Sebastian Hepp is an attorney specializing in general contract and commercial law, financial market law, corporate law, and the fields of FinTech/Blockchain. In his legal practice, he primarily advises start-ups and companies on all matters of business law (e.g., formation, financing, shareholder agreements, commercial lease agreements, etc.). He represents clients in authorization proceedings before FINMA (e.g., asset managers), assists them with all regulatory matters (e.g., FINMA affiliation requests or membership procedures with a Self-Regulatory Organization), and develops tailored solutions for innovative business models. Additionally, he advises clients on all matters related to anti-money laundering (AML) law and complex compliance cases and also acts as an external Compliance Officer.
Prior to joining Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG, Sebastian Hepp worked for several years as an attorney at MME Legal AG and other leading business law firms in Zurich.
sebastian.hepp(at)zurich-law.com
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Education
- Doctoral studies, University of Zurich, since 2024
- CAS in Blockchain, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 2023
- Admitted as Attorney-at-Law and Notary, 2019
- Master of Law, University of Lucerne, 2017
- Bachelor in Business Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 2014
- Cambridge International Legal English Certificate (ILEC)
Practical work
- Attorney-at-Law at Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG, since 2024
- Advisory Board Member of the Interest Group for Independent Asset Managers (IGUV), since 2024
- Attorney-at-Law at a large law firm, 2022 - 2024
- Attorney-at-Law at a mid-sized law firm, 2019 - 2022
- Trainee at a mid-sized law firm
Publications
Interview iN Asset Manager zu den aktuellen regulatorischen Entwicklungen im Vermögensverwaltungsrecht, Asset Manager 19/2024Erweiterter Geltungsbereich des Geldwäschereigesetzes für Dienstleister im DLT-Bereich, AJP 9/2023zkzkkyc in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Geldwäschereigesetzes, GesKR 2/2023New gender quotas for publicly listed companies and transparency rules for commodity sector enter into force, International Law Office (ILO) 3/2021Federal Supreme Court: negative interest in loan agreements, International Law Office (ILO) 4/2020Sammelklage über Umwege möglich, Plädoyer 1/2018