Bruno Heynen
lic. iur. HSG, LL.M. (LSE), Attorney-at-law and Notary
Bruno Heynen advises companies, entrepreneurs, members of boards of directors and executive management, shareholders and investors in the areas of corporate governance, company law, contract law, private equity and venture capital.
Bruno Heynen studied at the University of St.Gallen (lic. iur. HSG, 1986) and the London School of Economics (LL.M., specialising in International Business Law, 1995).
With many years of experience as attorney-at-law in a large Zurich-based law firm and as a lawyer, secretary to the board of directors and executive management of multinational companies, Bruno Heynen has extensive experience in business law, particularly in the areas of corporate governance, company law, capital market regulation, contract law, private equity and venture capital.
In addition to his work at Binder Rechtsanwälte, Bruno Heynen advises an international consulting firm for shareholder engagement and governance on its activities in Switzerland, acts as the general counsel of a biotech company, serves as co-director of the European Council on Corporate Governance of the Conference Board and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Corporate Governance Competence Centre at the Research Institute for International Management of the University of St.Gallen.
Bruno Heynen is married and the father of three adult children. He is a tennis and skiing enthusiast and enjoys travelling with his wife.
Curriculum
| since 2018 | Attorney-at-law at Binder Rechtsanwälte (registered with the Bar in the Canton of Aargau) |
| 2004–2018 | Lawyer at Novartis in various functions, including Head Corporate Law & Governance of Novartis and Secretary to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Novartis |
| 2001–2004 | General Counsel of Danzas, and thereafter of DHL Air & Ocean |
| 1996–2000 | Inhouse Counsel at Roche |
| 1995 | LL.M. (London School of Economics) |
| 1993–1995 | Attorney-at-law at Froriep Renggli, Zurich and London |
| 1989–1993 | Lawyer at a bank and at a trust company |
| 1988 | Admitted to the Solothurn Bar as an attorney-at-law and as notary of the Canton of Solothurn and admitted to all courts in Switzerland |
| 1986 | lic. iur. HSG (University of St.Gallen) |
Further activities
| Counsel to Georgeson in Switzerland (since 2018) |
| General Counsel of TargImmune Therapeutics AG (since 2022) |
| Co-Director of the European Council on Corporate Governance of the Conference Board (since 2020) |
| Member of the Advisory Board of the Corporate Governance Competence Centre at the Research Institute for International Management of the University of St.Gallen (since 2016) |
