Get to know Anita Schläpfer
Anita Schläpfer is a partner in our Banking and Finance Group in Zurich. Her focus is on banking and finance law, collective investment schemes, structured and derivative financial products, and financial services regulation, including insurance regulation.
She specializes in advising Swiss and international financial institutions and corporate clients on the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of domestic and cross-border acquisition finance and syndicated-lending transactions, securitizations, and other finance transactions. She also assists clients on all questions arising in connection with on- and off-shore investment funds and companies, including licensing, distribution, and asset management-related issues.
Anita Schläpfer holds law degrees from the University of St. Gallen (1997) and Columbia University (2002, LL.M. with a focus on banking and securities law). After being admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 2000, she worked for another large business law firm in Zurich before joining us in 2007. In 2009, she became a partner.
A member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Anita Schläpfer headed its Banking, Finance and Securities Law Commission before being appointed co-chair of the Forum of the Commissions and member of the Extended Bureau. She regularly speaks at seminars and conferences.