Patrick Hünerwadel Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law

Patrick Hünerwadel
Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law
+41 58 450 80 00
patrick.hunerwadel@lenzstaehelin.com 		Zurich
Brandschenkestrasse 24
CH-8027 Zurich
www.lenzstaehelin.com

  • Expertise

    Dr. Patrick Hünerwadel is a partner based at our Zurich office, specialising in structured and lease finance, asset securitisation and derivatives. He is also the author of various netting/collateral opinions for the finance industry, its associations and regulators.

  • Practices

    Asset Management Banking and Finance Capital Markets Commercial and Contracts Insolvency and Restructuring

  • Professional Experience and Education

    and Education

    1994Partner, Lenz & Staehelin
    1989Joined Lenz & Staehelin
    1989University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.)
    1988Boston University, Morin Center for Banking Law
    1987Swiss Bar Admission
    1984University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.)

  • Specialist Areas

    Banking and Finance, Structured Finance, Aircraft Financing, Lease Finance, Asset Securitization, Derivatives, Regulatory Banking and Insurance, Capital Markets, Insolvency and Restructuring, Commercial and Contracts

  • Languages

    German, English, French

  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Hünerwadel P., du Pasquier S., Tranchet M., Menoud V., Banking & Finance 2024 - Switzerland, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, October 2024
    • Hünerwadel P., Ledermann D., Tranchet M., The Lending and Secured Finance Review 2024 - Switzerland, in: Lexology In-Depth, 10th edition, June 2024
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Loans & Secured Financing 2025 - Switzerland, in: Lexology Panoramic, May 2024
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Acquisition Finance 2024 - Switzerland, in: Lexology Panoramic, May 2024
    • du Pasquier S., Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Menoud V., Banking Regulation 2024 - Switzerland, in: Lexology In-Depth, 15th edition, April 2024
    • Hünerwadel P., du Pasquier S., Tranchet M., Sakkal I., Banking Regulation 2024 - Switzerland, in: Lexology Panoramic, March 2024
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Loans & Secured Financing 2024 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, May 2023
    • du Pasquier S., Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Menoud V., Meier F., The Banking Regulation Review 2023 - Switzerland, in: The Law Reviews, 14th edition, May 2023
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Acquisition Finance 2023 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, March 2023
    • Stahler O., Hünerwadel P., Schleiffer P., Equity Derivatives 2020 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, August 2020, 73-83
    • Hünerwadel P., OTC Derivatehandel, in: Sester/Brändli/Bartholet/Schiltknecht (eds.), St. Galler Handbuch zum Schweizer Finanzmarktrecht / Finanzmarktaufsicht und Finanzmarktinfrastrukturen, 1st edition, Zurich/St. Gallen 2018, § 26
    • Hünerwadel P., Kommentierung von Art. 88 - 92 FinfraG, in: Sethe/Favre/Hess/Kramer/Schott (eds.) Schulthess Kommentar zum Finanzmarktinfrastrukturgesetz FinfraG, Zurich 2017
    • Hünerwadel P., Fischer R., Vorbemerkungen zu Art. 24-26 BEG und Kommentar zu Art. 24 BEG und Art. 4-6 und 8 HWpÜ, in: Honsell/Vogt/Watter (eds.), Basler Kommentar zum Wertpapierrecht, Basel 2012
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Kommentierung von Art. 1, 2, 16 und 17 FINMAG, in: Basler Kommentar zum BEHG und FINMAG, Basel 2011
    • Hünerwadel P., Tranchet M., Akquisitionsfinanzierungen, in: Oertle/Wolf/Breitenstein/Diem (eds.), M&A - Recht und Wirtschaft in der Praxis, Liber Amicorum for Rudolf Tschäni, Zurich 2010, 361-379
    • Luginbühl T., Hünerwadel P., Aircraft Repossession and Enforcement: Practical Aspects, Switzerland Chapter, Nath/Crans (eds.), February 2009

  • Other Activities

    • Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes.

    • Lecturer on Corporate Law and Contracts at the University of St.Gallen.

    • Co-Chairman of Banking Law Practice Group of the Zurich Bar.

  • Contact Details

    Zurich patrick.hunerwadel@lenzstaehelin.com
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  • Assistant

    Amanda Ringgenberg amanda.ringgenberg@lenzstaehelin.com

  • Other Activities

    • Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes.

    • Lecturer on Corporate Law and Contracts at the University of St.Gallen.

    • Co-Chairman of Banking Law Practice Group of the Zurich Bar.

  • References

    He has a very rare combination of strengths, which are his highly integral personality, his deep legal knowledge in Swiss, UK and US law and his capability to provide background information and to put things into a perspective.

    Legal 500, 2020

    He is an outstanding practitioner and a foremost authority on derivatives, securitisation and financings.

    Who's Who Legal, 2020

    A top name for structured and bank financings

    Who's Who Legal, 2020

    Highly solution- and decision-oriented

    Chambers, 2020

    A master of his profession

    Legal 500, 2019

    He was brilliant.

    Chambers, 2018

He has a very rare combination of strengths, which are his highly integral personality, his deep legal knowledge in Swiss, UK and US law and his capability to provide background information and to put things into a perspective.

Legal 500, 2020

He is an outstanding practitioner and a foremost authority on derivatives, securitisation and financings.

Who's Who Legal, 2020

A top name for structured and bank financings

Who's Who Legal, 2020

Highly solution- and decision-oriented

Chambers, 2020

A master of his profession

Legal 500, 2019

He was brilliant.

Chambers, 2018

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