Bär & Karrer Ltd. offers advice on the full spectrum of private client matters, including wealth, estate and succession planning, tax structuring and trust and estate litigation, as well as family and matrimonial disputes. The team is particularly noted for its cross-border abilities and its presence across all language regions in Switzerland. Tina Wüstemann and Daniel Leu jointly lead the team. Wüstemann has extensive experience across international estate and succession planning issues, as well as contentious trust and estate cases. Leu’s practice encompasses expertise in foundations and trusts, estate matters, wealth planning and art law. Other key team members include Daniel Bader, who provides advice on tax, succession and private wealth structuring. Ruth Bloch-Riemer, Matthias Bizzarro and Hanna Brozzo are also well-regarded for their tax expertise, particularly on a cross-border level.

Lenz & Staehelin is best known for its capabilities across wealth and estate planning, re-domiciliation, inheritance and executorship matters. The private client team works alongside the firm’s litigation, immigration and trust experts to tackle a wide array of mandates. Lucien Masmejan specialises in wealth structuring and family governance issues and heads up the team alongside tax experts Heini Rüdisühli and Daniel Schafer. Jean-Blaise Eckert also handles tax matters as well as inheritance law. Alexander Greter advises on estate planning and family wealth structures, while Nathalie Vetsch-Cevallos undertakes mandates relating to inheritance and matrimonial law. Alexandra Hirt and Tatanja Vlk are also recommended. Géraldine Auberson departed the firm in August 2025.

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is notable for its market-leading private wealth disputes practice. Under the leadership of Andrea Dorjee-Good and David Wallace Wilson, the team also offers advice on the full gamut of private client issues, from estate planning and succession matters to philanthropic issues and family office organisation. Dorjee-Good and Wilson primarily advise on estate planning and trust and estate litigation. Grégoire Wuest is also a key contact for estate planning matters. Guillaume Grisel counts HNWIs and families, as well as entertainers, art collectors and philanthropists, amongst his clients. Bernard Vischer is well-versed in private banking issues, trusts and estate planning matters. Caroline M. Lopez Nagai‘s broad practice encompasses succession matters, regulatory investigations and corporate transactions.

Walder Wyss Ltd. fields a sizeable team of private client experts with wide-ranging specialisms, including tax, matrimonial and inheritance issues, as well as estate planning and philanthropy matters, often with a cross-border element. Practice head Kinga M. Weiss is well-regarded for her expertise in marital property, inheritance and family law matters. Co-head Philippe Pulfer primarily handles trust and charity-related mandates referred by English and US law firms and trust companies. Olivier Sigg handles trusts, foundations and last wills and testaments, while Fouad Sayegh advises on tax, relocation and charitable project matters. Robert Desax is an expert in international taxation.

Baker McKenzie Switzerland SA stands out for its capabilities in US, English & Welsh, Swiss and international tax matters, as well as related regulatory issues. Marnin Michaels advises on the full spectrum of wealth management matters. Lyubomir Georgiev is a key contact for mandates relating to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and other cross-border taxation and regulatory compliance issues. Elliott Murray has extensive experience in US and international tax, wealth planning and family governance matters. The three jointly lead the team.

Charles Russell Speechlys AG excels in multijurisdictional private client matters, including tax planning, estate planning, private wealth disputes and family law, as well as immigration advice, expropriation and Swiss property acquisitions. Mark Summers heads up the team and is a key contact for US/UK and UK/Swiss-connected clients looking for tax and wealth structuring advice. Fellow practice head Michael Wells-Greco has a particular focus on cross-border succession planning and family matters.

The private client team at CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is well-equipped to advise on a broad array of domestic and cross-border issues, from estate planning and complex private wealth law issues to inheritance disputes, matrimonial proceedings, foundation and art law. Tobias Somary and Pierre Ducret steer the practice. Somary oversees estate planning and contentious succession mandates, while Ducret handles inheritance and matrimonial litigation. Inheritance law expert Louise Lutz Sciamanna is also recommended.

Fischer Ramp Buchmann is a private client boutique housing a strong team of tax specialists. The group routinely advises UHNW individuals and families on tax litigation and structuring issues, as well as succession planning, real estate and philanthropy matters, often across multiple jurisdictions. Michael Fischer has extensive experience handling domestic and international estate planning, tax and social security mandates, while Samuel Ramp offers advice on real estate transactions, tax planning and litigation matters. Marc Buchmann undertakes wealth and succession planning, also overseeing social security issues.

Claudia Suter heads up the private client offering at Homburger. The team draws on the expertise of the firm’s corporate, tax, financing and dispute resolution groups to provide comprehensive support across a range of cross-border private client issues. Suter’s diverse practice encompasses expertise in tax structuring, succession and estate planning as well as inheritance, marital and family law issues. Gabrielle Nater-Bass handles both contentious and non-contentious trust and estate matters. Tobias Kaufmann advises on international relocations, philanthropy and foundations, and trusts matters.

MLL Legal’s private client team provides advice on the full range of issues and is well-versed in cross-border cases. The team’s specialisms encompass relocations, asset structuring, succession and tax planning as well as family law, inheritance disputes and prenuptial and divorce settlements. Skilled mediator Patricia Guerra and asset management expert Serge Calame head up the practice. Julien Tron advises on estate and wealth planning matters as well as immigration and real estate mandates. Maud Udry-Alhanko is another name to note, specialising in divorce proceedings and estate matters.

