Marnin J Michaels
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Wealth Law
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Marnin Michaels is a senior partner at the Firm. Marnin has been practicing for more than 20 years in the areas of tax and wealth management. His practice ranges from insurance matters to tax investigations for both international families and financial institutions. He also counsels clients on US withholding tax and qualified intermediary rules (including FATCA), as well as money laundering avoidance legislation. Marnin was a member of the Firm's Steering Committee addressing the firm's US Department of Justice Initiative for Swiss Banks. In the end, the Firm acted for 45 banks and the project won Litigation Firm of the Year from American Lawyer Magazine.
Widely regarded as one of the world's leading wealth management lawyers, is a former chair and co-chair of the regional and global Wealth Management Steering Committees. He is also a former member of the Global Financial Institution Industry Group and a member of the Swiss Offices Management Committee. Marnin is currently the Chair of the Firm's EMEA Tax Practice Group.
In addition to writing extensively for many publications, Marnin also authored two legal treatises: International Taxation and Withholding and International Estate Planning, which were both published by Thomson Reuters. He also lectures in several LLM and MBA programs on various tax issues.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Marnin Michaels is an experienced private wealth practitioner with a solid international background and a global client base. He is particularly skilled at handling US-Swiss tax and wealth planning matters, including FATCA compliance issues.
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"Marnin Michaelshas unparalleled ability to distil complex legal issues into understandable and actionable advice."
"Marnin is an expert in his field when it comes to solving global tax issues for complex families with ownership of assets across different jurisdictions."
"Marnin is one of the top of the private client lawyers in the world, not only in Switzerland. He is very creative and very knowledgeable in the laws of many jurisdictions."
"Marnin Michaelshas unparalleled ability to distil complex legal issues into understandable and actionable advice."
"Marnin is an expert in his field when it comes to solving global tax issues for complex families with ownership of assets across different jurisdictions."
"Marnin is one of the top of the private client lawyers in the world, not only in Switzerland. He is very creative and very knowledgeable in the laws of many jurisdictions."