Olivier Favre

Position:

Partner

Address:

Zurich

Tel:

+41 44 215 5252

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Highly regarded

Bar admissions:

England & Wales
New York
Switzerland

Jurisdictions:

Switzerland

Practice areas:

Banking and finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial services regulatory

Biography

Olivier Favre is a Partner in our Banking and Finance Group in Zurich. He focuses on capital markets, derivatives and structured finance transactions and advises clients on financial services, securities, commodities, fund and insurance regulation. Olivier also advises clients on fintech solutions and legal aspects of asset management activities.

Experience

Acted as legal counsel to working groups of industry associations in charge of preparing the Swiss law governed master agreement for derivatives transactions and related documentation (e.g. agreement to exchange variation margin, PRDR agreement, resolution stay acknowledgment, revised documentation for interest rate products) and the Swiss law governed Master Repurchase Agreement (SMRA)
Advised clients on programs for the issuance of structured products in the Swiss market and their approval by a Swiss prospectus office
Providing netting and enforceability opinions for derivatives transactions and advising on regulatory margin documentation for OTC derivatives
Advised on regulatory requirements for providing brokerage and custody services regarding crypto-assets
Advised foreign insurance companies on Swiss licensing requirements for cross-border activity into Switzerland
Advised on the implementation of the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA)
Advised on the issuance of Swiss law governed structured notes in the form of digital assets (DLT-instruments)

Additional Professional Activities

Authorized representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange

Expertise

Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate & Commercial
Capital Markets
Financial Services
Corporate & Commercial
Restructuring and Insolvency

Schellenberg Wittmer - Switzerland

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