
Oliver Widmer
Partner
Attorney at law
Head Financial Services
Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 42
oliver.widmer@pestalozzilaw.com
Oliver Widmer is a partner and head of Pestalozzi’s Financial Services Group and a member of the Private Clients Group. He primarily advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions, wealth management service providers and high net worth individuals on banking, finance and capital markets matters.
Career
2009
- Partner at Pestalozzi
2008
- Trust and estate practitioner (TEP)
2003
- Solicitor of England and Wales (not practicing)
- Head Legal and Compliance Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
2002
- M.Sc. Law and Accounting, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2001
- Associate at Pestalozzi
2000
- Zurich bar exam
1998
- lic. iur., University of Zurich
Languages
German, English, French
Expertise & Industries
Banking & FinanceBlockchain & Crypto Assets
Kapitalmarktrecht
Compliance
Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
Financial Services
Privatklienten
Schweizer Finanzmarktregulierung
Membership
- IBA
- ICC
- STEP
- Zurich Bar Association
- Swiss Bar Association
- Swiss-British Chamber of Commerce
- Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce
- Many more
Publications
Blockchain 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice
The growth of sustainable bonds in Switzerland
Securitisation 2022 - Switzerland
Investment Funds 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

