Adriano Antonietti advises domestic and foreign banking and financial institutions, as well as collective investment schemes, portfolio and asset managers or trustees on several matters, in particular licensing, regulatory issues, private placements and the drafting of banking and commercial contracts and documents. Having acted as expert mandated by the Swiss financial regulator (FINMA) in various supervisory and enforcement procedures, and defended banks and their clients in a number of disputes has allowed him to gain an extensive expertise of the various mechanics of banks in particular, and the financial industry in general.

Apart of financial services, Adriano Antonietti regularly deals with all aspects of corporate and commercial law, among other mergers and acquisitions (whether or not in the financial industry), restructuring and the drafting of various commercial agreements and arrangements, more specifically in the industry of luxury goods and services.

As member of Walder Wyss' startup practice group, Adriano Antonietti also regularly has the opportunity to support entrepreneurs at an early stage of their project, always endeavoring to provide them with pragmatic and business oriented solutions.

In 2005, Adriano Antonietti obtained a law degree (lic. iur.) from the University of Fribourg. Before joining Walder Wyss he worked as a senior associate with another major law firm in Geneva and Zurich.

Adriano Antonietti speaks French, English, German, and Italian. He also has some fair knowledge of Russian. He is registered with the Geneva Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Significant Accomplishments

ITS Kanal Services AG erwirbt die Künzli Gruppe

IFLR/Euromoney's Rising Stars Expert Guide 2022

IMMOFONDS acquires four real estates in Ticino

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG acquires the remaining 42.5% of the Swiss online bank zweiplus ag

Expert Guides: Rising Stars 2021 published

Walder Wyss advises global aesthetic manufacturer Teoxane Laboratories on Exclusive U.S. Distribution Agreement of FDA-Approved RHA Dermal Fillers with Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss

Nestlé S.A. acquires majority stake in Terrafertil

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG and Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) S.A. entered into a final asset purchase agreement with Bank Hapoalim B.M., Israel, and Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd

Migros erwibt Tipesca

Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG erwirbt Credit Suisse (Monaco) S.A.M. und Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Limited

Walder Wyss eröffnet neue Standorte in Genf und Lausanne

Financial Services Regulation 2025 - Trends & Developments
Doing Business in Switzerland - A Practical Guide
Revisione del diritto societario svizzero
Révision du droit suisse des sociétés
Revision des schweizerischen Aktienrechts
Revision of Swiss Corporate Law
Revision des Schweizer Aktienrechts
Doing Business in Switzerland - A Practical Guide
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