Tamara
Teves
Partner (Advoro Zurich AG)
Dr. iur. HSG
CAS Finanzmarktrecht UZH
+41 44 274 16 09
Advoro Zurich Ltd
Zollikerstrasse 226
8008 Zurich
Switzerland

About
Dr. Tamara Teves is a recognized expert in financial market law, with many years of experience advising on legal aspects of innovative financial products, platforms, and technologies. She provides comprehensive support to clients; from initial concept development through to structuring and obtaining FINMA authorizations and SRO registrations for regulatory-compliant solutions.
Her clients include internationally active financial institutions such as banks and hedge funds, as well as payment service providers, fintechs, technology companies, and both innovative and traditionally positioned financial service providers, including commodities traders. She provides comprehensive advice on regulatory matters, with a particular focus on banking law, anti-money laundering (AML), financial market and contract law, as well as FinTech, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), and blockchain.
Dr. Tamara Teves spent several years working in the FinTech team at MME Legal AG in Zurich. She also gained hands-on regulatory experience at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in Bern and at the Supervisory Organization for Asset Managers and Trustees in Zug.
Dr. Tamara Teves studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), and completed research stays at NYU Law School and UCLA School of Law. In addition, she earned a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Financial Market Law from the Europa Institute at the University of Zurich. During her studies, she worked for a leading US technology company and a Swiss private bank.
Tamara is based in Zurich and works primarily in German and English. She regularly publishes on current topics within her fields of expertise.
Publications
(in language of publication)
New FinTech Regulation: Strengthening Innovation and Promoting International Standards?
by Dr. Tamara Teves
Advoro Newsletter, 23 October 2025
by Dr. Tamara Teves
Advoro Newsletter, 10 March 2025
Use of AI in Financial Institutions: Focus on Governance and Risk Management
by Dr. Tamara Teves
Advoro Newsletter, 18 February 2025
FinTech, DLT und Blockchain, Sammlung praxisrelevanter schweizerischer Erlasse und Rechtsquellen
von Andreas Glarner und Tamara Teves
in Schulthess Juristische Medien, April 2021
Nachhaltigkeit als Leitstern des modernen Unternehmertums
von Martin Eckert und Tamara Teves
in economiesuisse, Februar 2021
Cross-border offering of digital assets in Switzerland
von Lucy Gordon, Tamara Teves and Luzia Wojahn
in MME Legal Magazinbeiträge, Januar 2021
Nachhaltigkeit und Finanzmarktrecht
von Martin Eckert, Tamara Teves und Romina Lauper
in GeSKR 03/2020, S. 409 ff.
Banken im Spannungsfeld zwischen Informationen sammeln, vermitteln und weitergeben
in Schweizer Schriften zum Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Prof. Dr. Peter Forstmoser (Hrsg.), Band 342, Zürich/St.Gallen
Expertise
Banking & Finance
Financial services
Asset Management
FinTech, blockchain and digital assets
Other Activities and Functions
COO and Member of the Executive Board at Stoa Capital AG
Member of the Board of Directors at VI VorsorgeInvest AG
Member of the Board of Directors at PRETIUM Invest AG
Member of the Doctoral Network at the University of St. Gallen (docnet)
Member of the Swiss LegalTech Association
