Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
Profile
Laurent Schmidt is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Department of Walder Wyss in Geneva. He also advises Swiss and foreign clients in corporate law, as well as in banking and financial market law. He specializes in advising companies on mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions.
In 2012, Laurent Schmidt obtained his law degree (MLaw, bilingual French/German) from the University of Fribourg. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in February 2015, ranking first of his class. Before joining Walder Wyss in March 2016, he worked as an associate for another business law firm based in Geneva, where he had previously completed his attorney traineeship. Prior to that, Laurent Schmidt was an intern at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, as well as at a major pharmaceutical company in Basel. Between May 2020 and June 2023, Laurent Schmidt acted as inhouse senior legal advisor in the legal department of a renowned Swiss private banking group headquartered in Geneva.
Laurent Schmidt works in French, German and English, and has fair knowledge of Italian. He is registered with the Geneva bar and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
In 2012, Laurent Schmidt obtained his law degree (MLaw, bilingual French/German) from the University of Fribourg. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in February 2015, ranking first of his class. Before joining Walder Wyss in March 2016, he worked as an associate for another business law firm based in Geneva, where he had previously completed his attorney traineeship. Prior to that, Laurent Schmidt was an intern at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, as well as at a major pharmaceutical company in Basel. Between May 2020 and June 2023, Laurent Schmidt acted as inhouse senior legal advisor in the legal department of a renowned Swiss private banking group headquartered in Geneva.
Laurent Schmidt works in French, German and English, and has fair knowledge of Italian. He is registered with the Geneva bar and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Areas of Practice
- Banking, Finance & Insurance
- Corporate / M&A
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
ZEDRA to acquire fiduciary services business from AlTi Tiedemann Global
Walder Wyss berät Swisscom Ventures im Zusammenhang mit einer Investition in Expense Robot
ZEDRA Group plant Übernahme von LJ Fiduciary
J. Safra und P. Peress übernehmen das Geschäft der IWG (Regus) in der Schweiz
Die J. Safra Sarasin Gruppe verstärkt ihre Präsenz in Gibraltar durch die Übernahme des Private Banking-Geschäfts von Lombard Odier in Gibraltar
Walder Wyss berät die Morval Vonwiller Holding AG, die Morval Bank AG sowie deren Aktionäre bei der Übernahme der Gruppe durch Intesa Sanpaolo
Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG and Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) S.A. entered into a final asset purchase agreement with Bank Hapoalim B.M., Israel, and Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd
Intesa Sanpaolo – The Morval Vonwiller Group – Banque Morval SA
Zusammenschluss von Defferrard & Lanz und MoneyPark
ZEDRA to acquire fiduciary services business from AlTi Tiedemann Global
Walder Wyss berät Swisscom Ventures im Zusammenhang mit einer Investition in Expense Robot
ZEDRA Group plant Übernahme von LJ Fiduciary
J. Safra und P. Peress übernehmen das Geschäft der IWG (Regus) in der Schweiz
Die J. Safra Sarasin Gruppe verstärkt ihre Präsenz in Gibraltar durch die Übernahme des Private Banking-Geschäfts von Lombard Odier in Gibraltar
Walder Wyss berät die Morval Vonwiller Holding AG, die Morval Bank AG sowie deren Aktionäre bei der Übernahme der Gruppe durch Intesa Sanpaolo
Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG and Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) S.A. entered into a final asset purchase agreement with Bank Hapoalim B.M., Israel, and Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd
Intesa Sanpaolo – The Morval Vonwiller Group – Banque Morval SA
Zusammenschluss von Defferrard & Lanz und MoneyPark
Articles
Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide
Bearer Shares to be abolished. More constraining Disclosure Rules of Beneficial Owners of Shares ("GAFI-Rules") adopted. Revision of the Swiss Code of Obligations brings major changes as of 1 November 2019.
FinTech: eine innovative Deregulierung
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