Financial Services and Fintech

Leading the market in one of the world’s leading financial centres

Unrivalled experience, a deep pool of talent and cutting-edge market knowledge – plus an astute commercial approach. This combination of qualities has made us the leading financial services law firm in Switzerland, supporting many of the world’s biggest deals and most important market participants.

Our financial industry activities are core to the firm’s competencies and strengths – whether a case involves transactional, advisory, litigation or investigation matters. Thanks to our integrated teams, we support banks, securities dealers, insurance companies, asset managers, fund managers and other financial service providers to get where they want to be.

The fast-evolving world of fintech requires a further layer of specialist knowledge. Drawn from various practice groups, our experts have deep understanding of the innovative business models and technologies at play. We build long-term relationships with clients to provide tailored advice throughout the fintech lifecycle, advising start-ups, investors, technology companies and established financial institutions.

  • Expertise

    • Regulatory and compliance
    • FINMA applications and clarifications (no-action letters)
    • Financing
    • Distributed ledger (blockchain), smart contracts
    • Crypto finance, digitalised capital markets, DeFi (decentralised finance)
    • Tokenisation of securities, cryptocurrencies, ICOs, STOs
    • Digital assets, custody solutions, trading platforms
    • Financial products, crowdfunding
    • Mobile payment services, payment systems
    • Robo-advisors, wealth management applications

Lenz & Staehelin is very knowledgeable on the digital assets space and is a industry leader in terms of its bench for tokenisation.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

Lenz & Staehelin is amazing - very insightful, very pragmatic, extremely nuanced and fast.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

They consistently provide actionable, relevant and expert advice on a wide range of crypto topics, both from a regulatory and contractual perspective.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

The team at Lenz & Staehelin are top-tier. They demonstrate high levels of both legal and industry knowledge and they are proactive and responsive.

Chambers & Partners, 2025

The team is outstanding in its field, consistently demonstrating a high level of expertise and professionalism, which has made them highly visible and respected on the market.

The Legal 500, 2025

Lenz & Staehelin has an excellent knowledge of the banking/financial sector, including when it comes to new subject matters such as cryptos. They are at the forefront of any new legislative move. They have a panel of extremely skilled associates to help out on any subject. Compared to others, we do not have to teach the attorneys working at Lenz & Staehelin about the specificities of our business (forex, crypto trading, etc). They teach us which is what we expect from a law firm.

The Legal 500, 2025

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