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Oliver Arter

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, division of estates, execution of wills, matrimonial property rights, advance care directives and living wills, taking up residence and taxation. In addition he advises Swiss and international banks, asset managers, investment advisers and family offices on regulatory and contractual matters and represents them in proceedings. He publishes extensively in all his fields of practice. Oliver Arter is an academic consultant with the Institute for Legal Theory and Legal Practice at the University of St Gallen, and is frequently invited to give lectures and chair conferences. · MLL Legal

SwitzerlandPrivate Clients, Trusts & EstatesGerman, English, French

About

Of Counsel at MLL Legal since June 2009, Oliver Arter advises private clients and their advisers (banks, family offices, foreign advisers) on domestic and international wealth planning, trusts, foundations, estate planning, succession and related tax matters, and also specialises in banking, asset management and regulatory matters. He is an academic consultant with the Institute for Legal Theory and Legal Practice at the University of St Gallen and regularly publishes, lectures and chairs conferences.

Practice areas

Private ClientsTrusts & EstatesTaxBanking & FinanceAsset ManagementRegulatoryFinTech & DLTCharity & Nonprofit

Office

Expertise

Wealth planningTrusts and foundations structuringInternational estate planningDivision of estates and execution of willsMatrimonial property and advance care directivesBanks, asset managers and investment advisers (regulatory & contractual matters)Family officesCross-border taxation

Education

  • University of St Gallen, lic.iur.

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Bar (2000)

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench