Partner

Susanne Schreiber

Zurich, Suisse
Partner
Susanne Schreiber
Zurich, Suisse

À propos de

Susanne Schreiber is a partner at Bär & Karrer AG and co-head of the tax department.

Susanne Schreiber has extensive experience in national and international M&A transactions and restructurings. In particular, she advises on all tax aspects of financing, acquisition structuring, as well as capital market transactions and restructurings. She works on transactions on both the sale- and buy- side, for private equity clients as well as multinational companies or individuals, and advises on due diligence, pre-deal structuring, carve-outs, and post-merger integration from a tax perspective.

In addition, Susanne Schreiber regularly supports Swiss and multinational companies with their tax planning, such as restructurings, financing, and in tax disputes.

Susanne Schreiber is a lawyer and tax advisor as well as a certified Swiss tax expert. Before joining Bär & Karrer, she worked for an international law firm in Germany and for a Big Four company in Zurich, where she headed the Swiss M&A tax team.

She regularly lectures on tax-relevant topics in the area of M&A/corporate tax law and publishes articles and commentaries in the field of taxation. She is an officer of the IBA Tax Committee, a member of the examination board for certified Swiss tax experts and a member of the tax commission of EXPERTSuisse.

A very talented and motivated lawyer who has an impact on the market.
Sources in Chambers Global 2022
She is simply outstanding.
Peer in WWL Switzerland - Corporate Tax 2022
One of the best practitioners in the market.
Peer in WWL Switzerland - Corporate Tax 2022
Truly excellent.
Peer in WWL Switzerland - Corporate Tax 2022
One of the best corporate tax experts.
Interviewee in Chambers Europe 2021
Excellent reputation
Source in WWL 2021
Absolutely fantastic, technically skilled and very client-oriented.
Source in Chambers Europe 2021
Really well known
Source in WWL 2021
Susanne Schreiber is an outstanding tax adviser with exceptional legal skills and profound commercial understanding.
Source in Legal 500 2020
Listens and has a practical approach.
Client in Chambers Global 2020
Excellent and very efficient tax practitioner with a deep understanding of the commercial aspects of a transaction.
Client in Chambers Global 2020
Provides high quality of legal advice.
Client Choice 2019
She is a very quick thinker, always up-to-date and knows both the newest tax law releases and the tax practice.
Client Choice 2019
Her combination of skills enables her to provide cutting edge legal advice.
Client Choice 2019
She has very strong persuasion and influencing skills.
Client Choice 2019
She offers extremely good value for money; her advisory is not limited to the invoiced hours.
Client Choice 2019
Due to her high intelligence, broad network of contacts and constant strive for being up-to-date, she has developed very strong commercial awareness.
Client Choice 2019
Brilliant lawyer.
Who's Who Legal Tax 2019
Very active in M&A transactions.
Who's Who Legal Tax 2019
Top-tier adviser in the Zurich area.
Who's Who Legal Tax 2019
She has great know-how, is a good listener and a great adviser.
Client in Chambers Global 2019
Incredibly powerful.
Client in Chambers Global 2019
Has amazing tax know-how and is connected to every major tax player in Switzerland.
Legal 500 2018
She has highest level of tax knowledge and understanding of business needs.
Client in Chambers Europe 2018
She is accessible, responsive, open and humble.
Client in Chambers Europe 2018
Very fresh thinking with a lot of power.
Client in the energy sector
Excellent for financing structures and M&A deals.
Who's Who Legal Tax 2018
Fast thinker with a pragmatic approach and very good knowledge.
Client in Chambers Global 2017
Very kind person and easy to work with.
Client in Chambers Global 2017
Experienced in international and national corporate tax and M&A.
Chambers Global 2017
Excellent peer and client endorsements.
Chambers Global 2017
Susanne Schreiber is a tax expert. She is very responsive and valuable.
Chambers Global 2025
Susanne Schreiber is easily one of the top three lawyers within Switzerland. She knows all the legal and administrative practices and understands them well.
Chambers Global 2025
She addressed a series of Swiss tax issues very successfully.
Chambers Global 2025
I am very pleased with her performance.
Chambers Global 2025
She knows how to apply tax law and is really very focused on the technical issues.
Chambers Europe 2025
Susanne Schreiber has excellent tax knowledge, is very precise and to the point, and can articulate complex matters concisely.
Chambers Global 2026
Susanne Schreiber is the perfect all-rounder in Swiss tax law matters.
Chambers Global 2026
Susanne Schreiber is the best tax lawyer in Switzerland. She is technically very strong, responsive, and her work is fantastic.
Chambers Global 2026
Susanne Schreiber is super knowledgeable when it comes to finding the required solutions.
Chambers Global 2026
Susanne has provided excellent and practical tax advice on a number of complex issues.
Chambers Europe 2026
Susanne Schreiber is super pragmatic and very fast in understanding complex tax structuring needs, very solution-oriented and client service-focused with a very warm demeanor.
Legal 500 2026
Parcours professionnel
  • Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2015)
  • Partner, Head M&A Tax of a Big Four Firm (2013)
  • Certified Tax Expert (2010)
  • Manager, Senior Manager, Director of a Big Four Firm in Switzerland (2007, 2008, 2011)
  • German Tax Advisor (2006)
  • Manager M&A Tax Services of a Big Four Firm in Germany (2006)
  • Associate of an international law firm in Germany (2002)
  • Admitted to the Munich Bar (2001)
  • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich: Law Degree (1999)
Associations et fonctions publiques
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Member of the Tax Expert Exam Commission
  • Member of the International Fiscal Association Swiss Branch (IFA Switzerland)
  • Member of the Tax Chapter of the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of EXPERTsuisse
  • Officer of the IBA Taxes Committee
  • Anglais
  • Allemand

Domaines d'activités

Susanne Schreiber's Deals, Cases & News

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Reconnu comme un "leading lawyer"
par Legal 500 2023

Susanne Schreiber's dernières publications

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