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Prof. Dr. Lukas Glanzmann

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Prof. Lukas Glanzmann heads the Firm's European Restructuring & Insolvency Steering Committee and is a member of the European Banking & Finance Steering Committee. He further co-heads the Swiss Banking & Finance as well as the Restructuring & Insolvency practice groups. He is ranked among the leading lawyers in his areas of practice by various publications, including Chambers. Lukas Glanzmann graduated from the University of St. Gallen law school and obtained a doctoral degree in the field of corporate law from the University of St. Gallen and a LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. In 2006, Lukas Glanzmann finished his habilitation and today, he holds the position of a titular professor of business law at the University of St. Gallen. Lukas Glanzmann has published various articles and books in the fields of corporate, finance, accounting, restructuring and insolvency law. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Swiss Federal Commission of Experts for the Commercial Register.
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Switzerland: Hot lending topics of 2022

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As one of the largest Swiss lending teams, we compile our hot lending topics every year in a short and readable way. The overview covers LIBOR transition 2.0, new corporate law, sanctions, ESG lending, and collateral in tokens. We hope you will enjoy reading our overview.

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

Switzerland: Approaching the endgame: LIBOR transition in the Swiss syndicated loan market

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In brief As readers of JIBFL will be well aware, it is expected that LIBOR will no longer be available after the end of 2021, with the exception of certain tenors for USD LIBOR that will be published until the end of June 2023 and, potentially, a synthetic LIBOR for…

In Corporate Governance

Switzerland: Abolition of Bearer Shares and Criminal Sanctions for Board Members and Shareholders

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In a nutshell: Issuance of bearer shares not permissible anymore after 1 January 2020. Automatic conversion of existing bearer shares into registered shares on 1 July 2022. New sanctions for violation of existing reporting obligations by bearer shareholders. Criminal sanctions for violations of beneficial ownership disclosure obligations. Criminal sanctions for…