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Schurti Partners Attorneys at Law Ltd

Dispute Resolution

4 ranked lawyers

Band 1

Liechtenstein

Europe 2022 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Schurti Partners is a leading dispute resolution firm with the capacity to represent clients in high-value cross-border litigation. The team typically advises trusts and high net worth individuals or other beneficiaries, as well as banks, corporations and insurance companies. Its lawyers appear as counsel in a variety of sophisticated cases, including shareholder, wealth management and estate disputes, as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards. The law firm demonstrates additional strength in asset tracing as well as defence in international white-collar crime and fraud cases.

Strengths

An interviewee enthuses: "Schurti Partners are first-rate and have done a fantastic job. Andreas Schurti and his team are nimble and really smart."

Another source praises the law firm's expertise and service level: "I continue to turn to Schurti Partners because of many years of very good cooperation. I simply know I will always get a quick and correct answer of the highest standard."

Notable practitioners

"One of the senior doyens of the Liechtenstein Bar," Andreas Schurti has a particular focus on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes concerning high values. He has earned an outstanding reputation for his experience in wealth management disputes, where he represents Liechtenstein trusts or their domestic and international beneficiaries. Andreas Schurti's experience covers high-profile civil litigation and arbitration cases.

Andreas Vogel is especially versed in international white-collar crime cases and mutual legal assistance proceedings. Experienced in matters connected with fraud, money laundering and tax crimes, he represents companies, banks and former directors. An interviewee particularly recommends Andreas Vogel "for tough white-collar crime cases. He knows what he is doing, how to anticipate what the threats are and what the authorities will do."

"Very fine lawyer" Moritz Blasy is regarded for his comprehensive disputes practice. He has ample experience representing high net worth individuals, trusts and companies in complex international cases. According to one market source, "it was great to see how Moritz Blasy went the extra mile and covered all aspects of a really big case in a diligent way. I was very pleased with his work."

Simon Ott has a comprehensive white-collar crime practice, with experience in criminal investigations connected to fraud, money laundering and embezzlement as well as mutual legal assistance proceedings and asset tracing. He regularly represents defendants and is frequently active on complex cross-border mandates. An interviewee appreciates Simon Ott for his "excellent legal knowledge," describing him as "well prepared, very much to the point and always available."

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Overview

Schurti Partners

Schurti Partners Attorneys at Law Ltd is a Liechtenstein-based full-service law firm with a strong focus on international matters. The firm's lawyers were trained and are qualified in several jurisdictions (Liechtenstein, New York, California, England and Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and Austria) and gained work experience abroad in some of the most prestigious international law firms. The firm is built on the aspiration to provide legal services which meet the highest international standards. The firm was founded in 1991 as a partnership and incorporated in 2015. Over the years, the firm has grown to become one of the largest and most renowned law firms in Liechtenstein. Schurti Partners has established a solid track record of supporting clients with businesses and/or assets across the world, drawing on the support of the firm’s well established networks of other leading independent law firms based in other jurisdictions.

Key contacts:

Andreas Schurti (Partner, E: [email protected])
Moritz Blasy (Partner, E: [email protected])
Andreas Vogel (Partner, E: [email protected])