Isak Legal is the independent practice of Michael Isak, senior counsel engaged directly, with a team brought in for what each matter needs.
Every matter at Isak Legal is led personally by Michael Isak. The person you meet is the person who reads the documents, forms the view and takes your call; specialists and local counsel are brought in for what a matter needs, under one engagement. There are no account layers and no handoffs.
The practice works where finance, regulation and technology meet, for founders, growth companies and financial services businesses, and for the entrepreneurs, private investors, collectors and family offices behind them, across Switzerland, the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its scope is the regulatory and cross-border work this site documents. Where a matter needs more than that, whether local capacity, notarisation, a home-jurisdiction opinion or litigation, established local counsel is engaged for that matter, under clear terms.
Admissions
- Attorney-at-Law, New York
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, Ireland
Background
- Formerly a senior lawyer at Freshfields
- Finance, regulatory and corporate practice
- Acting for governments, financial institutions, corporates and technology companies
- Former member, Securities Regulation Committee, New York City Bar Association
Focus
- Financial regulation and market access
- Digital assets and fintech
- Artificial intelligence and technology regulation
- Sanctions, compliance and cross-border structuring
- Art law: transactions, financing and cultural-property compliance
Base and languages
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Working languages of the practice: English, German, Russian and Ukrainian, with Russian and Ukrainian matters handled by the team
- Clients across Switzerland, the EU, the UK and the Ukraine corridor
