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Guillaume Grisel

Guillaume Grisel is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Private Wealth group. He assists high net worth individuals and families, including entertainers, art collectors and philanthropists. Guillaume Grisel regularly advises banks, wealth managers, family offices and professional trustees in compliance and regulatory matters too. He is the author of the only comprehensive textbook on trust law in Switzerland (Le Trust en Suisse). Experience Estate and tax planning for high net worth individuals and families Trust law, taxation of trusts Regulation of financial institutions Anti-money laundering law Mutual assistance and automatic exchange of information in tax matters (CRS, FATCA) · Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

SwitzerlandPrivate Wealth, Trusts & EstatesFrench, English, German

About

Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Private Wealth group advising high net worth individuals and families (including entertainers, art collectors and philanthropists) on estate and tax planning, trust law and taxation of trusts. He also advises banks, wealth managers, family offices and professional trustees on compliance and regulatory matters and is the author of the textbook Le Trust en Suisse on Swiss trust law.

Practice areas

Private WealthTrusts & EstatesTaxationBanking & FinanceCompliance & RegulatoryAnti-Money Laundering

Office

Expertise

High Net Worth Individuals & FamiliesArt & EntertainmentFamily Offices & Wealth ManagersTrust Law and Trust TaxationFinancial Institutions RegulationTax Information Exchange (CRS, FATCA)

Education

  • Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP) (2010)
  • LL.M., University of Cambridge (2010)
  • Dr. iur., University of Lausanne (2010)
  • Bar Admission, Switzerland (2008)
  • Lic. iur., Universities of Lausanne and Zurich (2002)

Admissions

  • Bar Admission, Switzerland (2008)
  • Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP) (2010)

Languages

FrenchEnglishGerman