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"Outstanding practice offering market-leading advice to both Swiss and international clients."
Chambers Europe 2015
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"Co-operates closely with tax and corporate teams to provide clients with a full service that addresses all their needs."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"Boasts a wealth of experience in advising Swiss and international clients."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"The lawyers are very knowledgeable, intelligent and creative."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"Received excellent feedback from new and established clients alike."
Chambers Europe 2012
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"The lawyers are team players and listen to what clients say."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"First class practice."
Legal 500 2016
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"The lawyers' turn-around times are terrific and they are practical and resourceful."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"Highly regarded for its private client work."
Chambers Europe 2012
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"Stellar practice with a deep bench of excellent practitioners in Zürich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"The excellent team couples fast response times with insightful, commercially aware advice."
Legal 500 2012
Private Clients, Trusts & Estates
Our private client team advises private clients and their families on all matters relating to matrimonial property and succession law, including domestic and international estate planning, estate administration and executorships. We also assist our clients with regard to taking up residence and domicile in Switzerland.
We advise clients on using and setting up legal structures, including trusts or other structures in foreign jurisdictions.
Trust and estate matters have become increasingly contentious and there is a continuous trend to have these matters litigated before Swiss and other civil law courts. We represent our clients in all types of litigation involving trusts, gifts, wills, estates and matrimonial property before Swiss courts and, together with correspondent law firms, before foreign courts and in multi-jurisdictional disputes.
We were awarded "Law Firm of the Year - EMEA" at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2015 in London and "Swiss Law Firm of the Year" at the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2014. We were under the five finalists in the category "International Legal Team of the Year" at the STEP Private Client Awards 2015/16.
- Trust and estate litigation
- Cross-border disputes involving successions, trusts and estates
- Estate planning
- Matrimonial property agreements
- Successions, wills and gifts
- Executorships
- Trusts, foundations and international charitable foundations
- Relocation to Switzerland
- International mobility for individuals and families
- Succession planning for closely held enterprises
- International divorces
Key Contact
Tina Wüstemann
Partner
Team Leaders
Daniel Bader
Partner
Paolo Bottini
Partner
Aurélie Conrad Hari
Partner
Dr. Andrew Michael Garbarski
Partner
Dr. Cesare Jermini
Partner
Dr. Daniel Leu
Partner
Thomas Stoltz
Partner
Massimo Vanotti
Partner
Dr. Andreas J. Bär
Counsel
Team Members
Paolo Ader
Associate
Matthias Bizzarro
Associate
Dr. Ruth Bloch-Riemer
Associate
Dr. Gian Brändli
Associate
Edoardo Buzzi
Associate
Francesco Carelli
Associate
Cinzia Catelli
Associate
Daniel Gabrieli
Associate
Nadine Grieder
Associate
Dr. Roman Huber
Associate
Julia Jung-Utzinger
Associate
David Liatowitsch
Associate
Christian Padrutt
Associate
Yasmine Quaglia
Associate
Laurent Riedweg
Associate
Rocco Rigozzi
Associate
Corinna Seiler
Associate
Raima Sherifoska
Associate
David La Casa
Trainee
