Sabine Kilgus

Sabine Kilgus serves as a Private Lecturer in Private and Commercial Law with specialization in Financial Market Law at the University of Zurich's Faculty of Law, while also holding an Adjunct Professor position at the University of St. Gallen. Her academic career is deeply intertwined with professional legal practice in Switzerland's financial sector.

Her educational background includes a doctorate from the University of Zurich (1987) focusing on banking transaction liability, complemented by an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1993) and visiting scholar status at NYU's Salomon Center for Finance. Her habilitation thesis (2006) examined regulatory effectiveness in financial markets.

• Research focuses on practical intersections of financial regulation, contractual frameworks, and corporate governance
• Specializes in civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings related to banking law
• Active in developing anti-money laundering compliance mechanisms through arbitration work

Professional appointments demonstrate significant regulatory influence, including Federal Council appointment to FINMA's Board of Directors (2008-2011), membership on the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (2008), and Vice Presidency of the Federal Audit Oversight Authority (2012-2015).

Current practice at Legis Attorneys at Law since 2005 combines academic expertise with direct engagement in Switzerland's financial legal landscape, maintaining active bar membership in Zurich and nationally while contributing to self-regulatory anti-money laundering frameworks.