We advise advises financial service providers, institutional investors and family offices on regulatory, transactional, and day-to-day legal matters.
We have a long-standing tradition of advising and representing banks, insurance companies, asset managers, fund management companies, payment and crypto service providers and other financial service providers. This core area of expertise is backed by decades of experience and is reflected in the breadth and depth of our legal services.
We support both local and international clients in all legal matters—particularly in connection with licensing procedures, financing transactions (including cross-border deals), the development, launch, and marketing of financial products, bonds and investment fund structures and regulatory proceedings. Our expertise also includes advising on M&A transactions, restructurings and (cross-border) outsourcing, contract drafting, general terms and conditions, and day-to-day business operations.
We assist clients in their dealings with the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA), supporting them throughout the entire communication, as well as during supervisory and approval procedures.
Our team regularly prepares legal opinions for industry associations (such as ISDA), bespoke transactions, and specific financial products or innovative business models.
Advice in licensing and approval procedures
Support with financing transactions, including cross-border deals
Legal counsel on the structuring, launch, and marketing of financial products, bonds, and fund structures
Capital market transactions, issuances, and securitisations
Legal support for M&A transactions and restructurings in the final sector
Regulatory advice and representation before the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Guidance on cross-border outsourcing and service models
Contract drafting and general terms and conditions (GTC)
Preparation of legal opinions
Advice on governance, remuneration systems, substance requirements
Advice on compliance matters, anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions law
Representation before all instances of the Liechtenstein courts