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Judith Raijmakers

Partner - Attorney at Law

Judith Raijmakers is a partner and heads the Banking & Finance practice group in the Zurich office.

+41 43 434 67 24
judith.raijmakers@loyensloeff.com
Zurich
Dutch, English, French, German
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Judith focuses on banking and finance transactions including acquisition financing, asset financing, real estate financing, commodity financing, debt issuances, financial restructuring and insolvency, secured lending, debt (re)structuring, debt issuances and financial regulatory matters.

Her clients include banks, financial institutions, large corporates and investors.

Thanks to her extensive knowledge of the Swiss, Luxembourg and Dutch financial legislations and markets, Judith acts as a soundboard for various experts and authorities on financing matters.

Expertises
Banking & Finance Investment Management Restructuring & Insolvency Debt Capital Markets Real Estate Finance Capital Markets Acquisition Finance Asset-Based Finance Equity Capital Markets Financial Market Regulation Financial Regulatory Financial Restructuring Fund Regulatory Advice Secured Lending Securitisation

Work highlights

Contributions

Qualifications

Bar Admission in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and registered in Switzerland (Art 28 BGFA)
Post-graduate programme in financing and security rights, Grotius Academy, the Netherlands, 2005
Masters in civil law and Masters in European law (both cum laude), University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1999
Degree in European and French law, Paris II – Assas, France, 1998

What others say

"She is great to work with and has very extensive regulatory knowledge."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is very kind, patient, fast and professional."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is wonderful to work with and open to finding solutions. She helped us with a tricky matter promptly."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is my go-to person in Switzerland. She is responsive, commercial and always a pleasure to deal with."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Her analytical capacity and strategic vision allow her to offer innovative and secure solutions in complex environments."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"She is great to work with and has very extensive regulatory knowledge."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is wonderful to work with and open to finding solutions. She helped us with a tricky matter promptly."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is very kind, patient, fast and professional."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is my go-to person in Switzerland. She is responsive, commercial and always a pleasure to deal with."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Her analytical capacity and strategic vision allow her to offer innovative and secure solutions in complex environments."
Chambers and Partners - Global Guide (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers and Florian Willi are always accessible and very accommodating."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2025)
"Judith Raijmakers has great commercial understanding and cross-border experience."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Judith Raijmakers is sophisticated and experienced."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"She is highly knowledgeable, strategic and reactive."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
Judith Raijmakers is named Foreign expert in Luxembourg in Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
Judith Raijmakers is named Foreign expert in Netherlands in Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Judith Raijmakers is very capable and also a pleasure with which to work."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
Judith Raijmakers named "Practice head" in Banking and FInance: Zurich
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
"Judith Raijmakers is a great lawyer who is always pragmatic and responsive."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Ranked "Recommended" in the Banking & Finance category.
Leaders League Switzerland - (2023)
"Judith Raijamkers is a great lawyer who is always pragmatic and responsive."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Judith Raijmakers named "Foreign expert for Luxembourg" in Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Judith Raijmakers named "Foreign expert for Luxembourg" in Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Judith Raijmakers named "Foreign expert for Netherlands" in Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
‘Judith Raijmakers is a powerful partner with a broad range of expertise and highly committed to the transactions she advises. She has a practical approach and always considers the transaction parties’ best solutions to make the transactions happen.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
‘Judith Raijmakers was tremendous – providing sound guidance and also being available at all hours of the day – which, for a time sensitive matter, was essential.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
‘Judith Raijmakers and Sandra Zysset have been our key contacts. They have deep knowledge of Swiss financial services laws and regulation. They are responsive and efficient, working with us to deliver practical regulatory advice to our clients.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Judith Raijmakers named "Practice head" in Banking and Finance: Zurich
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
"She very hands-on, responsive and user-friendly. She is technically strong with an understanding of the commercial aspects of a deal."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2022)
‘They go the extra mile! Besides being very competent, they are also very fun to work with! I strongly recommend Judith Raijmakers.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
‘Judith Raijmakers is a very experienced advisor. She has longstanding finance experience in one of the best law firms and knows the Swiss and international finance marked very well. Her support is uncomplicated and practicable and she always searches for the solution.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
"She is regarded by clients as being "very hands-on, responsive and user-friendly," as well as being "technically strong with an understanding of the commercial aspects of a deal."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2022)
"Judith is very responsive and client oriented. She goes above and beyond to ensure a successful and smooth transaction."
IFLR - (2022)
“Top quality work. They deliver under immense time pressure and the partner and her team members are super responsive. They also take a commercial approach when needed in order to move matters along. It is a great pleasure to work with them and Judith Raijmakers deserves a special mention, as she is a great lawyer and a pleasure to work with. She can be counted on in the most difficult situations. We were very happy with Loyens & Loeff's performance. They are highly responsive and knowledgeable. I would specifically stress the extremely smooth interaction between their tax and banking teams, which really made our life easier."
IFLR - (2020)
"Judith Raijmakers has been outstanding in guiding us through banking regulatory matters. She has the rare ability to simplify highly technical issues without losing accuracy, which has given us real confidence in complex decisions. Her seniority is evident in the way she anticipates risks and frames strategies that align legal requirements with business objectives."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is a standout - extremely responsive, eager to help and really commercial. She is our go-to lawyer in Switzerland."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2026)
"Judith Raijmakers is the expert we typically go to; she is also the co-author of the Switzerland chapter in the European securitisation textbook that we sometimes reference for our purposes."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2026)

Judith Raijmakers

Partner - Attorney at Law

+41 43 434 67 24

judith.raijmakers@loyensloeff.com

Zurich

Dutch, English, French, German

LinkedIn Download vCard

<p>Judith Raijmakers is a partner and heads the Banking & Finance practice group in the Zurich office.</p>

Judith focuses on banking and finance transactions including acquisition financing, asset financing, real estate financing, commodity financing, debt issuances, financial restructuring and insolvency, secured lending, debt (re)structuring, debt issuances and financial regulatory matters.

Her clients include banks, financial institutions, large corporates and investors.

Thanks to her extensive knowledge of the Swiss, Luxembourg and Dutch financial legislations and markets, Judith acts as a soundboard for various experts and authorities on financing matters.