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About

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.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Switzerland

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

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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Strengths

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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.

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High Net Worth

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.

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High Net Worth

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.

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High Net Worth

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.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

The team is very much in tune with the needs of its clients and gives advice that is both accurate and pragmatic.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

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.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

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.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

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.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

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.

Private Wealth Law respondent
High Net Worth

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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Notable Practitioners

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Bernard Vischer

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Senior Statespeople

Bernard Vischer is held in high regard for his impressive private client practice. He offers demonstrable expertise in estate planning, family governance, business succession planning and philanthropy.

Bernard Vischer is a litigator who is very very good at what he does.

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Andrea Dorjee-Good

Head of Private Wealth Law

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Zürich-based Andrea Dorjee-Good serves as head of the firm’s private wealth group and has extensive experience handling both contentious and non-contentious private client matters, notably sophisticated trust and estate litigation, estate planning and trusts and foundations work.

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.

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David Wallace Wilson

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David Wallace Wilson receives plaudits for his role as a pioneer of Swiss trust law, advising private clients on all aspects of wealth structuring and estate planning, as well as contentious private wealth issues.

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.

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Christian Girod

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Band 3

Christian Girod advises private clients on both the contentious and non-contentious aspects of trust and estate matters.

Christian Girod is a very skilled practitioner, mainly in disputes and estates.

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Simone Nadelhofer

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Band 4

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.

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Bernard Vischer

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Andrea Dorjee-Good

Head of Private Wealth Law

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David Wallace Wilson

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Christian Girod

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Simone Nadelhofer

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Members

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Alexander Jolles

Andrea Dorjee-Good

Head of Department

Bernard Vischer

Christian Girod

David Wallace Wilson

Head of Department

Grisel Guillaume

Simone Nadelhofer

Wuest Grégoire

Industries

Provided by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Administration of trust and estates

Art-related legal advice and support to art institutions, collectors, artists, galleries, art dealers, auction houses and insurers on the entire range

Estate planning and structuring of private wealth and business assets

Family office establishment and governance and related regulatory advice

Governance structures (including family constitutions) for the efficient transfer of wealth and control of family businesses

Immigration: residency planning and relocation, pre-immigration restructuring, tax ruling negotiations and marital property and estate planning

Inheritance disputes: complex national and international trust and estates litigation matters

Legal advice on acquisition, sale and financing of unique assets such as real estate, yachts and private jets

Philanthropy: establishment, governance and management of charitable organisations and all issues related to philanthropic giving