Mark Barmes
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Private Wealth Law
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Provided by Mark Barmes
Practice Areas
Mark Barnes is a senior counsel at our Geneva office, where he is a member of the Litigation and Arbitration and Private Clients groups. Mark contributes actively to the field of wealth planning in Switzerland, particularly in connection with trusts and trust disputes. He also acts for international organisations in employment disputes before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization.
Career
University of Queensland (Bachelor of Economics 1984, Bachelor of Laws 1985), Admission as solicitor in Queensland, Australia (1987), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1988), Admission to the Section of foreign lawyers of the Geneva Bar (1990), Admission as solicitor in England and Wales (1992), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (1998), Senior Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin (2022)
Professional Memberships
Queensland Law Society, Law Society of England & Wales, Section of Foreign Lawyers of the Geneva Bar Association, STEP - Switzerland & Liechtenstein branch, Committee member of the Swiss Association of Trustee Companies (SATC)
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Mark Barmes has deep experience acting for private clients on the full range of wealth planning matters, and is particularly adept at dealing with contentious and non-contentious trust issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mark is well liked and well regarded."
"Mark is well liked and well regarded."
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