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"It's a big and highly renowned firm, but whenever you deal with the lawyers you still receive a very client-focused, solution-focused and personal service. "
Client in Chambers Europe 2016
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"A great team."
Interviewee in Chambers HNW guide 2019
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"Strong coverage in both the German- and French-speaking parts of the country."
Chambers HNW guide 2019
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"Sometimes they're on the other side, and they're always great to have as adversaries because they're smart."
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
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"They have real bench strength."
Source in Chambers HNW guide 2019
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"Top quality in every respect."
Chambers HNW guide 2018
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"Market-leading."
Legal 500 2017
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"Bär & Karrer has a stellar private wealth offering with a deep bench of excellent practictioners."
Comment from Chambers Private Wealth Law 2017
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"A leading Swiss firm for tax and private client matters. "
Chambers HNW guide 2019
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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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"One of the best firms in Switzerland and I would use them for a range of matters across the spectrum."
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
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"Great international experience."
Chambers HNW guide 2019
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"The firm has huge experience in wealth planning, trusts and estate litigation and tax issues."
Comment from Chambers Private Wealth Law 2017
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"First class practice."
Legal 500 2016
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"My first choice for private client work."
Client in Chambers HNW guide 2018
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"Major presence in this market."
Chambers HNW guide 2019
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.
Our strong private clients team comprises specialists from all areas united under one roof. Bär & Karrer's Private Client practice is ranged in first tier by all major ranking agencies e.g. Chambers, Who is Who and Legal 500. In 2019, Baer & Karrer has again been awarded "Law Firm of the Year - Switzerland" at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards in London. The private clients team has also won the "International Legal Team of the Year" award by STEP as the first Swiss law firm ever, which underlines the teams expertise and reputation.
- 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

Dr. Ruth Bloch-Riemer
Partner

Paolo Bottini
Partner

Aurélie Conrad Hari
Partner

Prof. Dr. Andrew M. Garbarski
Partner

Dr. Cesare Jermini
Partner

Dr. Daniel Leu
Partner

Thomas Stoltz
Partner

Christoph Suter
Partner

Massimo Vanotti
Partner

Dr. Andreas J. Bär
Counsel

Prof. Dr. Andrea Opel
Counsel
Team Members

Paolo Ader
Associate

Cagla Arslan
Legal Employee

Nathalie Aymon
Associate

Amira Benhamza
Trainee

Lionel Binz
Associate

Matthias Bizzarro
Associate

Hanna Brozzo
Associate

Lukas Brugger
Trainee

Edoardo Buzzi
Associate

Antonio Calvo
Associate

Luca Castiglioni
Associate

Cinzia Catelli
Associate

David Cavadini
Associate

Gaëlle Diserens
Trainee

Salome Eichenberger
Associate

Julia Eigenmann
Trainee

Marco Frigg
Associate

Anja Fuchs-Hodel
Associate

Daniel Gabrieli
Associate

Benedetta Galetti
Trainee

Shirane Halpérin
Trainee

Dr. Julia Henninger
Associate

Pierina Janett-Seiler
Associate

Julia Jung-Utzinger
Associate

Tobias A. Kallenbach
Jurist, Legal Engineer

Elena Kumashova
Associate

Sarah Mahmud
Associate

Ricardo Marino
Associate

Markus Mühlemann
Associate

Dr. Martina Plüss
Associate

Laurent Riedweg
Associate

Rocco Rigozzi
Associate

Michael Schneider
Associate

Dr. Angelica M. Schwarz
Associate

Alessia Suter
Trainee

David Trachsel
Associate

David Weimann
Associate