Ranking tables
Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth
Switzerland
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance- Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd
- OBERSON ABELS SA
- Pestalozzi
- Wenger Plattner
Senior Statespeople
Mark Barmes Lenz & Staehelin- Olivier DunantBorel & Barbey
Band 1
Bernard Vischer Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Claudia Suter Homburger
Daniel Leu Bär & Karrer Ltd
David Wallace Wilson Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Heini Rüdisühli Lenz & Staehelin
Justine Markovitz Withers
Kinga M. Weiss Walder Wyss Ltd
Mark Summers Charles Russell Speechlys
Marnin J Michaels Baker McKenzie
Michael Fischer Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG
Patricia Guerra MLL Legal
Philippe Pulfer Walder Wyss Ltd.
Tina Wüstemann Bär & Karrer Ltd
Werner Jahnel Lalive- Tobias SomaryCMS
Band 2
Andrea Dorjee-Good Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Daniel Bader Bär & Karrer Ltd
Ingrid Iselin Kellerhals Carrard
Lucien Masmejan Lenz & Staehelin
Olivier Sigg Walder Wyss Ltd.
Serge Calame MLL Legal Ltd- Natalie PeterBlum & Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd
- Stephanie A JarrettOffices of Stephanie A. Jarrett
Band 3
Balz Hösly MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Bruno Bächli Wenger Vieli Ltd.
Catherine Grun Meyer Niederer Kraft Frey
Elliott H. Murray Baker McKenzie
Fouad Sayegh Walder Wyss Ltd
Gabrielle Nater-Bass Homburger
Julien Tron MLL Legal
Lyubomir Georgiev Baker McKenzie
Maud Udry-Alhanko MLL Legal- Michael Hamm Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd
Michael Wells-Greco Charles Russell Speechlys
Oliver Arter MLL Legal Ltd
Ruth Bloch-Riemer Bär & Karrer Ltd- Xavier ObersonOBERSON ABELS SA
Band 4
Aurélie Conrad Hari Bär & Karrer Ltd
Beat Baumgartner Loyens & Loeff
Christian Girod Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd- Dharshi Wijetunga Charles Russell Speechlys
Gian Andri Töndury Steinbrüchel Hüssy
Grégoire Uldry Charles Russell Speechlys
Julie Wynne MLL Legal Ltd
Marc Buchmann Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG
Michael Huber Wenger Vieli Ltd.
Samuel Ramp Fischer Ramp Buchmann AG
Simone Nadelhofer Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Thomas Graf Niederer Kraft Frey- Christophe DeissPoncet Turrettini
- Ian PerrettThe Law Office of Ian Perrett
- Jérôme MeyerOBERSON ABELS SA
- Louis BoissierBorel & Barbey
- Louise Lutz SciamannaCMS
- Oliver WidmerPestalozzi
- Stéphanie La RocheBorel & Barbey
Up and Coming
Alexander Greter Lenz & Staehelin
Alexandra Hirt Lenz & Staehelin- Arnaud CywieBorel & Barbey
Associates to watch
Band 1
1 Baker McKenziePrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 1 |Baker 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 Law2024 | Band 1 |Pre-eminent Swiss law firm Bär & Karrer offers first-class advice to wealthy clients in connection with cross-border trust and estate litigation, as well as non-contentious tax, trust, estate planning, relocation and family office matters.
1 Schellenberg Wittmer LtdPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 1 |Schellenberg 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 Law2024 | Band 1 |Walder 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 Law2024 | Band 2 |Charles Russell Speechlys has a strong team of private client lawyers in its Zürich and Geneva offices, qualified in the UK and Switzerland, as well as other jurisdictions. The team is sought after for its cross-border wealth structuring, succession planning and governance expertise, and is also particularly strong at handling private wealth disputes and Swiss tax issues.
2 HomburgerPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 |Homburger has a strong reputation across a broad range of private client issues, including wealth protection, relocation, trust and foundation matters. It is renowned for its Swiss and cross-border asset structuring expertise.
2 LalivePrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 |Lalive 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 Law2024 | Band 2 |Lenz & 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.
2 MLL LegalPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 |MLL Legal has a strong group of private client lawyers advising clients on all aspects of legal and tax issues, including estate planning, asset structuring, family governance and philanthropy. Praised for its multicultural team, the firm assists clients from its offices in Zürich, Geneva, Zug, Lausanne, London and Madrid.
Band 3
3 Fischer Ramp Buchmann AGPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 |Fischer Ramp Buchmann enjoys a strong reputation as a private client boutique, and routinely advises high net worth clients on complex matters in Switzerland and abroad, such as those relating to estate and succession planning, philanthropy, family offices and property. It receives plaudits from market commentators for the depth of its tax practice.
3 Kellerhals CarrardPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 |Kellerhals 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, families and family offices, as well as private banks.
3 Niederer Kraft FreyPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 |Niederer Kraft Frey has expertise in both private client and tax matters and boasts practitioners skilled in estate and next generation planning, as well as relocation and philanthropy matters. The firm is able to draw on its full-service offering when advising private clients, with additional strengths in banking and employment law.
3 Wenger Vieli Ltd.Private Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 |Wenger Vieli is held in high regard for its capable handling of domestic and international private client matters, drawing on broad expertise in asset planning as well as related component practice areas such as tax, real estate, corporate, regulatory and dispute resolution. It has a particular focus on advising high net worth entrepreneurs.
3 WithersPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 |Withers 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 Law2024 | Band 4 |MME has considerable strength 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 Law2024 | Band 4 |Staiger covers private client matters including inheritance law, cross-border estate, tax and succession planning, private banking and fiduciary services.