Our specialised lawyers’ long-standing practical experience, combined with continuous development and training, enable us to concentrate exclusively on our clients’ concerns, and pursue them with a clear and consistent focus.

Together with our clients, we deliver highly developed, tailor-made solutions, and, thanks to the fact that our strategy is under continuous review, we react quickly to changing situations.

Among our main areas of expertise are the following:

Tax law

• International tax law and double taxation agreements
• Tax consulting for restructuring companies, acquisitions and financing
• Comprehensive advice on VAT issues
• Development of tax rulings 

Inheritance law and estate planning

• Drafting of inheritance contracts and wills
• Consulting and representing individual heirs or communities of heirs
• Providing support and assistance in the settlement of (disputed) estates
• Execution of wills

Foundation law

• Establishing and designing Swiss foundations
• Advice on the establishing foreign foundations or trusts

Contract law

• Drafting and reviewing contracts
• Delivering assistance and advice during the buying and selling process
• Due diligence
• Consulting and representing property rental companies and employers

Real estate and tenancy law

Commercial and company law

• Restructurings
• Acquisitions, demergers and mergers
• Liquidations

Litigation and dispute resolution

• Representation in civil state courts
• Representation in administrative and tax proceedings
• Representation of the interests of third parties in criminal proceedings
• Acting as arbitrator or party representative in arbitral proceedings

• Advising an entrepreneur on the structure of his international group of companies and their sale
• Representation of a private individual in court in a contractual dispute concerning ownership claims to real estate (amount under dispute: 70–100 million Swiss Francs)
• Comprehensive support of an international insurance group (regulatory aspects, labour law and tax advice)
• Restructuring of a large Swiss non-profit organisation
• Advice and representation of a community of heirs in a complex inheritance case (estate value almost 50 million Swiss Francs)
• Numerous representations of individuals before tax authorities and courts
• Representation of a holding company in criminal proceedings concerning the seizure of alleged criminal proceeds in connection with the transfer of real estate between various companies
• Comprehensive advice and assistance of private individuals (residence permits, tax planning and supplying advice on dealing in art)