High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Switzerland
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Our Private Wealth Group covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious private wealth legal issues. We are highly skilled in advising individuals and families in their planning and structuring of private wealth and business assets, wealth preservation, continuity of family businesses and smooth succession. We advise and represent individuals, families and closely-held family businesses, banks, family offices and trust companies in estate and inheritance planning, and in disputes and litigation. We work in close collaboration with our firm’s tax, banking, corporate and real estate practice groups.
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Schellenberg Wittmer has wide-ranging expertise in wealth structuring and preservation matters and frequently acts for clients in both cross-border estate planning and inheritance disputes. The firm advises affluent individuals, families and closely held businesses, as well as family offices, banks and trust companies. The firm is also able to draw on the expertise of its tax, banking, corporate and real estate groups.
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The lawyers at Schellenberg Wittmer have a deep knowledge and a lot of experience with international clients. They do diligent work. They handled the different issues with great quality.
The team has the capacity to quickly analyse complex situations and offer practical advice that takes legal and regulatory issues in multiple jurisdictions into account.
I felt reassured and in truly professional hands with them. They were able to work with colleagues abroad to successfully give me solutions for issues pertaining to international and local matters.
The department has exceptional depth in terms of human resources with very talented attorneys who give excellent advice across the board. The advice is always accurate, reliable and practical.
The team is very much in tune with the needs of its clients and gives advice that is both accurate and pragmatic.
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Bernard Vischer is a litigator who is very very good at what he does.
Andrea Dorjee-Good is a great technician. She knows what she's doing in terms of Swiss succession law and is able to apply an international mindset in a broader context.
Andrea Dorjee-Good is a very good estate lawyer, especially with international and estate planning. She is very intelligent and pragmatic and she is really well versed in cross-border trust law.
Andrea Dorjee-Good is extremely pleasant and very good to deal with. She is very professional and deals with highly complex and cross-border matters.
Andrea Dorjee-Good is very approachable and is also able to combine strong technical expertise with a practical and pragmatic approach.
David Wallace Wilson is simply exceptional in his field. He consistently provides the highest level of support and advice that is consistently accurate and practical.
David Wallace Wilson is sharp, to the point and so reassuring. He is efficient, and importantly he is kind.
David Wallace Wilson is an overall outstanding character with excellent and pragmatic expertise.
David Wallace Wilson has deep knowledge of Swiss law. He keeps on top of things and makes the client feel confident throughout.
Christian Girod is a very skilled practitioner, mainly in disputes and estates.
Simone Nadelhofer recently moved from Lalive to Schellenberg Wittmer. She draws on her extensive experience in white-collar crime to serve high net worth clients in complex contentious matters.
Private Wealth Law
Head of Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Grisel Guillaume
Wuest Grégoire
Simone Nadelhofer
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