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Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth
Switzerland
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SWITZERLAND: An Introduction
JURISDICTION
A major revision of inheritance law provisions of the Swiss Civil Code came into force on January...
Authored by Kellerhals Carrard, Ingrid Iselin, Annette Spycher, Giovanni Stucchi
Authored by Kellerhals Carrard, Ingrid Iselin, Annette Spycher, Giovanni Stucchi
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG 4 Years Ranked
- Kellerhals Carrard 1 Years Ranked
Withers LLP 8 Years Ranked- Borel & Barbey
- Niederer Kraft Frey
- Wenger Vieli Ltd.
Band 4
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance 2 Years Ranked
Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd 3 Years Ranked- OBERSON ABELS SA
- Pestalozzi
Senior Statespeople
Mark Barmes Lenz & Staehelin8 Years Ranked- Olivier DunantBorel & Barbey
Band 1
Bernard Vischer Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd8 Years Ranked
David Wallace Wilson Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd8 Years Ranked
Heini Rüdisühli Lenz & Staehelin6 Years Ranked
Justine Markovitz Withers LLP8 Years Ranked
Kinga M. Weiss Walder Wyss Ltd8 Years Ranked
Mark Summers Charles Russell Speechlys8 Years Ranked
Marnin J Michaels Baker McKenzie8 Years Ranked
Michael Fischer Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG8 Years Ranked
Philippe Pulfer Walder Wyss Ltd.8 Years Ranked
Tina Wüstemann Bär & Karrer Ltd8 Years Ranked
Tobias Somary CMS8 Years Ranked- Patricia GuerraMLL Legal
Band 2
Andrea Dorjee-Good Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd4 Years Ranked
Claudia Suter Homburger7 Years Ranked
Daniel Bader Bär & Karrer Ltd8 Years Ranked
Daniel Leu Bär & Karrer Ltd8 Years Ranked
Lucien Masmejan Lenz & Staehelin7 Years Ranked
Olivier Sigg Walder Wyss Ltd.8 Years Ranked
Werner Jahnel Lalive6 Years Ranked- Natalie PeterBlum & Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd
- Stephanie A JarrettOffices of Stephanie A. Jarrett
Band 3
Balz Hösly MME Legal | Tax | Compliance2 Years Ranked
Elliott H. Murray Baker McKenzie2 Years Ranked
Gabrielle Nater-Bass Homburger8 Years Ranked- Ingrid Iselin Kellerhals Carrard5 Years Ranked
- Michael Hamm Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd8 Years Ranked
Michael Wells-Greco Charles Russell Speechlys8 Years Ranked- Catherine Grun MeyerNiederer Kraft Frey
- Louis BoissierBorel & Barbey
- Maud Udry-AlhankoMLL Legal
- Serge CalameMLL Legal Ltd
- Xavier ObersonOBERSON ABELS SA
Band 4
Alexander Troller Lalive3 Years Ranked
Aurélie Conrad Hari Bär & Karrer Ltd6 Years Ranked
Beat Baumgartner Loyens & Loeff3 Years Ranked
Christian Girod Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd1 Years Ranked
Fouad Sayegh Walder Wyss Ltd3 Years Ranked
Gian Andri Töndury Steinbrüchel Hüssy8 Years Ranked
Grégoire Uldry Charles Russell Speechlys3 Years Ranked
Harold Grüninger Homburger8 Years Ranked
Jay H. Rubinstein Withers LLP6 Years Ranked
Lyubomir Georgiev Baker McKenzie3 Years Ranked
Ruth Bloch-Riemer Bär & Karrer Ltd4 Years Ranked
Samuel Ramp Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG3 Years Ranked- Simone Nadelhofer Lalive1 Years Ranked
- Bruno BächliWenger Vieli Ltd.
- Christophe DeissPoncet Turrettini
- Ian PerrettThe Law Office of Ian Perrett
- Julie WynneMLL Legal Ltd
- Julien TronMLL Legal
- Michael HuberWenger Vieli Ltd.
