Profile - Lenz & Staehelin

Andreas von Planta
Profile
Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, LL.M.
Languages
German, English, French
Geneva Office
Telephone +41 58 450 70 00
[email protected]
Expertise
Other Activities
Dr. Andreas von Planta is a leading expert in
corporate law, stock exchange regulation and one of
the most experienced M&A practitioners in
Switzerland. He is regularly advising boards of public
companies on governance matters and he is
considered a leading authority in corporate law. He is
a regular speaker on corporate law issues in
universities and professional educational
organisations. Andreas von Planta is a co-editor of
the Swiss Review of Business Law and a former
Chairman of the Geneva Association of Business
Law.
Senior statesman Andreas von Planta is "one of the
most experienced corporate law practitioners in
Switzerland. He's excellent." (Chambers & Partners,
Global Edition 2014)
Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for
Listing Purposes.
Chairman of the Regulatory Board of the SIX Swiss
Exchange.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nationale
Suisse Insurance.
Chairman of the Board of HSBC Private Bank
(Suisse) SA.
Member of the Boards of Directors of several
companies, including Novartis AG and Helvetia
Holding AG. Serves on the audit committee, is
chairman of the corporate governance, nomination
and corporate responsibility committee, and
chairman of the risk committee of Novartis AG.
Member of the audit committee and of the
nomination and compensation committee of Helvetia
Holding AG.
Practice Areas
Publications (Selection)
Corporate and M&A, Corporate Governance, Capital
Markets, Securities Offerings
> Schleiffer, P., von Planta, A., Corporate Governance
2015 - Switzerland, in: The International
Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance
2015, 169-175
> Schleiffer, P., von Planta, A., Corporate Governance
2014 - Switzerland, in: The International
Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance
2014, 196-202
> Schleiffer, P., von Planta, A., Corporate Governance
2013 - Switzerland, in: The International
Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance
2013, 208-214
Education and Professional Experience
1978
1981
1982
1983
1983
1988
University of Basel (lic. iur.)
University of Basel (Dr. iur.)
Admission to Basel Bar
Joined Lenz & Staehelin
Columbia University School of Law, New
York City (LL.M.)
Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
Route de Chêne 30 CH-1211 Geneva 17 T +41 58 450 70 00 F +41 58 450 70 01 www.lenzstaehelin.com
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> Schleiffer, P., von Planta, A., Corporate Governance
2012 - Switzerland, in: The International
Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance
2012, 192-197
> von Planta, A., Das Gesellschaftsrecht als wichtige
Rahmenbedingung wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung, in:
Zentralblatt des Schweizerischen Zofingervereins,
2009/2010
> von Planta, A., L'utilisation des liquidités en faveur
des actionnaires, in: Journée d'étude de l'Université
de Lausanne, CEDIDAC Lausanne 2010
> von Planta, A., Sind die Aktionäre wirklich
Eigentümer der Gesellschaft?, in:
Oertle/Wolf/Breitenstein/Diem (eds.), M&A Recht und Wirtschaft in der Praxis, Liber Amicorum
for Rudolf Tschäni, Zurich 2010, 397-409
> Schleiffer, P., von Planta, A., Corporate Governance
2010 - Switzerland, in: The International
Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance
2010, 119-124
Route de Chêne 30 CH-1211 Geneva 17 T +41 58 450 70 00 F +41 58 450 70 01 www.lenzstaehelin.com
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