burckhardt Ltd — Switzerland

Alain Schmid

Alain's areas of expertise are corporate law and contract law with a specific focus on M&A transactions. · Corporate / M&A

Basil Grötzinger

Basil Grötzinger’s areas of expertise and practice focus on property and inheritance law (including estate planning), corporate and commercial law, real estate law, and general contract law. · Inheritance Law

Bastian Thurneysen

Bastian Thurneysen areas of expertise are national and international tax law. He advises groups of companies, small and medium enterprises and start-ups on all tax law issues, in particular on mergers and acquisitions, financing, reorganizations and employee participation plans. In addition, he advises on tax issues in the crypto area and advises private clients in all tax matters. One of Bastian Thurneysen's areas of expertise is tax litigation, in particular in the area of international tax administrative assistance. As co-author of iusNet Steuerrecht, Bastian Thurneysen is always informed about the latest case law in tax law and advises his clients efficiently and practically. · Tax

David Liatowitsch

David Liatowitsch represents clients in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts and in international arbitration proceedings (ICC, Swiss Rules, ad hoc) in commercial, contract, corporate and personality law disputes as well as in debt enforcement and bankruptcy matters, including the freezing of assets and the enforcement of awards. In addition, he advises institutional collectors, museums and galleries in art law matters and matters related to inheritance and charitable foundation law and appears as a speaker on related topics. · Litigation

Jacqueline Burckhardt

Jacqueline's areas of expertise are succession issues, international trust and estate planning, real estate and charity law. She also offers the full range of notary services. · Succession / Probate

Mark Eichner

Mark's areas of expertise are establishing, managing and liquidating structures for transnational trusts and estate and succession planning. He also offers the full range of notary services, including advising on and drafting nuptial agreements, wills and corporate documents. · Trusts

Peter von Burg

Peter von Burg provides advice to SMEs and private clients in the fields of tax law (national and international tax planning and compliance, ruling requests, tax returns, litigation etc.), corporate law (incorporations, start-ups, reorganisations etc.) and estate planning, including trusts and foundations, as well as inheritance law (last wills, health care proxy etc.). Through his role as co-publisher of www.taxlawblog.ch, Peter von Burg is up-to-date on the latest developments and can provide his clients with practice-oriented advice. · Tax

Ramon Mabillard

Ramon's areas of expertise are dispute resolution and litigation, corporate restructuring and company law. · Dispute Resolution

Rolf Wüthrich

Head of Tax. Rolf's areas of expertise are national and international tax planning, corporate restructuring and acquisition, commercial and contract law and corporate secretarial services. · Tax

Stefanie Grimm

Stefanie's areas of expertise are drafting corporate documents and real estate transactions. · Real Estate

Stéphane Konkoly

Head of M&A and Banking & Finance. Stéphane’s areas of expertise are contract law and corporate law with a specific focus on national and cross-border M&A transactions and structured finance. He possesses in-depth knowledge in the field of asset finance, in particular the financing of movable equipment through leasing. · Corporate / M&A

Thomas Meyer

Thomas’ areas of expertise are estate planning and inheritance law, employment law, corporate and commercial law as well as contract law. · Estate Planning & Inheritance

Yvonne Pieles

Yvonne’s area of expertise is litigation and dispute resolution. Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, white-collar crime, medical malpractice, contract, inheritance and employment law proceedings, as well as international mutual legal assistance in civil and criminal matters. · Litigation