Andrea Huber

Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M.

Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 41
andrea.huber@pestalozzilaw.com

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She is one of the smartest and most experienced investment fund lawyers in Zurich.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Andrea is a brilliant lawyer who rolls up her sleeves and stays calm, no matter how strong the pressure is. She is creative, sees the big picture and is always on top of the details.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

She has extremely strong technical skills and a razor-sharp mind. Andrea is just a phenomenal lawyer and is good at anticipating what the regulator is looking for.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Andrea has been impeccable supporting us in the application process. She was proactive, highly responsive and a pure pleasure to work with. In my 20 years work experience, I haven't come across a like-minded professional thinking at the same speed like us.

IFLR 1000, 2022

Andrea Huber is a great lawyer: vast know-how, straight to the point and always available.

The Legal 500, 2022

Andrea Huber has an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge in the fintech sector, which she can use to the greatest advantage of her clients.

The Legal 500, 2022

Her skillset, combined with her personality, makes her very easy to work with. You feel comfortable that the provided advice is well thought through.

Chambers & Partners, 2022

Andrea Huber is a Partner and member of Pestalozzi’s Financial Services Group specialising in banking and regulatory matters including FinSA and FinIA, asset management/investment funds, fintech, capital market transactions, compliance and white-collar crime. She regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, the SIX Swiss Exchange and the CDB Supervisory Board (VSB Aufsichtskommission).

Andrea advises banks, asset managers, securities firms, investment companies and other financial services providers on all regulatory and legal aspects of their business operations, organisation and products and assists them in obtaining regulatory licenses and approvals. She advises on and establishes investment/private equity structures as well as banking and asset management services and products, serving both institutional and retail clients. She also advises fund management companies, promoters, investment banks and distributors with respect to the structuring, listing and offering of funds and structured products. In addition, Andrea provides advice on issues of institutional governance, stock exchange disclosure rules, market conduct law, regulatory compliance, KYC and AML.

Prior to joining Pestalozzi, Andrea worked for major law firms for more than 13 years, most recently as Partner Banking & Finance.

Having lived in the US for several years, Andrea has a very international mindset and is skilled at working and negotiating with people from various cultures and backgrounds.

2020

Partner at Pestalozzi
Cornell University Graduate School, Executive Women in Leadership

2019

Founding partner of law firm for asset managers/fintech companies, Zurich & New York

2017

Local partner at major international law firm in Zurich (2017 – 2019)

2008

Columbia University School of Law School, New York: LL.M.

2006

Counsel/Senior Associate/Associate at major Swiss Law firm in Zurich (2006 – 2017)

2004

Head of Ad hoc Publicity and Reporting Obligations, SIX Swiss Exchange, Zurich
Exchange Trader Examination, SIX Swiss Exchange, Zurich

2003

Legal Counsel SIX Swiss Exchange, Zurich
Bar admission in Switzerland (Zurich)

2000

University of Zurich: lic.iur.

Languages

German, English

Expertise & Industries

Banking & Finance
Blockchain & Crypto Assets
Kapitalmarktrecht
Compliance
Financial Services
Versicherung
Schweizer Finanzmarktregulierung

Membership

Swiss Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association
International Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

Publications

Investment Funds 2023 – Switzerland: Law & Practice

By Andrea Huber, Nils Harbeke, Oliver Widmer: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2023

InDepth Feature: Anti-Money Laundering 2023 - Switzerland

By Andrea Huber: Indepth Feature Anti-Money Laundering, Financier Worldwide Ltd, UK 2023

Insurance & Reinsurance 2022 - Switzerland

By Andrea Huber, Lukas Rusch, Beat Schwarz: The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, London 2022

Developments in Europe Anti-Money Laundering

By Andrea Huber, Hanna Meakin, Eric Russo, Joydeep Sengupta: Risk & Compliance Magazine, Financier Worldwide, March 2022

Investment Funds 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

By Andrea Huber, Nils Harbeke, Oliver Widmer, Joseph A. Steiner: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2022

Revision of the Insurance Supervision Act - Relief, exemptions and opportunities under the new regulatory and supervisory concept

By Andrea Huber, Catherine Hörr, Beat Schwarz: Lexology, 19 November 2021

Retail investment funds in Switzerland: regulatory overview

By Andrea Huber, Nils Harbeke, Oliver Widmer, Joseph A. Steiner: Practical Law, Global Guide 2021

Qualified life insurance products – proposed new distribution rules under the Insurance Supervision Act

By Andrea Huber, Catherine Hörr, Beat Schwarz, Daniela Fritsch: Lexology, 03 June 2021

Revision of the Swiss Insurance Supervision Act – Introduction of a new restructuring framework for insurance companies

By Andrea Huber, Catherine Hörr, Beat Schwarz, Daniela Fritsch: Lexology, 26 May 2021

Revision of the Swiss Insurance Supervision Act – Novelties in the field of insurance intermediation

By Andrea Huber, Catherine Hörr, Beat Schwarz, Daniela Fritsch: Lexology, 18 May 2021

Andrea Huber

She is one of the smartest and most experienced investment fund lawyers in Zurich.

Andrea is a brilliant lawyer who rolls up her sleeves and stays calm, no matter how strong the pressure is. She is creative, sees the big picture and is always on top of the details.

She has extremely strong technical skills and a razor-sharp mind. Andrea is just a phenomenal lawyer and is good at anticipating what the regulator is looking for.

Andrea has been impeccable supporting us in the application process. She was proactive, highly responsive and a pure pleasure to work with. In my 20 years work experience, I haven't come across a like-minded professional thinking at the same speed like us.

Andrea Huber is a great lawyer: vast know-how, straight to the point and always available.

Andrea Huber has an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge in the fintech sector, which she can use to the greatest advantage of her clients.

Her skillset, combined with her personality, makes her very easy to work with. You feel comfortable that the provided advice is well thought through.

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Expertise & Industries

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