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Claudia Suter

Claudia Suter

High Net Worth 2025

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Homburger
 Homburger

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

Switzerland

9 years ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Claudia Suter heads Homburger's private clients team and is a partner in Homburger's tax team. She advises private clients, family offices and entrepreneurs in connection with succession and estate planning, in particular in the areas of tax, inheritance and family law, as well as migration law. She further advises foundations an all tax issues that arise.

Career

Graduated Dr iur (2010) from University of Saint Gall. Certified Tax Expert in 2012. Partner of Homburger 2018.

Professional Memberships

In 2022, Claudia was admitted into the exclusive International Academy of Trust and Estate Law (TIAETL). Until September 2022, Claudia was the global chair of the Young International Fiscal Association Network.

Publications

Claudia Suter, Tobias Kaufmann, "Investitionen außerhalb Deutschlands – § 7 D. Schweiz", Beck'sches Handbuch Family Office, Eds. Dr. Florian Oppel, Dr. Heiko Jander-McAlister, Prof. Dr. Swen Oliver Bäuml; 2025;

Claudia Suter, Anja Konradi, "Utilising trusts in Swiss divorces?", Trust & Trustees, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2023, pp. 1-8;

Die Pauschalbesteuerung - Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Verwaltungspraxis und Rechtsprechung, Steuer Revue, 2/2021;

Commentation of §28-33 and §60-61, Erbschafts- und Schenkungssteuerrecht ESchStR (Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Steuerrecht), Helbing, 08/06/2020;

Speeches:

05/20/2025 Speech at TIAETL Annual Conference, Athens Greece, "Panel Family Office";

11/21/2024 Speech at St. Galler Erbrechtstagung, Marriott Hotel Zürich, "Steuern in der Erbteilung";

05/22/2024 Speech at TIAETL Annual Conference, Mayakoba Mexico, "Education for the Next Generation";

11/04/2020 Speech at IFF Seminar: St. Galler Seminar Entwicklung bei der Besteuerung von natürlichen Personen "Pauschalbesteuerung im In- und Ausland";

11/7_8/2019 Speech at IBA Conference Toronto "The New Era of Taxation" "Current issues in cross-border planning using trusts and foundations"

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - Switzerland

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Individual Editorial

Claudia Suter draws on a wealth of experience handling international estate and succession planning matters for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals. She is well regarded for her ability to handle extremely complex matters.

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Strengths

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  • Claudia Suter is an excellent lawyer. She is very respected, polite and well spoken. She is personable and relatable but remains professional and efficient.

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  • Claudia Suter is a renowned tax lawyer with decades of experience in cross-border taxation matters for high net worth individuals. Her client management skills and tax advice are second to none.

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  • Claudia Suter stands out for her constant availability and her ability to communicate complex legal and tax matters in simple, client-friendly ways.

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  • Claudia Suter has very high technical experience and she is the go-to person for tax questions.

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