Dirk Spiegel

Dirk is co-founder and partner of AvelaLaw AG and has more than 20 years of experience in asset management, investment funds and private market investments. He advises international and national asset managers, banks, funds, institutional investors and other financial intermediaries on key legal, strategic and transactional issues.

Dr. Iur. Dirk Spiegel, LL.M.

CEO, Founding Partner

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Dirk Spiegel, Velaw Zürich

He specializes in the creation and structuring of investment products, the implementation of approval procedures and advice on sales and marketing activities in Switzerland and abroad.

He has extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance and risk management as well as in the development and implementation of internal regulations, anti-money laundering concepts and control mechanisms. Previously, he was Group General Counsel and Group Chief Compliance Officer of a global asset management company listed in Switzerland and gained professional experience in Europe, the USA and Asia.
  • Co-founder and Partner AvelaLaw AG, Zurich since 1, 2021
  • Co-founder and former partner CapstoneLaw, Zurich
  • Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Member of the Executive Board GAM Holding AG, Zurich
  • General Counsel Switzerland Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG
  • General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, UBS Global Asset Management – Fund Services
  • Head of Legal and Compliance, Vontobel Asset Management AG

Lexology Index:

  • Switzerland – National Leader, Investment Management 2021; 2022
  • Global Leader – Private Funds-Formation 2021, Private Funds Regulatory 2021; 2022

 

  • Dr. iur., Private University of Liechtenstein (UFL), Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Master of Laws, University of London, Queen Mary, London
  • Bachelor of Economics, University of Applied Sciences for Business Administration, Zurich.

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  • German
  • English
  • French

Article

  • The Financial Services Act and the Financial Institutions Act, in Citywire Schweizer Ausgabe, October 2018

Njus Series

Various publications in the njus.ch series, “Financial Market Law, Developments” published by Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2009–2020 Every year, the Financial Market Law series presents the developments of the past year in legislation, jurisprudence and literature. In legislation, amendments already adopted and legislative projects are presented. In the section on jurisdiction, a presentation of the most important officially and unofficially published decisions of the Federal Supreme Court is provided. Regarding literature, not only is comprehensive reference made to new publications, but the main statements of selected publications are also summarised. The Njus series thus enables readers to keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of financial market law in the shortest possible time.

  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2019”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2020
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2018”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2019
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2017”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2018
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2016”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2017
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2015”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2016
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2014”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2015
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2013”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2014
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2012”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2013
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2011”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2012
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2009”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2010
  • “Financial Market Law, Developments 2008”, njus.ch series, Stämpfli Verlag, Bern 2009

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