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
Stefan has a strong background in banking law.
Who's Who Legal, 2024He is a very good name in the market.
Who's Who Legal, 2024He has extremely strong analytical skills.
Who's Who Legal, 2023Stefan is a very experienced banking lawyer.
Who's Who Legal, 2023Stefan Breitenstein enjoys a sterling reputation for his market-leading banking and finance practice, which encompasses a broad range of regulatory matters.
Who's Who Legal, 2022Stefan Breitenstein is widely endorsed for his profound expertise advising domestic and international clients on a range of financial and wealth planning matters.
Who's Who Legal, 2022Stefan Breitenstein is an esteemed finance regulatory specialist in the Swiss market, with over 30 years of experience in the field.
Who's Who Legal, 2021Stefan Breitenstein is a first-class banking and finance specialist, with strong experience advising clients on international and domestic transactions.
Who's Who Legal, 2021Stefan Breitenstein is highly sought after thanks to his sterling advice to clients across a range of issues including finance transactions and wealth structuring.
Who's Who Legal, 2021
Publications
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Relevant changes for trustees in final ordinance of the Financial Institutions Act
Lenz & Staehelin Update Newsflash, November 2019