Profile

Florian specialises in banking & regulatory, financial markets regulation, capital market transactions and commercial law.

Deals & Cases

04.05.2022
Shareholders of responsAbility Investments AG complete sale of all outstanding shares to M&G PLC
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21.01.2022
Swiss Bankers Prepaid Services AG acquired by DDM Group
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11.01.2022
Swiss Prime Site acquires Akara Group
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Experience

Florian advises and represents financial institutions in regulatory proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. He also advises on book-entry securities, especially with a view to security arrangements. He litigates in his fields of expertise.

Florian’s experience includes:

  • Swiss law advice to issuers of collective investment schemes on prospectus requirements and distribution
  • Representing asset managers of collective investment schemes in the context of FINMA regulatory supervision
  • Legal opinion on validity and enforceability of security arrangements
  • Advising a non-Swiss bank on setting-up a branch in Switzerland
2017 Harvard Law School, Visiting Researcher
2014 Admitted to the Bar, Rechtsanwalt
2012 University of St. Gallen, Dr. iur. HSG
2008 University of St. Gallen, M.A. HSG in Law
2006 University of St. Gallen, B.A. HSG in Law
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Swiss Jurists’ Association
  • HSG-Alumni
2020 Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2017 Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2015 Associate with a Business Law Firm in Zurich
2013 Clerk with District Court of Uster
2011 Junior Associate with a Business Law Firm in Zurich
2008 Research and Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Urs Bertschinger, Academic Chair for Private Law, Corporate Law and Financial Markets Law, University of St. Gallen
2007 Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Philippe Mastronardi, Academic Chair for Constitutional Law, University of St. Gallen

German

English

Deals & Cases

01.02.2023

Cinerius Financial Partners invests in Entrepreneur Partners

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04.05.2022

Shareholders of responsAbility Investments AG complete sale of all outstanding shares to M&G PLC

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28.01.2022

M&G PLC acquires majority stake in responsAbility Investments AG

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Firm News

10.01.2022

NKF promotes four senior associates as of 1 January 2020

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Publications

21.02.2020

Switzerland’s New Financial Market Architecture

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11.12.2019

Switzerland’s New Financial Market Architecture (3rd Edition / 2019)

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01.08.2017

FinTech: Switzerland is gearing up

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Speaking Engagements

30.06.2020

FIDLEG im Zusammenspiel mit DSG/DSGVO

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