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Charlotte Rueegg

Charlotte Sophie Rüegg

Associate
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG

Biography

Charlotte Rüegg is an associate at Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance and Capital Markets teams in Zurich. Her practice is dedicated to finance transactions, banking and capital markets law. In addition to her role at Baker McKenzie, Charlotte serves as an editor for a well-known law journal specialising in banking and capital markets law. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Charlotte honed her expertise in finance transactions while working with another major Swiss law firm. Charlotte holds law degrees from the University of St. Gallen and an LL.M. degree in international financial law from King's College London. She has also gained experience while working as a research assistant at the University of St. Gallen during her studies. Charlotte is admitted to practice in Switzerland and is ranked by Legal 500 as leading associate for Banking & Finance.

Practice Focus

Charlotte has extensive experience with complex multijurisdictional finance transactions. She advises clients on all aspects of debt finance transactions, including syndicated finance, acquisition finance, project finance, real estate finance transactions, bond offerings and other securities transactions. She also regularly advises clients in connection with corporate law matters.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised VAT Group on CHF 450 million term and multicurrency revolving credit facilities agreement.
  • Advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Zurich branch on guarantee facility agreements for Calik Enerji Swiss AG, totaling USD 586.25 million, including a guarantee agreement covered by Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV).
  • Advised JPMorgan on all Swiss law aspects in connection with the financing of 3G Capital's USD 9.4 billion acquisition of Skechers.
  • Advised Gran Tierra Energy Inc. on all Swiss law aspects in connection with private exchange offers worth USD 1.2 billion, including private exchange offers for senior secured amortizing notes.
  • Advised Gran Tierra Energy Inc. on all Swiss law aspects in connection with a USD 200 million prepayment facility with Trafigura as lender, with repayments to be deducted from the price payable by Trafigura under commercial contracts for the purchase of crude oil from Gran Tierra’s producing fields located in Ecuador.
  • Advised Gran Tierra Energy Inc. on all Swiss law aspects in connection with a USD 150 million prepayment facility with Trafigura as lender, with repayments to be deducted from the price payable by Trafigura under commercial contracts for the purchase of crude oil from Gran Tierra’s producing fields located in Colombia.

Professional Honors

  • Leading Associate in Banking & Finance (Switzerland), Legal 500, 2025

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association

Admissions

  • Switzerland (2015)

Education

  • King's College London (LL.M. in International Financial Law) (2019)
  • University of St. Gallen (Master of Arts HSG in Law) (2014)
  • University of St. Gallen (Bachelor of Arts HSG in Law) (2012)

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German

Publications

  • Co-author, "Switzerland joins the Hague Convention: practical implications for jurisdiction clauses in finance agreements", (October 2025) Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
  • Co-author, "Lending to a Company in Switzerland: Legal and Documentation Issues" (2025) Thomson Reuters Practical Law
  • Co-author, "Parallel bilateral lending" (2025) Butterworth's Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 
  • Co-author, "Lending to a Company in Switzerland: Legal and Documentation Issues," (2023) Practical Law Practice Note
  • Co-author, "Die Aktienrechtsrevision aus dem Blickwinkel von Finanzierungstransaktionen", iusNet Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht, 03/2023
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