Sebastian Hepp is a Partner at Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG, specializing in financial market law, FinTech/Blockchain, as well as corporate, contract, and commercial law. He advises in particular start-ups and companies on all regulatory matters (e.g., FINMA-Rulings or memberships with SROs), develops tailored solutions for innovative business models in the FinTech and blockchain space (e.g., token qualifications, ICO/STO, analysis of DeFi applications and wallet solutions, DAO structures, etc.), and represents clients in licensing procedures (e.g., asset managers) as well as in enforcement proceedings of FINMA. In addition, he supports his clients in all corporate and commercial matters (e.g., incorporation of companies, shareholders’ agreements, trademark, general terms and conditions, employment contracts, commercial lease agreements, etc.) and has extensive experience in AML-related issues and complex compliance cases. He 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
- PhD candidate in law, University of Zurich, since 2024
- CAS in Blockchain, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 2023
- Admission to the bar as an 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)
Awards
Corporate INTLGlobal Law Experts 2025 Annual Awards Winner – Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Law Expert of the Year in SwitzerlandGlobal Law Experts 2024 Annual Awards Winner – Blockchain/Cryptocurrency Law Expert of the Year in Switzerland
Practical work
- Partner, Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG, since 2025
- Attorney-at-Law at Zürcher Rechtsanwälte AG
- 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
Preferred areas of work
- Financial market law
- Blockchain / Digital Asset
- FinTech
- Commercial and corporate law
- General contract law
- Regulatory compliance
- Start-up advice / corporate housekeeping
- Intellectual property law
- Labor law
- Data protection law
- IT law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications
Doppelt verdienen mit Kryptowährungen, Finanz und Wirtschaft (FuW) vom 1. Februar 2025Interview iN Asset Manager zu den aktuellen regulatorischen Entwicklungen im Vermögensverwaltungsrecht, Asset Manager 19/2024Kryptoindustrie betritt Neuland, Finanz und Wirtschaft (FuW), January 10th, 2024Erweiterter Geltungsbereich des Geldwäschereigesetzes für Dienstleister im DLT-Bereich, AJP 9/2023zkkyc in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Geldwäschereigesetzes, GesKR 2/2023Aufgepasst vor kontaminierten Kryptos, Finanz und Wirtschaft (FuW), August 5th 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