Portrait

Oliver Widmer is a partner and head of Pestalozzi’s Private Clients group and member of Pestalozzi’s Financial Services group. He primarily advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions, wealth management service providers and high net worth individuals on banking, finance and capital markets matters. Further areas or work include domestic and cross-border trust, foundation and estate planning matters.

He is highly regarded by Legal 500 (Banking and Finance and Capital Markets), by Chambers Global 2012 (Banking and Finance) and by Chambers Europe 2012 (Banking and Finance), by Citywealth Leaders List 2012 (International Lawyer), by Legal Media Group in its Expert Guides 2012 (Trust and Estates) and in its Best of Best Lawyers 2012 (Trust and Estates).

He graduated from the University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1998) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., Law and Accounting, 2002). He was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 2000 and as a solicitor (not practising) of England and Wales in 2003, is an authorised issuer’s representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange and is recognised as trust and estate practitioner (TEP) by STEP. Oliver Widmer joined Pestalozzi in 2001. In 2003/2004, he was seconded to head the Swiss law and compliance department of one major US investment bank.

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Oliver Widmer
Partner
Loewenstrasse 1, CH-8001 Zürich
Phone (direct) +41 44 217 92 42
oliver.widmer(at)pestalozzilaw.com
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Expertise

Financial Services, Capital Markets, Financial Products, Investment Funds, Securities, Asset Finance, Private Banking, Estate Planning, Trust & Foundations, Art, Banking & Finance

Languages

German, English, French

Admission

Switzerland 2000, England & Wales 2003 (not practising)

Memberships

Zurich/Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association, Law Society of England & Wales, Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and many more