SWITZERLAND / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
ShelbyR du Pasquier Partner
Lenz & Staehelin Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 Email:
shelby.dupasquier@lenzstaehelin.com Web:
www.lenzstaehelin.com
Biography: Shelby R du Pasquier is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin where he is the head of the banking and finance group in Geneva. In this context, he advises Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking matters with a focus on regulatory issues and internal investigations. Shelby R du Pasquier is a frequent speaker at professional conferences. His publications include a number of contributions and articles on banking law and financial services, hedge funds and private equity. Shelby R du Pasquier has served as vice chair (2001-2005) on the IBA sub-committee I1 (private funds) and as expert on the SIX Swiss Exchange. He is regularly distinguished by a number of nominations in professional directories, including Chambers, Who’s Who Legal and IFLR1000 in banking, capital markets and investment funds. He is a board member of the Swiss National Bank.
Shelby R du Pasquier has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 1994. Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 180 attorneys and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.
Recent transactionalhighlights: •Advised the Swiss private bank Lombard & Cie and Pictet & Cie in their transformation into corporate structures.
•Represented a number of Swiss banking institutions in connection with their participation to the Program published by the DOJ on August 29 2014.
Practiceareas: Banking and financial services Corporate and M&A
Investment funds Internal investigations Languages: English, French, German and Spanish
Bar admissions: International BarAssociation (IBA), Switzerland (SAV),Geneva(OdA)
Association memberships: Expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes Member of the Committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) Self Regulatory Organisation as regards Money Laundering Matters (2000-2008) Member of the IBASub-Committee I1 (Private Funds) (2001-2005) Board member of several companies, including the Swiss National Bank, SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pictet Group SCA
Academic qualifications: University of Geneva (lic. es sciences commerciales et industrielles) University of Geneva (lic. iur.) Columbia University School of Law, New York City (LLM)
Jacques Iffland Partner
Lenz & Staehelin Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 Email:
jacques.iffland@lenzstaehelin.com Web:
www.lenzstaehelin.com
Biography: Jacques Iffland is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin. He is a specialist in corporate law, securities regulation and M&A, with an emphasis on transactions involving public companies. He regularly advises listed companies, investors and financial intermediaries. He is authorised to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Dr Iffland is a member of the Geneva Bar Association (OdA), the Swiss Bar Association (SAV), and the Société Genevoise de Droit et de Législation (SGDL).
Dr Iffland has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 2007. He graduated from University of Lausanne in 1994 (Dr. iur.) and was admitted to the Bar of Lausanne in 1996. He was legal adviser with the Swiss Takeover Board in 1997 and joined Lenz & Staehelin in 2001. He speaks English, German and French.
He is a lecturer on various programmes of the University of Geneva and is member of the Independent Appeals Board of the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 180 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.
Practiceareas: Capital markets, Corporate, M&A, Securities regulation
Languages: French, English and German
Bar admissions: Switzerland (FSA), Geneva (OdA), Société Genevoise de Droit et de Législation (SGDL)
Association memberships: Lecturer on various programmes of the University of Geneva Member of the Independent Appeals Board of the SIX Swiss Exchange
Academic qualifications: University of Lausanne (lic. iur., Dr. iur.)
Related articles by this lawyer: Tschäni, R., Diem, H.J., Iffland, J., Gaberthüel, T., Öffentliche Kaufangebote, 3rd edition, Zurich 2014 Iffland, J., Schleiffer, P., Securities Finance 2013 – Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research 2013, 121-126 Iffland, J., Diem, H.-J., Mergers & Acquisitions 2013 – Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions 2013, 275-281 Iffland, J., Acquisition de sociétés de famille cotées en bourse, in: Pierre Marty (ed.), Fusions et acquisitions: questions actuelles, Publication CEDIDAC no. 81, Lausanne 2009, 1 et seqq.
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