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MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Switzerland

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The MME Private Clients Department

advises and represents its clients in an integrated way. It is set up as a unique one-stop-shop that offers seamlessly coordinated representation and advice for Private Individuals, Families and Family Businesses on Matrimonial & Inheritance Law, Real Estate Law, Individual Tax and Family Business Succession.

The Department

  • Is ranked in all relevant international directories and has been listed as one of the top 5 inheritance and estate law and tax firms in Switzerland by the leading Swiss economic magazine BILANZ for 6 consecutive years
  • has outstanding professional expertise in all domestic and cross-border inheritance and estate planning matters and all financial aspects of matrimonial law
  • has a dedicated team with focus on real estate, property and construction
  • enjoys regular referrals from family offices and banks to their HNW-clients and families as trusted external advisor and gets regular requests from its domestic and international peers for second and expert opinions
  • maintains an excellent network of highly qualified lawyers and tax experts in the major global jurisdictions
  • is coordinated by MME Partner Balz Hoesly, one of the leading Swiss specialists in estate planning and family businesses who Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice has appointed to its consulting committee as “one of the nine leading Swiss inheritance experts” on the comprehensive reform of Switzerland’s inheritance law

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Switzerland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

MME has considerable strength in estate planning and family business succession, among other private client-related matters. The firm's client base includes high net worth individuals such as entrepreneurs and business owners. The firm also draws praise for its understanding of the blockchain and cryptocurrency legal landscape in Switzerland.

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Strengths

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  • MME provides a very hands on and solution-oriented approach, as well as excellent co-operation with other advisors abroad and in Switzerland. There is also excellent internal co-operation with peers.

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  • There are several experts at MME that can support you. With their multiple specialists, even difficult questions can be answered quickly.

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  • The lawyers at MME have great knowledge in the field of trusts and estate planning for people with a link to Asia. The very experienced team members are used to dealing with cross-border matters.

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  • They are very strong in advising, skill and responsiveness. MME have more than just private wealth law know-how as they are a full-service commercial law firm.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Balz Hösly
    Balz Hösly

    Balz Hösly

    Balz Hösly is a well-respected lawyer with extensive expertise in estate planning for private individuals and succession planning in family businesses, as well as corporate and public governance.

    • Balz Hösly has many strengths with an expertise in inheritance and complex cross-border maters. He is also a well-organised lawyer.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Balz Hösly is a very good advisor with great commercial skill.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Balz Hösly clearly has great management skills and commercial awareness.

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    • Balz Hösly has a very pragmatic, skilled and proactive way of handling matters for his clients.

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  • Alexandra Geiger
    Alexandra Geiger

    Alexandra Geiger

    Singapore-based Alexandra Geiger is counsel at MME Legal and has expertise in inheritance law, wealth and estate planning, foundations and trusts and cross-border matrimonial law.

    • Alexandra Geiger is a very good cross-border and inheritance specialist.

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    • Alexandra Geiger is a fantastic lawyer.

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