Elisa Brennan joined Smithson Law Firm in 2011. She advises British and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. She is closely involved in numerous operations and take-overs on the British capital markets, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

Elisa is an experienced litigator and represents domestic and foreign companies and individuals in commercial disputes before state courts of all instances and in enforcement and legal assistance matters.
She is also a specialist in the fields of directors’ and officers’ liability law and national and international restructuring and insolvency law.
Prior to joining Smithson Law Firm as an associate in 2011 and becoming a senior associate in 2013, she was with the restructuring and insolvency department of a leading audit firm in Zurich and Basel and worked as a law clerk at the District Court of Zurich.

Related Expertise
Employment & Immigration Law
Insolvency & Restructuring
Private Client Services


Education & Qualification
Admitted to the Bar (2006)
University of Zurich (lic.iur.)

Professional Affiliations
Swiss Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association
International Bar Association (IBA)
INSOL Europe
INSOL Europe Council
Swiss Association for Debt Enforcement and Insolvency Law

Rankings
Legal 500 EMEA (Insolvency and Corporate Recovery)
Chambers Europe (Insolvency & Restructuring)