About us
A well-coordinated team that passionly, responsibly and diligently supports your projects.
Meet the individuals
behind AlpinumLaw
Our team combines legal excellence with real-world business understanding. We are multilingual, internationally experienced, and deeply familiar with Swiss and cross-border legal environments. At AlpinumLaw, we believe in personal attention, transparent communication, and long-term relationships.
Meet the individuals
behind AlpinumLaw
Our team combines legal excellence with real-world business understanding. We are multilingual, internationally experienced, and deeply familiar with Swiss and cross-border legal environments. At AlpinumLaw, we believe in personal attention, transparent communication, and long-term relationships.
Loic Staub
Attorney
Loïc Staub is a Swiss attorney who advises international and domestic companies offering financial, fintech, payment, or blockchain-based services in or from Switzerland. He also assists international companies seeking to establish a presence in Switzerland and serves as a trusted advisor to HNWIs in transactions and family offices.
Loïc holds a comprehensive legal education, complemented by a master’s degree in law and economics, and has passed the Swiss bar. He has also pursued numerous additional trainings in crypto, blockchain, programming, risk management, and negotiation, and has been involved in crypto projects since 2016. He also teaches « DeFi Fundamentals » at the University of Applied Sciences HWZ in Zürich. What sets Loïc apart is that he not only possesses a strong theoretical understanding of the digital finance sector but also has hands-on experience as an active DeFi user, crypto trader, and tech enthusiast.
As an advocate for fintech, blockchain, and financial markets, Loïc has supported numerous fintech companies through their licensing processes and co-founded the Swiss FinTech Alliance SFA association, which supports all current fintech licensees (under Art. 1b Banking Act) in Switzerland. Loïc is a member of the Regulatory Working Group of the Crypto Valley Association (CVA).
Outside of his main work, Loïc is passionate about longevity/health, and trading.
Fabio Leonini
Attorney at Law, LLM
Fabio Leonini is a Swiss-qualified lawyer with extensive experience in financial crime, asset recovery, employment law, commercial law, financial regulation, and emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.
He began his legal career in Geneva, where he spent three years at a leading law firm advising national and international clients on financial crime matters, asset tracing and recovery, as well as Swiss employment law. He then joined the Geneva Public Prosecutor’s Office for 18 months, working within its financial crime division on complex investigations involving fraud, money laundering, and economic offences.
He later moved to Zurich, where he spent 18 months at a business law firm, deepening his expertise in white-collar crime, asset recovery, commercial law, and civil litigation. There, he advised clients on contractual disputes, enforcement matters, and cross-border litigation.
Fabio then joined a Zug-based company specialising in financial regulation and compliance in the blockchain sector. Over the course of 30 months, he advised on regulatory frameworks, commercial transactions, data protection, and the legal implications of artificial intelligence in financial services and decentralised technologies.
In addition to his Swiss experience, Fabio also worked in Germany. He spent several months in Berlin at a boutique law firm specialised in international arbitration, and later joined CMS in Munich, where he further developed his arbitration skills in a large international legal environment.
He holds an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Humboldt University in Berlin, with a focus on cross-border litigation and arbitration. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2014.
As of 1 January 2025, Fabio serves as Managing Partner of AlpinumLaw Rechtsanwälte AG in Zurich, where he brings together his wide-ranging legal expertise to lead the firm and advise clients at the intersection of finance, technology, and international legal matters.
Rolf W. Guenter
Attorney at Law, EMBA
Rolf W. Guenter is a Swiss Attorney at Law with a strong interdisciplinary background that combines law, business, and technology. He holds an Executive MBA jointly awarded by the University of Rochester (New York) and the University of Bern, and is widely recognised for his expertise at the intersection of emerging technologies and legal strategy.
With over 16 years of leadership experience in the Swiss insurance industry, Rolf has held senior executive roles including Chief Executive of SMEs and management positions in larger corporate structures. His deep understanding of regulatory frameworks is complemented by practical insights into the operational challenges of running complex organisations.
As a TechLawyer, entrepreneur, advisor, and board member in various Swiss SMEs, Rolf focuses primarily on blockchain, Web3, and artificial intelligence, advising on legal structures, compliance, and the implementation of tech-driven business models. His practice spans contract law, corporate law, insurance law and the legal aspects of technology ecosystems, where he is known for aligning legal strategy with innovation and economic sustainability.
Rolf brings to every mandate a rare ability to bridge legal, technological, and commercial considerations—making him a trusted partner for businesses navigating the digital economy.