Important professional milestones
Bignia is a partner at the law firm Wenger Vieli AG. Her preferred practice areas are capital markets, commercial and corporate law. She mainly advises and represents banks and financial service providers in regulatory and civil law matters. Another focus of her practice is advising and representing private clients in all aspects of estate planning and inheritance law.
Previously, she worked for different law firms in Switzerland and abroad. In addition, Bignia has been mandated with board of directors mandates of various companies for more than 25 years with a main focus on banking.
Education
- LL.M. (Master of Laws and Letters), New York University School of Law
- Bar exam with admission to the bar in the Canton of Zurich
- lic. iur., University of Zurich
Bignia speaks German, English and French.