advice
Who's Who Legal, 2020He is a well-recognised practitioner in the Swiss market, known for his impressive handling of major banking transactions both in Switzerland and internationally.
Who's Who Legal, 2020He has good overview of the market and can spot the weak points in arguments immediately.
Chambers, 2019Impressive analytical skills
Chambers, 2018
Publications
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Relevant changes for trustees in final ordinance of the Financial Institutions Act
Lenz & Staehelin Update Newsflash, November 2019