Find Lawyers in Switzerland for Trusts and Estates

Oliver Arter’s practice focuses on private clients and their advisers (banks, family offices, foreign advisers) in all aspects of domestic and international wealth planning. He also specialises in banking, asset management and regulatory matters. Oliver Arter became Of Counsel in June 2009. His work involves representing and advising private clients on the structuring of assets (trusts, foundations, international business corporations), domestic and international estate planning, divisi...

A Senior Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin, Mark Barmes contributes actively in the field of wealth planning in Switzerland and particularly in connection with trusts and trust disputes.Mark Barmes also acts for international organizations in employment disputes before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization. Mark Barmes studied economics and law at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is qualified as a solicitor in Australia (1987) and in England a...

Frédérique Bensahel is considered as a leading lawyer in the banking and financial sector in Switzerland. As Partner at FBT and head of its Banking and Finance group, Frédérique Bensahel advises Swiss and foreign financial institutions, in particular banks, asset managers, brokers, dealers as well as investment funds and fund managers on all regulatory and contractual issues. Frédérique Bensahel’s practice covers, in particular, fund and structu...

Patricia Guerra is head of the private clients team in Zurich and head of the Latin-America desk of the firm. She has extensive experience in advising UHNW and HNW individuals and families in all personal matters and matters concerning family assets as well as in philanthropic endeavours. Patricia Guerra continuously deals with cross border issues and regularly takes on the legal leadership necessary to coordinate teams across various jurisdictions. She is fluent in English, Spanish, German a...

As Chief Executive Officer, Christian Lyk is responsible for the operational management of KENDRIS and also holds the position of Responsible Officer FATCA. He has extensive experience in regulatory and compliance matters and specialises in providing cross-border financial, tax, estate planning and family office services to ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs). Christian Lyk began his career in a law firm before joining one of the Big 4 where he held a managerial position in the field of...

Frédéric Neukomm is a certified tax expert in the Geneva office. His main areas of work are company tax law and tax law for high net worth individuals. He also works in the fields of banking and finance. Frédéric Neukomm graduated from the University of Fribourg (2000) and studied Law at Georgetown University (2003). He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2005. Frédéric joined Lenz & Staehelin in 2005 and became a Partner in 2013.

Partner Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law Tobias Somary heads the private client team of the firm. He specialises in the area of estate and succession planning, prenuptial agreements, estate administration, inheritance disputes, foundations & trusts, charities, art, private banking laws, and in- and outbound relocation. After having worked with a large Zurich law firm (Baer & Karrer) in 1998 and 1999, Tobias Somary joined CMS in 2000. In 2004 he completed post-graduate studies ...