Paolo Bottini

Practice Areas

Paolo Bottini has broad experience in advising large multinational corporations on tax and legal matters, particularly in establishing and moving international and regional headquarters in and out of Switzerland.

Furthermore, he is very experienced in coordinating legal and tax advice in M&A projects, in particular due diligence procedures and the preparation of contractual documentation. He also regularly assists private clients in legal and tax matters.

Paolo Bottini is a board member of Helsinn SA, a privately held pharmaceutical company and worldwide leader in supportive cancer care products, where he serves as chairman of the audit committee, as well as of HAS Healthcare Advanced Synthesis SA, a privatively held chemical and pharmaceutical company.

He is ranked Band 5 in Tax in Chambers Global 2026.

Career

Resident Partner of Bär & Karrer Lugano (since 2001)

Lecturer on Executive Master in International Taxation at the Université de Neuchâtel (2011)

Partner of Bär & Karrer (2000-2001)

Associate at Bär & Karrer in Zurich and Lugano (1996-2000)

Lecturer on legal and tax matters at Centro di Studi Bancari, Vezia (since 1996)

Lecturer Istituto di Diritto Tributario, Lugano (1999-2004)

Lecturer on legal and tax matters SUPSI Ticino (1999-2004)

Certified Tax Expert (1994)

Tax and legal consultant at an international accounting firm (1992-1996)

Admitted to the Ticino Bar (1992)

Articling at a Swiss law firm (1990-1992)

University of Berne: lic. iur. (1990)

Professional Memberships

International Fiscal Association (IFA)

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce

EXPERTSuisse

Ticino Bar Association (OATI)

Languages Spoken

English

French

German

Italian