High Net Worth
Practice Areas
Gabrielle Nater-Bass specializes in advising high net worth individuals, family offices and trustees in complex cross-border matters relating to estate and succession planning, the setting-up of wealth protection structures (e.g. trusts), foundations and luxury goods such as art. Ms. Nater-Bass also advises high net worth individuals in connection with relocations to Switzerland, the acquisition and sale of real estate, wills, marriage and inheritance agreements.
Given her litigation and arbitration background, she regularly represents trusts, foundations and high net worth families (from Switzerland and abroad) in complex international arbitrations and cross-border state court litigations.
Career
1996 Bar admission. 2006 Partner at Homburger. 2014 Board member Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA). 2016-2020 President SCAI Arbitration Court. 2017 Co-chair ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages in International Arbitration. 2020 Appointment to LCIA Court. 2021 Board member of Swiss Arbitration Centre. 2022 Vice president LCIA Court.
Professional Memberships
Panel of arbitrators of ICC (Switzerland), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Member of SIAC Users Council, and Steering Committee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Switzerland and other civil law jurisdictions
Languages Spoken
German, English, French, Italian
Education
University of Zurich
lic. iur.
1994
University of Virginia School of Law
LL.M.
1999
Awards
Arbitration & ADR Switzerland Award
Client Choice
2020
Arbitration & ADR Switzerland Award
Client Choice
2021