Peter Ackermann

Legal Counsel, LL.M.

Profile

Peter Ackermann joined MME in 2016 as Off-Counsel. Based on his long-standing activity as impact investor and corporate lawyer with his focus areas in corporate law, financial supervisory law as well as contract law, Peter Ackermann shows a broad experience and disposes of profound knowledge in respect of cross-border transactions and projects. His practical experience is completed with his long-lived activity in various managing and supervisory bodies (such as board of directors, board of foundations).

Business activities

  • Compliance
  • Financial Supervisory Law
  • Financial Marktes
  • Development Finance
  • Microfinance
  • Infrastructure projects
  • Banking law
  • Climate Protection Law and ESG

Education

1990
University of New York (LL.M.)
1987
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law and Notary of the Canton of Solothurn)
1986
University of Berne (lic. iur.)

Languages

  • German
  • French
  • English

Practical Experience

since 2021
Investor and Board Member
2019-2020
Head of Compliance & Legal, Innoterra Group
since 2016
Legal Counsel at MME
2015-2019
Global General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, responsAbility Investments AG Zürich
1996-2014
Founding partner in a medium-sized corporate law firm in Zurich
1991-1996
Partner in a large corporate law firm in Zurich
1990-1991
Foreign Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York and Paris
1985-1989
Attorney in a large corporate law firm in Zurich

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • SEC Regulated Investment Advisor Association (SRIAA)
  • Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
  • Center for International Legal Studies (CILS)

Services

Climate Protection | ESG

Contact

Peter Ackermann
Legal Counsel

T +41 44 254 99 66
VCard

Secretariat

Susanne Jöhr
Assistant

T +41 44 254 99 58
Email

From the magazine

Due diligence and transparency obligations

The new provisions in the CO based on the indirect counter-proposal to the failed popular initiative "For responsible companies - to protect people and the environment" include the obligation for Swiss companies that import or process conflict minerals to comply with topic-specific due diligence obligations. The magazine article takes a closer look at who exactly has to comply with which due diligence and transparency obligations in the area of conflict minerals and what exceptions exist.

Due diligence and transparency obligations

The new provisions in the CO based on the indirect counter-proposal to the failed popular initiative "For responsible companies - to protect people and the environment" include the obligation of Swiss companies that are exposed to the risk of child labor in their supply chain to comply with topic-specific due diligence obligations. In the following, we will take a closer look at who exactly has to comply with which due diligence and transparency obligations in the area of child labor and which exceptions exist.

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