Lawyers Urs Schenker

Urs Schenker

Counsel
Prof. Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at law

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Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 31
urs.schenker@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Corporate / M&A Banking, Finance & Insurance Capital Markets Private Clients Private Equity & Funds Litigation Restructuring & Insolvency ESG & Sustainability

"Urs Schenker is the best lawyer for corporate M&A." /

"Urs Schenker is great and has extensive experience. He's also very pragmatic and solution-oriented." - Chambers and Partners

"Urs Schenker is available around the clock and has a very strong understanding of commercial contexts and financial topics." - Chambers and Partners

Urs Schenker is very experienced in the areas of restructuring, financing, capital markets, M&As and company law. He has been involved in numerous national and international M&A transactions and public takeovers as well as financing, restructuring and other corporate finance transactions. He has published a number of books and specialist articles in his fields of expertise and is a regular lecturer at conferences in Switzerland and abroad.

Urs Schenker completed his law studies in Zurich in 1981 (lic. iur.) and in 1985 (Dr. iur.). He obtained an LL.M. at Harvard Law School in 1985. In 2009, he published his habilitation thesis on 'Swiss Takeover Law' at the University of St. Gallen where he is professor for business and commercial law.

Urs Schenker speaks German, English, French, Italian and Spanish.