Thomas Müller
Partner
Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law
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Contact
Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 60
thomas.mueller@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
Thomas Müller is a partner with the Banking & Finance practice in Zurich and advises banks, asset managers, fund managers, insurance companies and FinTech companies in complex regulatory matters and represents market participants before the Swiss regulatory authorities and as recognised representative before the SIX Swiss Exchange. He has been advising and managed a large number of e-money and payment services, cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. In finance, he focuses on corporate debt finance, structured finance (asset based lending, securitisation, covered bond, risk transfer), leasing (in the rail and shipping industry), and note issuance programs. Other special services include international legal assistance, white collar crime and insolvency law.
Chambers Global and Chambers Europe recognize him as leading practitioner in his field of practice. Thomas Müller holds a Band 1 ranking at Chambers in FinTech Legal Switzerland (2020). Clients endorse him, inter alia, for being «extremely responsive, highly intelligent and very practical» and describe him as «one of the leaders for advice on distributed ledger technologies». He regularly publishes and speaks at conferences in his areas of expertise.
Thomas Müller was educated at University of Bern Law School (lic. iur., 2000; Dr. iur., 2008) and holds an LL.M. degree from the New York University School of Law (2005). In 2007, he was a visiting scholar at Fordham University School of Law, New York. Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Thomas Müller was an associate with major law firms in Zurich and in New York. In 2009, he was seconded to the Swiss Bankers’ Association in Basel where he was responsible for the revision of the Swiss deposit protection scheme. Thomas Müller was lecturer at University of Geneva Law School.
Thomas Müller practices in English, German and French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Alentis Therapeutics Raises USD 181.4m in an Oversubscribed Series D Financing to Advance the Clinical Development of Anti-Claudin-1 ADCs in Solid Tumors
IFLR 1000 Rankings - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
Walder Wyss advises SIX Swiss Exchange with the Launch of a New Flag to Help Identify Paris Agreement Aligned Equities
Subway® expands Presence in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with Convenience House Schweiz AG
Swiss Vertical Farming companies Yasai & GreenState to merge
KLAR Partners Acquires BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG
Sandoz successfully issues EUR 2.0 billion inaugural Eurobonds
Wascosa Group: EUR 240m growth financing
IFLR 1000 Rankings - Walder Wyss as a top-performing law firm ranked
TP24 raises CHF 400m of additional funding from Barclays and M&G
UBS/CS Merger Completed
Ripple Acquires Crypto Custody Firm Metaco in USD250 Million Deal
Walder Wyss advises Farmy on crowdfunding financing round
PostFinance and Swissquote launch Banking App Yuh
PostFinance acquires E-Invoicing Business from SIX Paynet
Valiant Bank and Vaudoise Insurances have started a collaboration in the mortgage business
SHL Telemedicine Ltd. issues and lists new shares on SIX Swiss Exchange to raise about CHF 35 million
Viseca splits card business into issuing and service provider
Chambers FinTech 2020 rankings released
Walder Wyss advises Deutsche Börse on settlement of securities transactions using distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Commentary on the Swiss Collective Investment Scheme Act
| by Thomas Müller and Daniel Dedeyan | Stämpfli | Editor[s]: Stämpfli | "Handkommentar SHK"Art. 7a (Assets of low value/"bagatelle clause")
| by Thomas Müller and Thomas Nagel [co-author] | in: "Basler Kommentar zum Geldwäschereigesetz" | BaselCommentary on Articles 3 let. e, 6, 28-34, 95 para. 1 and 2 of the Financial Services Act (FinSA)
| by Pascal Zysset and Thomas Müller [co-author] | | Zürich | Editor[s]: Rolf Sethe/René Bösch/Olivier Favre/Stefan Kramer/Ansgar Schott | "Schulthess Kommentar zum Finanzdienstleistungsgesetz"Anti Money Laundering Regulation and DLT Regulation – legal update
| by Thomas Müller and Thomas NagelCorporate Finance Forum 2019
| Speakers Theodor Härtsch, Urs Schenker, Thomas Müller, Markus Pfenninger, Alexander Eichhorn, Sophie Püschel-Arnold and Eva Selamlar-Leuthold, UBS Business Solutions AG | Zürich, Park HyattSteuer- und gesellschaftsrechtliche Implikationen der Strukturierung von Kapitalaufnahmen über ICOs
| Speakers Marius Breier and Thomas Müller | EXPERTSuisse Expertenlehrgang für Wirtschaftsprüfer "Blockchain und Kryptowährungen - Aktuelle Implikationen für die Prüfungs- und Treuhandbranche 2019" | ZurichOpinion Walder Wyss: Consultation on the Adaptation of Federal Law to Developments in Distributed Ledger Technology DLT
| by Thomas Müller, Michael Isler and Nico Bernhard | "Schulthess Kommentar zum Finanzdienstleistungsgesetz"The Contribution of Cryptocurrencies for the Incorporation of a Company
| by Pascal Zysset, Thomas Müller [co-author] and Vangelis Kalaitzidakis [co-author] | in: JusletterFintech - Switzerland
| by Michael Isler and Thomas Müller | in: Angus McLean/Penny Miller (Editor[s]) | "Getting The Deal Through" | London | pp. 135-142The tax and corporate law implications of structuring capital-raising via ICOs
| Speakers Marius Breier and Thomas Müller | EXPERTSuisse Expertenlehrgang für Wirtschaftsprüfer "Blockchain und Kryptowährungen - Aktuelle Implikationen für die Prüfungs- und Treuhandbranche 2018" | ZurichInitial coin offerings in Switzerland – towards a regulated legal and tax environment
| by Thomas Müller and Peter Hongler | in: International Bar AssociationSwiss Contractual Stay Requirements
| by Thomas Müller and Pascal ZyssetAn Overview of Relevant Laws and Regulations in Different Jurisdictions: Switzerland
| by Thomas Müller and Benedikt Schuppli | in: "Regulatory Framework for Token Sales" | Toronto | pp. 99-114Initial Coin Offering – In wenigen Sekunden Millionen beschaffen
| Speakers Michael Isler and Thomas Müller | Internal training | ZurichThe Swiss Deposit Protection Scheme
| by Thomas Müller | in: Armin Jans, Christoph Lengwiler, Marco Passardi (Editor[s]) | "Krisenfeste Schweizer Banken? Die Regulierung von Eigenmitteln, Liquidität und "Too Big to Fail"" | Zurich | pp. 531-558Recognitions
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