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Tina Wüstemann

Tina is a straight to the point, no-nonsense lawyer

WWL Switzerland, Asset Recovery 2022

Tina Wüstemann is a formidable leader in Switzerland for private client matters, excelling on a range of matters including prenuptials and estates.

WWL Thought Leaders Global Elite - Private Clients 2023

Tina Wüstemann is hailed as "a truly excellent practitioner who is an absolute joy to work with".

WWL - Private Clients 2023

Tina is a thorough lawyer who enjoys an excellent reputation

WWL - Asset Recovery 2023

Tina Wüstemann enjoys "the best reputation in Switzerland for private client work" which she maintains through her excellent work on complex succession and inheritance matters.

WWL Switzerland 2023

She is truly excellent

WWL - Asset Recovery 2023

An absolute joy to work with

WWL - Asset Recovery 2023

The "fantastic" Tina Wüstemann is "excellent" and possesses "strong cross-border experience". Peers say she is "very enthusiastic, solution oriented and a great pleasure to work with".

Who's Who Legal Global Elite - Private Client 2023

Tina Wüstemann is a favourite among peers and clients who praise her as a go-to name for the full range of asset recovery matters.

WWL Switzerland 2023

Highly skilled, very experienced, excellent lawyer

Legal 500, 2022

One of the top trusts and estates litigators in Switzerland

Legal 500, 2022

Her style is friendly, efficient and thorough

WWL Switzerland, Asset Recovery 2022

Tina Wüstemann is clearly outstanding and a star in the Swiss legal community.

Legal 500, 2021

Tina Wüstemann is our go to lawyer in Switzerland. Tina’s commitment to her clients is absolutely remarkable.

Legal 500 2021

Tina Wüstermann’s stature in this field is second to none.

Legal 500 2021

Outstanding.

Source in WWL 2021

Queen of estate law!

Source in WWL 2021

She has an immense network and is widely recognized as one of the great names in the industry.

Legal 500 2021

Clients love her; she’s clear and precise.

Source in WWL 2021

Tina Wüstemann is one of the top trusts and estates litigators in Switzerland, with extensive experience in the largest and most complex international trust disputes.

Legal 500 2021

Strong arbitrator and litigator.

Source in WWL 2021

A star!

Source in WWL 2021

Tina Wüstemann – simply the best.

Legal 500 2021

My go-to person for these types of issues.

Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2020

An expert in dealing with international trusts and estates and cross-border matters.

Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2020

She is a great person with whom to work, and you wouldn’t want her as an Opponent.

Source in Legal 500 2020

Tina Wüstemann is one of the top trusts and estates litigators in Switzerland, with extensive experience in the largest and most complex international trust disputes.

Source in Legal 500 2020

Very hands-on, gets on well with her clients and has a fabulous international profile.

Peers in Chambers Global 2020

A very powerful figure and very well reputed; she's personable and can have a difficult conversation even in difficult circumstances.

Peers in Chambers Global 2020

Tina is hugely knowledgeable, personable, grasps quickly what the situation is and sharp minded.

Citywealth Leaderslist 2020

She is very charismatic and very good at handling client relations.

Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2019

When it comes to international estate planning, you can’t beat her.

Source in Chambers HNW guide 2019

Very much at the forefront of this industry.

Chambers HNW guide 2019

She is my first choice for a highly qualified trust lawyer in Switzerland.

Citywealth Leaderslist 2019

Tina is an outstanding lawyer and counsellor.

Citywealth Leaderslist 2019

An expert in dealing with international trusts and estates and cross-border matters with civil law and common law countries

Chambers HNW guide 2020

Tina is a straight to the point, no-nonsense lawyer

WWL Switzerland, Asset Recovery 2022

Tina Wüstemann is a formidable leader in Switzerland for private client matters, excelling on a range of matters including prenuptials and estates.

WWL Thought Leaders Global Elite - Private Clients 2023

About

Tina Wüstemann heads the private client team. She advises Swiss and foreign private clients, executives as well as entrepreneurs regarding complex estate and succession planning matters including trusts, prenuptial agreements, wills and relocations to Switzerland. Tina Wüstemann also advises charitable foundations and represents clients in contentious trust and estate matters as well as the administration of large international estates.

Tina Wüstemann publishes regularly and frequently lectures on trust and estate matters in Switzerland and abroad. She is chair of the Zurich Annual Conference on International Trust and Inheritance Law Practice and serves as board member in several international charitable organizations, as member of the advisory board of the Department of Economics, University of Zurich and as board member of the ETH Zurich Foundation.

The STEP Private Clients Awards recognized Tina Wüstemann 2022 as "Trusted Advisor of the Year". She was further awarded with the Europe Women in Business Law Award 2022 as 'Best in trusts & estates', marking the sixth time she has received this recognition following 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2014. In Chambers and Partners HNW Guide 2023, Tina Wüstemann is listed in Tier 1 for Private Wealth Law in Switzerland. Tina Wüstemann has been awarded by Who's Who Legal as Private Client Lawyer of the Year 2023 (global) and Lawyer of the Year 2019 (Switzerland), and she is listed as Thought Leader in Global Elite 2023 (Private Client), Global Leader 2021 and National Leader Switzerland 2023 (Private Client). Furthermore, Citywealth names Tina Wüstemann as Women of the Year 2021 at the Citywealth The Magic Circle Awards 2021 and in 2020 as one of the Top 100 trust litigators and lists her among the Top Ten Powerwomen Trust Litigators worldwide. Citywealth further awarded her in 2018 with gold as "Woman of the Year - Leadership (Professional Services)".

LanguagesEnglish, German
Curriculum
  • Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2004)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (1998)
  • Member of the New York Bar (not practicing) (2000)
  • New York University: LL.M. (1998)
  • Associate at a Swiss law firm (1994)
  • Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1994)
  • University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1990)
  • Trainee at K&L Gates, former Middletons Moore & Bevins (Sidney) (1992)
  • Law Clerk at the District Court of Zurich (1990)
Memberships and Public Offices
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • STEP Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
  • Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL)
  • Board member of the Swiss Association of Arbitration in Inheritance Matters (SVSiE)
AdmissionAll Swiss Courts

Tina Wüstemann's Deals, Cases & News

Recognized as a "recommended lawyer" in the Private client Section

by WWL Switzerland 2023

Recognized as a "leading lawyer" in the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame"

by Legal 500 2023

Ranked in Band 1

by Chambers HNW Private Wealth Law 2023

Recognized as a "leading lawyer" in the Private Client Tax Planning Section

by Leaders League 2023

Recognized as a "recommended lawyer" in the Private client Section

by WWL Switzerland 2023

Recognized as a "leading lawyer" in the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame"

by Legal 500 2023

Practice Areas

Contact

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Brandschenkestrasse 90
CH-8002 Zurich
Switzerland

Bär & Karrer
Via Maistra 2
7500 St. Moritz
Switzerland

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