Dr. Daniela Koenig

Attorney at law – Dr. iur. LL.M.
d.koenig@bkp-legal.ch
+41 43 499 77 89

 
 

Daniela Koenig specialises in financial markets law, contract, and corporate law. She has many years of experience as a commercial lawyer and advises companies from the industry, the financial sector and other business sectors on the drafting and negotiation of contracts.

Daniela Koenig has specific expertise in regulatory issues of financial markets law (FINIG, FIDLEG, asset management, collective investment schemes, financial products) and in conducting internal and external investigations.

Another focus of her work is providing comprehensive legal advice to start-ups and SME's as well as entrepreneurs in connection with planned investments and their contractual arrangements. In addition, she advises private individuals in inheritance law matters.

Her clients appreciate her analytical approach, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking.

 

  • German, English, Italian, French

  • 2012 – today
    Partner at BÜHLMANN KOENIG & PARTNER AG

    2002 – 2012
    Senior Associate in the corporate law and financial markets law departments of a large law firm in Zurich

    2006 – 2007
    Project assignments in the legal & compliance departments of various banks in Zurich

    2000 – 2002
    Junior Associate/Associate in a law firm in Zug

    1999 – 2000
    Clerk at the District Court of Horgen

    1998 – 1998
    Junior associate in a law firm in New York, USA

  • 2005
    PhD (Dr. iur.) at the University of Zurich with a thesis on "The Prohibition of Insider Trading" under Prof. Dr. H.C. von der Crone and Prof. W. Wohlers

    2002 – 2003
    Postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in Philadelphia, USA (LL.M., Master of Laws)

    2001
    Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich, admitted to all Swiss courts

    1993 – 1998
    Law school at the University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

    Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

    Banking Law Group of the Zurich Bar Association

    Compliance & Investigations Group of the Zurich Bar Association

    Lexlink - International Legal Network

    Penn Law European Society

  • Daniela Koenig has recently advised and assisted her clients in the following mandates:

    Listed industrial company in the negotiation of complex distribution, cooperation and development agreements.

    Swiss SME in an amicable settlement of a contractual dispute with an IT company

    Shareholders in the negotiation of a shareholders' agreement and in the sale of a division of the company

    Advising an entrepreneur on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in a real estate company

    Leading several internal and external investigations at financial institutions

    Asset manager on the redesign of contractual documentation and internal guidelines as well as on regulatory issues

    Listed insurance company on the negotiation of derivative contracts, a loan agreement, and the sale of private equity investments

    Advising several banks on the negotiation of derivative contracts and the documentation of complex OTC transactions

    Drafting new employment contracts and new employee regulations for an insurance intermediary

    Company in the textile industry on the negotiation of a cooperation agreement

    Representation of a shareholder before the Commercial Court of Zurich in the assertion of claims against a former business partner

    Legal representation of an aggrieved investor in fraud proceedings (up to the Federal Supreme Court)

    Several private individuals in estate planning and inheritance disputes

  • Daniela Koenig loves modern art and enjoys travelling to countries near and far. In her free time, she enjoys an active family life and meeting friends for a fine meal. She finds a balance to her hectic everyday life by doing Pilates, playing tennis and walking in nature.