René
Bösch

Senior Counsel
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René Bösch is a senior counsel in both the Financial Market Regulation and the Capital Markets teams. An expert in capital market transactions and financial markets regulation, he is particularly focused on debt capital market transactions and the structuring of equity-linked and regulatory capital instruments. He also specializes in advising clients on banking law and financial services regulation, including recovery and resolution planning.

René Bösch is a senior counsel in both the Financial Market Regulation and the Capital Markets teams. An expert in capital market transactions and financial markets regulation, he is particularly focused on debt capital market transactions and the structuring of equity-linked and regulatory capital instruments. He also specializes in advising clients on banking law and financial services regulation, including recovery and resolution planning.

2022
Senior Counsel at Homburger
2005
Head of Financial Services practice team (until 2015)
1998
Partner at Homburger
1991
Foreign Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York
1991
University of Chicago (LL.M.)
1989
Associate at Homburger
1987
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)

René Bösch pays great attention to detail while always being mindful of the big picture. He has an impressive ability to think outside of the box.

2023

Clients highlight his ‹expertise, ability to connect and find solutions, transaction focus and analytical skills.›

2021

Analytically great, asks the right questions and challenges appropriately, business minded and solution oriented.

2021

René Bösch is a star of the European banking and finance market. He is a top mind when it comes to capital market transactions and financial market regulations.

2020

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The Legal 500 ranks Homburger Tier 1 in 14 categories and selected 7 lawyers for the Hall of Fame

News

Homburger advises Zürcher Kantonalbank on the issuance of its inaugural CHF 425 m Bail-in Bonds

Deals & Cases

Homburger advised Raiffeisen on the incorporation of 6 branches as new banks

Deals & Cases

New Legal Provision Enables direct Issuances of Bonds by Swiss Issuers into the US Market for Registered Bonds

Banking regulation in Switzerland: Overview 2022

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René Bösch

Senior Counsel

René Bösch is a senior counsel in both the Financial Market Regulation and the Capital Markets teams. An expert in capital market transactions and financial markets regulation, he is particularly focused on debt capital market transactions and the structuring of equity-linked and regulatory capital instruments. He also specializes in advising clients on banking law and financial services regulation, including recovery and resolution planning.

René Bösch regularly advises Swiss and international financial institutions with respect to financing transactions and regulatory matters. In addition, he is experienced in assisting clients with internal investigations and representing them before Swiss authorities.

Over the years, René Bösch has been and still is consistently ranked top tier by leading law directories with respect to his expertise. In 2018, he was awarded “Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year” by Who’s Who Legal for the second time and was named “absolutely top in Swiss debt capital markets” (Chambers Europe 2018) and “the foremost banking practitioner in the EMEA region” (Who’s Who Legal 2018).

René Bösch regularly publishes and lectures on banking and financial market matters and is a member of the editorial board of CapLaw, an electronic newsletter on Swiss capital markets law. In 2018, he was appointed as a market expert to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts. He was a member of the Council of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association and is a former co-chair of the Securities Law Committee and the Capital Markets Forum.

René Bösch received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1987 and holds a Master of Law degree (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago Law School. He is registered in the Bar Register of the Canton of Zurich and is an Authorized Issuers’ Representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Career

2022
Senior Counsel at Homburger
2005
Head of Financial Services practice team (until 2015)
1998
Partner at Homburger
1991
Foreign Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York
1991
University of Chicago (LL.M.)
1989
Associate at Homburger
1988
Junior Associate at Homburger
1987
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
1984
Research assistant to Prof. Meier-Hayoz at the University of Zurich

Languages

English, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar

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