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Dr. Ruth Bloch-Riemer is a partner in Bär & Karrer's tax practice group. Throughout her more than 15 years of experience, she has gained significant expertise and recognition both as trusted advisor to private clients, their families and their ecosystem as well as a specialist in cross-border and domestic pensions and social security law, leading Bär & Karrer’s social security and pensions practice and focusing on transactional pensions work, C-level advisory and further employer-related social security and pensions topics.
Ruth Bloch-Riemer regularly publishes and speaks at conferences on tax and social security matters. She co-authored a large Swiss pension law commentary as well as a large Swiss inheritance and gift tax commentary, serves as an expert for the oral Swiss tax expert examinations and teaches i.a. within the University of Zurich’s LLM program on international tax law.
Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2022 ranks Ruth in Band 4 and she is acknowledged by Legal 500 2023 as "Next Generation Partner". Additionally, she has been awarded Gold as 'Lawyer of the Year, Switzerland' at the IFC Awards 2023 and the Euromoney Legal Media Group's Rising Star Award 2019.
She additionally is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Pension and Benefits Lawyers’ Association (IPEBLA).
Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2019)
Certified Tax Expert (2014)
University of Berne: Dr. iur. (2012)
Associate at Bär & Karrer (2011-2018)
Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2010)
Trainee at a Swiss law firm (2008-2009)
University of Zurich: lic. iur. (2006)
German, English, French, Italian
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Ruth Bloch-Riemer is a pleasure to work with.
Ruth Bloch-Riemer is very smart and is very visible on the market.
Ruth Bloch-Riemer is a pleasure to work with.
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Bär & Karrer Advises Duck Creek Technologies on the Acquisition of Imburse
Bär & Karrer Advises Duck Creek Technologies on the Acquisition of Imburse
Bär & Karrer Advised iKO Media Group on its Partnership with STN Holdings Limited
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to iKO Media Group on its Partnership with STN Holdings Limited.
Bär & Karrer Advises Archroma (SK Capital) on the Acquisition of Huntsman's Textile Effects Division
Bär & Karrer is acting as Swiss legal advisor to Archroma (SK Capital) on the acquisition of Huntsman's textile effects division.
Bär & Karrer Advised Bregal on the Sale of ATP Group
Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Bregal which sold ATP Group to Arsenal Capital Partners.
Bär & Karrer Advises the Sellers on the Sale of SpecPage
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to the shareholders of SpecPage on the sale of their shares to Revalize.
Bär & Karrer Advises Exceet Group on the Sale of GS Swiss PCB
Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to exceet Group AG on the sale of GS Swiss PCB AG to AFINUM. GS Swiss PCB is a manufacturer of highly miniaturized printed circuit boards for the medical technology and aerospace sectors.
Bär & Karrer Advises Triton on the Acquisition of Swiss IT Security Group
Bär & Karrer advises Triton Fund V advised by Triton on the acquisition of Swiss IT Security Group, a leading cyber security services provider in the DACH and Benelux regions, from Ufenau Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.
Bär & Karrer Advises Cognita in a Transaction which Allows Obersee Bilingual School to Join Cognita
Bär & Karrer Advises Cognita in a Transaction which Allows Obersee Bilingual School to Join Cognita
Bär & Karrer Advises Sage on the Sale of its Swiss Business
Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to Sage, a market-leading provider of business software products and solutions, on the sale of its Swiss business to Infoniqa.
Bär & Karrer Advises Valtech on the Acquisitions of Infocentric Research and Codeflair
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Valtech, a global digital agency specializing in business transformations, on the acquisitions of Infocentric Research and Codeflair.
Bär & Karrer Advises Swiss International Air Lines and Edelweiss Air on its CHF 1.5 Billion Credit
Swiss International Air Lines AG and Edelweiss Air AG have entered into a CHF 1.5 billion revolving credit facility agreement with Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG and UBS Switzerland AG as mandated lead arrangers, coordinators and lenders and additional banks as part of a syndicate.
Bär & Karrer Advises Duck Creek Technologies on the Acquisition of Imburse
Bär & Karrer Advises Duck Creek Technologies on the Acquisition of Imburse
Bär & Karrer Advised iKO Media Group on its Partnership with STN Holdings Limited
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to iKO Media Group on its Partnership with STN Holdings Limited.
Bär & Karrer Advises Archroma (SK Capital) on the Acquisition of Huntsman's Textile Effects Division
Bär & Karrer is acting as Swiss legal advisor to Archroma (SK Capital) on the acquisition of Huntsman's textile effects division.
Bär & Karrer Advised Bregal on the Sale of ATP Group
Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Bregal which sold ATP Group to Arsenal Capital Partners.
Bär & Karrer Advises the Sellers on the Sale of SpecPage
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to the shareholders of SpecPage on the sale of their shares to Revalize.
Bär & Karrer Advises Exceet Group on the Sale of GS Swiss PCB
Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to exceet Group AG on the sale of GS Swiss PCB AG to AFINUM. GS Swiss PCB is a manufacturer of highly miniaturized printed circuit boards for the medical technology and aerospace sectors.
Bär & Karrer Advises Triton on the Acquisition of Swiss IT Security Group
Bär & Karrer advises Triton Fund V advised by Triton on the acquisition of Swiss IT Security Group, a leading cyber security services provider in the DACH and Benelux regions, from Ufenau Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.
Bär & Karrer Advises Cognita in a Transaction which Allows Obersee Bilingual School to Join Cognita
Bär & Karrer Advises Cognita in a Transaction which Allows Obersee Bilingual School to Join Cognita
Bär & Karrer Advises Sage on the Sale of its Swiss Business
Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to Sage, a market-leading provider of business software products and solutions, on the sale of its Swiss business to Infoniqa.
Bär & Karrer Advises Valtech on the Acquisitions of Infocentric Research and Codeflair
Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Valtech, a global digital agency specializing in business transformations, on the acquisitions of Infocentric Research and Codeflair.
Bär & Karrer Advises Swiss International Air Lines and Edelweiss Air on its CHF 1.5 Billion Credit
Swiss International Air Lines AG and Edelweiss Air AG have entered into a CHF 1.5 billion revolving credit facility agreement with Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG and UBS Switzerland AG as mandated lead arrangers, coordinators and lenders and additional banks as part of a syndicate.