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Dr. Stefan Grieder

Attorney at Law / Partner

Stefan Grieder’s primary practice areas are finance and capital markets, company and contract law and M&A/private equity. He advises banks, securities traders and asset managers in supervisory law matters and specialises in the law on collective capital investments. His clients in company and contract law include leading international companies in the furniture trade, laboratory technology, mechanical engineering and aviation interior design sectors. In M&A and private equity, Stefan specialises in life science companies. Here he supports his clients all the way from formation, through financing, right through to the exit stage in the form of an IPO or sale.

In addition to his activities as an attorney, Stefan Grieder is a member of various boards of directors of medium sized companies as well as of Swiss subsidiaries of international companies.

Furthermore, Stefan Grieder is member of the Specialist Committee "Legal & Compliance Asset Management" of the Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association SFAMA.

Languages

German, English, French

"‘Stefan Grieder has an extremely broad range of experience in different area of financial market regulation. His advice comes in a timely manner and always to the point."

The Legal 500 - 2025

"Stefan Grieder was named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer."

Thomson-Reuters - 2025

"Recommended for Corporate Law"

Best Lawyers Switzerland - 2024

"Recognized as Notable Practitioner 2024"

IFLR 1000 - 2024

"Excellent in Fintech"

Leaders League: Switzerland - Best Law Firms - 2024

"Highly recommended in Banking & Finance"

Leaders League: Switzerland - Best Law Firms - 2024

"I love working with the team because of their responsiveness and in-depth knowledge of the market."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"VISCHER'S team is pragmatic, intellectually rigorous and strategic. Their no nonsense approach is value added in court proceedings in Switzerland and highly appreciated by clients and courts alike."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"The team understands to bring regulatory experts and experts in IT law and data protection to the table, ensuring a holistic and consistent advice, acting as a one stop shop."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"A professional and very effective team, they know what they are dealing with and when facing a challenge, they resolve it in the outmost professional manner."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"Dedicated, responsive and professional. They do not waste your time and every exchange is effective and straight to the point."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"The team is notable in being able to provide technical advice on highly complex areas of law while also remaining practical and keeping the client’s interests at heart."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"All team members are highly qualified, fast, and helpful."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"Recommended for Corporate Law"

Best Lawyers Switzerland - 2023

"In-depth legal and industry knowledge. Very responsive. Striving for practical solutions."

IFLR 1000 - 2023

"In-depth legal and industry knowledge. Very responsive. Striving for practical solutions." "Responsive. Expertise. Solution driven."

IFLR 1000 - 2022

"Excellent in Fintech"

Leaders League: Switzerland – Best Law Firms - 2022

"Nadia Tarolli and Stefan Grieder are very client-oriented and invest time and effort in really understanding where you’re coming from, what the source of the question or issue is and to adapt solution elaboration. No copy/paste or recycling of legal opinions."

Legal 500 - 2022

"“Wants to really understand the questions and goals of the client, excellent industry knowledge of the Swiss fund industry, very structured in work, provides good feedback and questions, always ready to go the extra mile or give extra indications/signal heads up topics.”"

IFLR 1000 - 2021

"VISCHER's team handles asset tokenisation and international blockchain disputes, as well as providing legal compliance training to start-ups and drafting their set-up agreements. Mobile payments and crowdfunding expert Jana Essebier heads the practice, which has acted as a main adviser to the Interchain Foundation on all fintech-related issues, assisted Vreo with the set-up of an in-game video advertising platform, and aced for Bank CIC (Schewiz) AG on the development of its mobile payment processes. Stefan Grieder and Basel-based Christian Wyss are other names to note."

Legal 500 - 2020

"At VISCHER, the team is active in financing transactions, banking-related dispute resolution, insolvencies and fintech. The broad client portfolio includes a mix of domestic and foreign banks, funds, insurance companies, securities dealers and asset managers. The team is jointly led by Markus Guggenbühl, who is also well versed in financial market regulations, and Adrian Dörig, who specialises in structured finance transactions. Jana Essebier is noted for her expertise in financial instruments, including derivatives and structured products, and is also active in fintech-related matters, where she advises on crowdfunding, mobile payments and blockchain. Stefan Grieder in Basel and senior associate David Weber are further key contacts."

Legal 500 - 2020

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