Samir Ainouz

Samir Ainouz is an associate and member of Pestalozzi's Financial Services Group. He advises both Swiss and international clients on all legal aspects pertaining to financing transactions. Moreover, he also advises clients on regulatory and licencing matters.

Samir Ainouz is a graduate of the University of Zurich. He holds a PhD in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Zurich. For his doctoral dissertation (summa cum laude) on the regulation of deposit guarantee schemes in Switzerland and the United States, he received the Issekutz Award from the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich.

During his PhD-studies, Samir Ainouz was a member of the University Research Priority Programme (URPP) Financial Market Regulation at the University of Zurich and worked as a Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Rolf Sethe and Prof. Dr. iur. Seraina Grünewald.

Subsequent to his graduation, Samir Ainouz gained professional experience as a junior associate at a law firm in the Canton of Schwyz and as a junior associate at Pestalozzi.

Upon his admission to the Swiss bar and as a notary public in the canton of Schwyz, Samir Ainouz joined Pestalozzi as an associate.

Afficher plus

2024

Associate at Pestalozzi
Bar Admission: Switzerland

2022

Junior Associate at Pestalozzi

2021

Junior Associate at a Swiss law firm
University of Zurich: Dr. iur., summa cum laude & Issekutz Award

2020

Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Rolf Sethe, University of Zurich, URPP Financial Market Regulation

2016

University of Zurich: Master of Law

2015

Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Seraina Grünewald, University of Zurich, URPP Financial Market Regulation

2014

University of Zurich: Bachelor of Law

Langues

Allemand, Anglais, Français

Compétences & Industries

Banking & Finance
Marchés de capitaux
Services Financiers
Swiss Financial Market Regulation

Langues

Compétences & Industries

Deals and Cases

Publications

New FINMA Circular "Rules of Conduct Under FinSA/FinSO

The Duty to Register for Client Advisors of Foreign Financial Service Providers

Implementation of the Tenth Sanctions Package in Switzerland

Samir Ainouz

Carrière

Langues

Compétences & Industries

Deals and Cases

Pestalozzi advises Alpadis Trust (Switzerland) AG on its FINMA authorization as trustee

Publications