Partner

Dr. Daniel Leu

Zurich, Switzerland
Partner
Dr. Daniel Leu
Zurich, Switzerland

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Daniel Leu advises private clients and family offices on wealth and succession planning, on the handling of estates, in connection with foundations and trusts and on questions in connection with the place of residence. Other areas of work include advising clients who buy or sell real estate in Switzerland and art law.

Daniel Leu is a Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law and publishes regularly in the field of inheritance law. He has published extensively and frequently lectures on trust and estate matters in Switzerland and abroad. In addition to his practice, Daniel Leu is a lecturer at the University of Muenster, Germany (Master of Law in Inheritance Law & Corporate Succession).

Daniel Leu is recommended by Chambers and Partners, Who is Who Legal, Legal 500 as well as by the Legal Week Private Client Global Elite Directory.

Daniel Leu is the new leading partner on the inheritance law side and is extremely responsive and knowledgeable.
Legal 500, 2022
Daniel Leu is a trust litigator with whom we are working closely and are very impressed.
Legal 500, 2022
Highly skilled, very experienced, excellent lawyer
Legal 500, 2022
Daniel Leu stands out as "one of the best Swiss private client specialists in the market"
WWL Global Leader - Private Client 2021
Deep knowledge of inheritance law and PIL issues.
Source in WWL 2021
First-class!
Source in WWL 2021
Fantastic lawyer!
Source in WWL 2021
Outstanding private client expert.
Source in WWL 2021
Very highly recommended.
Source in WWL 2021
I have the highest admiration for him.
Peer in Chambers HNW guide 2020
He has the most agreeable way of handling things and bringing order to case.
Peer in Chambers HNW guide 2020
Daniel Leu stands out as a highly effective and very bright lawyer who always gets to the heart of the problem very quickly.
Legal 500 2020
The team is universally excellent, and is able to tackle high-value, complex matters with a view to achieving the best results for its often highly demanding clients.
Legal 500 2020
Thinks out of the box.
Peer in Chambers HNW guide 2020
Very responsive.
Peer in Chambers HNW guide 2020
Gets straight to the point.
Peer in Chambers HNW 2020
Very thoughtful when it comes to complex tricky legal issues.
Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2019
Very, very smart.
Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2019
Excellent.
Who's Who Legal 2019
Always keeps focused on the client's interests.
Citywealth Leaders List 2019
An excellent lawyer who understands the challenges related to large cross-border cases.
Citywealth Leaders List 2019
Extensive knowledge of wealth and succession planning matters.
Who's Who Legal 2018
Terrific practitioner.
Who's Who Legal 2018
Very, very impressive.
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
He's very responsive, very focused on clients' interests and getting the results they want.
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
He was very effective in his strategy for negotiating.
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
One of the rare breed of lawyers that speaks little but a lot of sense.
Interviewee in Chambers Private Wealth Law 2017
Really good.
Private wealth specialist in Chambers Private Wealth Law 2017
Powerful.
Interviewee in Chambers Private Wealth Law 2017
Daniel Bader and Daniel Leu - super bright and an absolute delight to work with. Just on it.
Legal 500 2025
The individuals I work with most frequently are Tina Wuestemann, Daniel Bader, Ruth Block, Daniel Leu and Aurelie Conrad. They are bright, perceptive and easy to work with.
Legal 500 2025
Daniel Leu is a high-calibre private client lawyer who is well-regarded for his coverage of trusts, estates and planning matters.
Lexology Index 2025 - Research Switzerland
Daniel Leu wins praise as "a truly excellent practitioner" who is "very responsive, to the point and always on top of the details.
Lexology Index 2025 - Private Client
Daniel Leu receives substantial endorsements as "a thoughtful lawyer who delivers impressive work" in the sector.
Lexology Index 2025 - Thought Leaders - Private Client
Daniel is very competent, hard-working and committed.
Chambers HNW guide 2025
Daniel is very capable and knows his stuff.
Chambers HNW guide 2025
Daniel Leu is very responsive. He is capable in large cases and he knows his stuff.
Chambers HNW guide 2025
Daniel Leu is fabulous. We work on unbelievably complex planning where he is superb. He is very thoughtful and he knows much more than just Swiss law. He is the ultimate cross-border advisor.
Chambers HNW guide 2025
Daniel Leu has excellent attention to detail.
Legal 500 2026
He is one of the easiest Swiss lawyers to work with.
Legal 500 2026
Career
  • Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2015)
  • University of Oxford (Pembroke College): MJur (2010)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2007)
  • Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2007)
  • Law Clerk at the District Courts of Meilen and Dielsdorf (2005-2006)
  • University of Zurich: Dr. iur. (2005)
  • University of Zurich: Research and Teaching Assistant at the chair for private, trade and business law of Prof. Dr. Hans Caspar von der Crone (2002-2004)
  • University of Zurich: lic. iur. (2001)
Memberships
  • Swiss Lawyers Association (Schweizerischer Juristenverein)
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • English
  • German

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