Gerhard Niggli
International finance and capital markets lawyer with over 25 years experience. Partner in a major Zurich law firm. Specialist in collective investments, financial products and asset managment, both regulatory and transactional. Independent non-executive director of companies.
QUALIFICATIONS
Nationality - Swiss
Languages - German , English and basic French
QUALIFICATIONS
- Rechtsanwalt | Attorney at Law
(eingetragen im Anwaltsregister des Kantons Zürich)
- Chambers Global 2018 (Investment Funds), Chambers Europe 2017 (Investment Funds)
- WHO'S WHO LEGAL Investment Management Switzerland
- Legal Media Group - Expert Guides: Capital Markets & Investment Funds
- PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Partner (2000 to 2009) Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, Zurich, Switzerland - Partner specialised in finance. Practice covers regulatory and transactional side of collecive investments, capital markets, derivatives and structured finance
- Associate Lawyer(1995 to 2000) Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, Zurich, Switzerland
- Foreign Associate (1994 to 1995) Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Washington, DC, USA - Member of the investment company practice
- Head of the Legal Department (1991 to 1993) Intrag AG, Zurich, Switzerland - Intrag AG, the former dedicated investment fund managment company of UBS that was market leader in Switzerland and maintained a strong operation in Luxembourg
- Counsel (1989-1991) Intrag AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- LL.M, 1994 University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, USA. - Post graduate law programme
- Lic.iur., 1987 Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland - Licentiatus Juris
- Member of the Swiss and Zurich Bar Association
- Teaching position at the Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen Zug IFZ
Nationality - Swiss
Languages - German , English and basic French
(c) Niggli Rechtsanwaelte, Gerhard Niggli 2010-2019