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Provided by Dominique Ott
Dominique Ott specialises in inheritance law. In addition to her advisory role in estate planning (prenuptial and inheritance agreements, wills, etc.), she regularly represents clients in inheritance proceedings in court and acts as an executor and heir representative. She also has extensive expertise in real estate law, child and adult protection law, and tax law (inheritance tax, gift tax and property gains tax). Dominique Ott has been a partner at weber schaub & partner ag since 2023.
Professional experience
since 2023
Partner at weber schaub & partner ltd
2016–2022
Attorney at weber schaub & partner ltd
2017
Lecturer at University of Zurich
2013–2016
Clerk at Zurich District Court
2012
Legal intern at Zurich District Court
2010–2012
Research assistant at University of Zurich, Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger
2010
Legal assistant at a smaller Zurich law firm
- SAV
- Verein Successio
- ZAV
- ZAV Fachgruppe Erbrecht
- ZAV Fachgruppe Strafrecht
- Revision to the Swiss Law of Succession as of January 1, 2023 (together with Lorenz Baumann)
- Doctoral thesis: "Der Grundsatz «nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare» unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der strassenverkehrsrechtlichen Pflichten", Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wohlers (published in Zurich Studies on Criminal Law, Nr. 66; predicate summa cum laude; awarded with the Professor-Walther-Hug-Preis)
- Inheritance and estate law
- Matrimonial property law
- Real estate law
- Contract law
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- German
University of Zurich
Bachelor of Law
2006 - 2009
University of Zurich
Master of Law
2009 - 2011
University of Zurich
Dr. iur.
2011 - 2012
Admitted to the bar
2016
Provided by Chambers
Dominique Ott is a well-regarded inheritance law specialist. She has a busy practice advising wealthy clients on inheritance disputes and nuptial agreements, as well as tax and estate planning matters.
Provided by Chambers
Dominique Ott has a very high level of expertise. She's efficient, sympathetic and has a view of the big picture.
Dominique Ott has a very extensive expertise and grasps complex issues very quickly and handles them extremely competently.
Dominique Ott has a very high level of expertise. She's efficient, sympathetic and has a view of the big picture.
Dominique Ott has a very extensive expertise and grasps complex issues very quickly and handles them extremely competently.