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Kinga M. Weiss is a partner and co-chair of the Private Clients team of Walder Wyss. She primarily devotes her time to domestic and foreign private clients, banks and family offices. Her areas of expertise are centered around both private clients and entrepreneurs in matters of inheritance law, including marital property law, relating to estate planning, business succession and execution of wills. Cross-border cases account for the bulk of her field of action. Besides, she also supports clients with relocation, asset structuring, trust and endowment matters and tax affairs.
She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law as well as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).
Born in 1969, Kinga M. Weiss was educated at the University of Zurich (lic.iur. 1996, Dr.iur. 1999) and New York University School of Law (LL.M. 2003). In 2000 she passed the bar and qualified as an attorney and in 2011 she graduated as certified specialist SBA inheritance law. She has working experience as clerk at the District Court of Meilen and as attorney for several years with a major Zurich law firm.
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High Net Worth
Kinga Weiss maintains a formidable reputation as a leading private client lawyer in Switzerland who frequently assists high net worth clients with complex Swiss and international estate disputes as well as inheritance, business succession and estate planning matters, among others.
Kinga Weiss of Walder Wyss is a highly regarded private client lawyer who also assists wealthy clients with family law matters. Sheadvises on cases that feature divorce, surrogacy and marital agreements.
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"Kinga is a fantastic private client lawyer. She is attentive to the client's situation and needs, and finds the most suitable solution within the given circumstances."
"Kinga is a great support to private clients with great personal insights, as well as relevant professional expertise. Her team is expertly managed and supports clients in a highly effective way."
"Kinga is the person that you go to if you have a family foundation or a trust and want to emigrate to Switzerland. I would certainly recommend her for such difficult and complex work."
"Kinga is a brilliant lawyer: practical, efficient, with awide helicopter view and profound knowledge of complex international cases."
"Kinga Weiss is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge of Swiss and international treaties to advise on family/matrimonial issues for international high net worth clients."
"Kinga is great to work with. She connects easily with clients and other advisers."
"Kinga is a fantastic private client lawyer. She is attentive to the client's situation and needs, and finds the most suitable solution within the given circumstances."
"Kinga is a great support to private clients with great personal insights, as well as relevant professional expertise. Her team is expertly managed and supports clients in a highly effective way."
"Kinga is the person that you go to if you have a family foundation or a trust and want to emigrate to Switzerland. I would certainly recommend her for such difficult and complex work."
"Kinga is a brilliant lawyer: practical, efficient, with awide helicopter view and profound knowledge of complex international cases."
"Kinga Weiss is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge of Swiss and international treaties to advise on family/matrimonial issues for international high net worth clients."
"Kinga is great to work with. She connects easily with clients and other advisers."
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