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Ruth Bloch-Riemer

Ruth Bloch-Riemer

High Net Worth 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Private Wealth Law

Switzerland

7 years ranked

Art and Cultural Property Law

Switzerland

1 year ranked

Contributions and articles

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About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

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).

Career

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)

Languages Spoken

German, English, French, Italian

Chambers Review

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Art and Cultural Property Law - Switzerland

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Ruth Bloch-Riemer brings her tax expertise to art and cultural property matters. Her clients include artists, dealers and collectors.

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Private Wealth Law - Switzerland

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Ruth Bloch-Riemer handles all aspects of tax matters for private clients and frequently advises on cross-border wealth structuring issues.
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Strengths

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  • Ruth Bloch-Riemer is great. She has many impressive clients and serves her clients very skilfully.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers High Net Worth

  • Ruth is very pragmatic, commercial, responsive and good at finding the balance between the strict technical option and what you can make work. She can balance things across different jurisdictions.

    Art and Cultural Property Law Chambers High Net Worth

  • Ruth Bloch-Riemer is very pragmatic, commercial, responsive and very good at finding the balance between the strict technical option and what is practical in the situation.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

  • Ruth Bloch-Riemer is very knowledgeable.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

  • Ruth Bloch-Riemer is an outstanding private wealth and tax lawyer, and I really enjoy working with her.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

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Switzerland

Articles, Highlights and Press Releases

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