Tax
Global Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 1
Email address
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+41 58 261 5000About
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
Our tax team advises and represents our Swiss and international clients on all matters related to direct and indirect taxes, customs duties, and other levies.
We assist our clients in structuring their business and managing their private wealth while remaining mindful of tax and social security implications. Our clients range from individuals and family businesses to multinational companies from various sectors.
We work closely together with our colleagues from other areas of law to offer our clients comprehensive solutions. We also have close ties with experts in other jurisdictions and an excellent working relationship with Swiss tax and social security authorities. This enables us to offer strategic and pragmatic tax advice on all issues our clients face in their private and professional environment, their day to day business as well as in respect of specific transactions.
- Business and transaction structuring
- Corporate and individual tax planning
- Family wealth and estate planning
- Tax litigation and compliance
- Transfer pricing
- Double taxation and other international tax issues
- Financial products
- Executive compensation, employee incentives and participation plans
- Indirect taxes, incl. VAT
- Pension solutions
- Assistance with social security audits
Chambers Review
Bär & Karrer retains its leading position in the market with particular strength in tax issues related to M&A transactions, acting on both the buy and sell sides alongside colleagues from the firm's market-leading corporate team. Lawyers in the firm's Geneva and Zürich offices also assist clients with VAT matters before the Swiss tax authorities, mutual agreement procedures and social security proceedings. The team additionally advises clients on the tax aspects of financing matters and internal reorganisations.
Work Highlights
- The team at Bär & Karrer assisted UBS Group with the tax aspects of its acquisition of Credit Suisse.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers at Bär & Karrer have the highest legal technical skills combined with the best understanding in the industry."
"I found Bär & Karrer's approach to be balanced between the technical requirements and fully factoring in commercial importance and relevance. The advice is pragmatic and targeted to our specific requirements."
"The team helps to distil complex matters and provide balanced and timely advice."
"The lawyers at Bär & Karrer have the highest legal technical skills combined with the best understanding in the industry."
"I found Bär & Karrer's approach to be balanced between the technical requirements and fully factoring in commercial importance and relevance. The advice is pragmatic and targeted to our specific requirements."
"The team helps to distil complex matters and provide balanced and timely advice."
Notable Practitioners
One of the leading tax experts in Switzerland, Susanne Schreiber advises clients on all tax aspects related to prominent and high-value M&A transactions, as well as on financing and equity capital markets matters. Her work often involves cross-border mandates.
"Susanne Schreiber has a great understanding and provides practical solutions."
"Susanne is very good all-round and is very technically proficient herself."
Daniel Bader assists clients with all the tax aspects relating to corporate transactions.
Raoul Stocker is a new addition to the rankings this year. He is well placed to advise clients on the tax aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings. He is also recognised for his expertise in transfer pricing.
"Raoul Stocker is superb technically. He is really clear in communication and is able to explain in a very clear way the problems that we have."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bär & Karrer Ltd
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
Christoph Suter
Cyrill Diefenbacher
Head of Department
Daniel Lehmann
Matthias Bizzarro
Paolo Bottini
Raoul Stocker
Ruth Bloch-Riemer
Head of Department