- Oliver ArterMLL Legal Ltd
- Oliver WidmerPestalozzi
- Stéphanie La RocheBorel & Barbey
- Thomas GrafNiederer Kraft Frey
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Baker McKenziePrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBaker McKenzie's wealth management practice in Switzerland operates from a strong global platform that sees it regularly handling cross-border tax and legal matters for private individuals and families. It is particularly adept at dealing with US, UK, Swiss, European/CIS and Middle Eastern wealth structuring and regulatory matters.
1 Bär & Karrer LtdPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked"All the lawyers at Bär & Karrer are heavy hitters. There is no one who lacks substance in the team; they are all very hard-working and meet deadlines. If you have a really good client or important matter, I would have no hesitation going to them. They are a very, very reliable firm."
1 Schellenberg Wittmer LtdPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedSchellenberg Wittmer has wide-ranging expertise in wealth structuring and preservation matters, and frequently acts for clients in both cross-border estate planning and inheritance disputes. The firm advises affluent individuals, families, and closely held businesses, as well as family offices, banks and trust companies. The firm is also able to draw on the expertise of its tax, banking, corporate and real estate groups.
1 Walder Wyss LtdPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedWalder Wyss has an esteemed private clients group that regularly advises high net worth clients, including entrepreneurs, families and their closely held businesses. Its expertise spans the full suite of private wealth matters, and it is sought after for its domestic and cross-border advice on relocation, succession planning, and inheritance disputes, as well as Swiss charitable foundation and family office matters.
Band 2
2 Charles Russell SpeechlysPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked"Charles Russell Speechlys' main advantage is that they approach their advice with a commercial mindset. Their private client team is strong but personalised and they work extremely collaboratively to provide advice on complex matters. They are able to think outside the box and often raise concerns that are not directly within their remit but which allow the client to consider other matters which may impact them."
2 CMSPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedCMS is distinguished for its handling of both estate planning and litigation matters in Switzerland and internationally. It regularly advises affluent individuals, entrepreneurs and families on succession planning, matrimonial property matters, estate and trust litigation, and charitable planning. It also advises clients on family business issues.
2 HomburgerPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked"Homburger's team is attentive and there is very good interdisciplinary working within teams internally and through a well-established network. Client service is one of their main strengths; they are very responsive - always available and delivering requested service levels."
2 LalivePrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedLalive regularly advises private clients on contentious and non-contentious inheritance, family, trust law and administrative assistance matters from its offices in Zürich and Geneva. Its clients include affluent families, business owners, family offices and foundations, among others.
2 Lenz & StaehelinPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedLenz & Staehelin has offices in Zürich and Geneva and has a strong reputation across a broad range of private client work, including matters relating to succession planning, family governance, relocation, tax advisory, trust structuring and family offices. The firm receives plaudits for its work on sophisticated cross-border private client issues, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Band 3
3 Fischer Ramp Buchmann AGPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked"Fischer Ramp Buchmann is extremely strong in integrating specific Swiss aspects into complex multi-jurisdictional matters, liaising efficiently with cross-border teams covering other regulatory and fiscal regimes. The senior partners and their team cover an amazing range of topics in depth, covering corporate, personal and real estate matters, always in combination with an understanding of the commercial side."3 Kellerhals CarrardPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedKellerhals Carrard draws from its large team of specialists with expertise in inheritance law, succession planning and multi-jurisdictional trust and estate litigations. The firm regularly advises high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals and families, family offices, as well as private banks.3 Withers LLPPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedWithers is an international tax and trust planning powerhouse that has a widely lauded private client practice offering the full suite of wealth planning and probate services to clients in the UK, the US and Switzerland, as well as in Asia and the Middle East.
Band 4
4 MME Legal | Tax | CompliancePrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedMME has considerable strengths in estate planning and family business succession, among other private client-related matters. The firm's client base includes high net worth individuals such as entrepreneurs and business owners. The firm also draws praise for its understanding of the blockchain and cryptocurrency legal landscape in Switzerland.4 Staiger Attorneys at Law LtdPrivate Wealth Law2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedStaiger covers private client matters including inheritance law, cross-border estate, tax and succession planning, private banking and fiduciary services.