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Daniel Leu

Daniel Leu

High Net Worth 2025

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Bär & Karrer Ltd
 Bär & Karrer Ltd

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Wealth Law

Switzerland

10 years ranked

Art and Cultural Property Law

Switzerland

5 years ranked

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About

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Practice Areas

Daniel Leu advises private clients and family offices on wealth and succession planning, on the handling of estates, in connection with foundations and trusts and on questions in connection with the place of residence. Other areas of work include advising clients who buy or sell real estate in Switzerland and art law.

Daniel Leu is a Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law and publishes regularly in the field of inheritance law. He has published extensively and frequently lectures on trust and estate matters in Switzerland and abroad. In addition to his practice, Daniel Leu is a lecturer at the University of Muenster, Germany (Master of Law in Inheritance Law & Corporate Succession).

Daniel Leu is recommended by Chambers and Partners, Who is Who Legal, Legal 500 as well as by the Legal Week Private Client Global Elite Directory.

Career

Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2015)

University of Oxford (Pembroke College): MJur (2010)

Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2007)

Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2007)

Law Clerk at the District Courts of Meilen and Dielsdorf (2005-2006)

University of Zurich: Dr. iur. (2005)

University of Zurich: Research and Teaching Assistant at the chair for private, trade and business law of Prof. Dr. Hans Caspar von der Crone (2002-2004)

University of Zurich: lic. iur. (2001)

Professional Memberships

Swiss Lawyers Association (Schweizerischer Juristenverein)

Swiss Bar Association

Zurich Bar Association

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - Switzerland

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Daniel Leu is a partner and draws on significant experience in wealth and succession planning, as well as family office, art law and contentious trust matters.
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Art and Cultural Property Law - Switzerland

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Daniel Leu brings a vast wealth of private client expertise in tax and trusts to matters involving art collectors, art dealers, charities and fiduciaries in connection with art transactions and gifts.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Daniel Leu is very responsive. He is capable in large cases and he knows his stuff.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

  • Daniel Leu is able to provide high level advice on sophisticated legal matters. He is very reliable, strategic and a pleasure to work with.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

  • Daniel Leu is fabulous. We work on unbelievably complex planning where he is superb. He is very thoughtful and he knows much more than just Swiss law. He is the ultimate cross-border advisor.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

  • Daniel is very competent, hard-working and committed.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers High Net Worth

  • Daniel is very capable and knows his stuff.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers High Net Worth

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Switzerland

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