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd leverages strong capabilities across the spectrum of private client matters, from estate planning, asset transfers and real estate acquisitions to art acquisitions and family disputes, regularly advising on matters that span multiple jurisdictions. Catherine Grun Meyer and Thomas Graf head up the team, with Meyer bringing extensive experience across a broad array of mandates, including international matrimonial property issues and succession planning, while Graf is a key port of call for tax matters. Daniel Antognini undertakes inheritance, estate and commercial law mandates. Thomas Hochstrasser is also recommended.

Pestalozzi is well-placed to offer advice on a wide array of private client issues, ranging from contentious matters to tax planning, regulatory advice and real estate transactions. Practice head Oliver Widmer caters to national and international banks, financial institutions, wealth managers and high net worth individuals, while co-head Christophe Emonet is an experienced litigator and routinely acts in commercial disputes and regulatory proceedings. Michael Lips, Andrea Huber and tax expert Jonas Sigrist are also names to note.

FBT Attorneys-at-Law leverages strong capabilities in wealth structuring, estate planning, unions, relocations and philanthropic matters on behalf of its clients. Jean-Luc Bochatay steers the practice and specialises in Swiss and French taxation, while also advising on asset restructuring and trusts. Michel Abt is another name to note, he has a particular focus on gift and inheritance issues, often with a cross-border dimension.

Kellerhals Carrard is well-regarded for its Swiss private law and international tax expertise. Under the leadership of Ingrid Iselin and Annette Spycher, the private client team routinely handles estate and inheritance litigation, trust structuring, global succession and protective measures for incapacitated HNW individuals. Iselin is an expert in inheritance law, while Spycher handles matrimonial and succession matters. Nicolas Gillard undertakes estate litigation and succession planning issues. Jean-Christophe Hocke and Frédérique Flournoy are also recommended.

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance is well-versed in the full gamut of private client matters, from wealth, estate and succession planning to matrimonial and family issues, as well as tax, relocation and probate proceedings. Balz Hoesly heads up the team and has extensive experience in inheritance law, estate and succession planning. Christoph Nater is a key contact for real estate mandates, while Christoph Rechsteiner handles tax matters. Alexandra Geiger and Stefan Keller advise on matrimonial and inheritance law. Walter Frei is also recommended for tax issues relating to cross-border relocations.

Georgia Fotiou and Andreas von Erlach head up the private client offering at Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd. The team provides advice on the full spectrum of issues, such as tax, succession planning, matrimonial and family matters, often with a cross-border dimension. Fotiou has extensive experience across estate planning, inheritance law, family governance and charitable foundations, while von Erlach specialises in inheritance law and disputes, as well as wealth planning issues. Michael Hamm assists with estate planning for families with multi-national businesses.

Wenger Plattner caters to HNWIs and entrepreneurs across a variety of tax planning, relocation and charitable foundation matters. Daniel Gabrieli is at the helm and undertakes wealth and estate planning mandates, as well as inheritance and trust disputes. Markus Mühlemann leads the tax practice group, while Simon Schweizer handles real estate and commercial matters. Litigator Michael A. Schifferli routinely represents clients before state courts and international arbitral tribunals.

The private client team at Wenger Vieli Ltd is well-placed to handle a range of both national and international tax issues, as well as estate and succession planning on behalf of UHNW and HNW individuals and families, entrepreneurs and executives. Nicolas Bracher leads the legal side. Bracher specialises in disputes, inheritance and foundations and charitable institutions. Tax experts Dominik Bürgy and Joël Doswald are also recommended.

Boutique law firm Bersheda Law has a particular focus on cross-border dispute resolution for UHNWIs. Tetiana Bersheda spearheads the practice and has extensive experience advising on a broad range of mandates, often in connection with Monaco, including those relating to trusts, estate planning and family law, as well as matrimonial law and banking.

Bratschi Ltd maintains a particular focus on trusts and foundations, estate planning and structured asset matters. Ingmar J. M. Snijders leads the team and specialises in estate and succession planning matters including foundations, trusts, pre and post-nuptial agreements, and related disputes.

LALIVE excels in cross-border disputes and a range of advisory private client matters. The team is particularly well-regarded for its work in art and cultural property law, asset recovery and international family disputes. Practice head Werner Jahnel lends his expertise to inheritance law matters. Co-head Sandrine Giroud handles disputes and asset recovery mandates. Simone Nadelhofer and Matthias Gstoehl departed the firm in January 2025.

Loyens & Loeff assists HNWIs, family offices, investment managers and multinational enterprises on the full gamut of Swiss tax, legal and regulatory issues. Beat Baumgartner spearheads the practice and is an expert in cross-border tax structuring. Anaïs Näscher also specialises in taxation, as well as Swiss and international estate and succession planning matters.

Rebecca Lauchenauer is at the helm at OBERSON ABELS SA, and the private client team has a wealth of experience advising on inheritance and family property law, from asset structuring and estate planning to inheritance disputes. Lauchenauer herself specialises in the taxation of trusts and cross-border estate planning matters. Ariane Michellod Berney handles philanthropy mandates.

The private client offering at Offices of Stephanie A. Jarrett encompasses expertise in governance, tax and legal matters on behalf of UHNW families. Stephanie Jarrett is well-versed in cross-border issues and has a wealth of experience advising on governance, trusts and wealth structuring, as well as business succession and tax issues.

Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte is best known for its estate planning capabilities as well as its expertise in wills, inheritance issues, matrimonial and shareholder agreements. Sandra Spirig and Pius Bumann lead the team, and both specialise in inheritance law and succession issues. Estate planning experts Daniel Stoll and Thomas Loher are also key members of the team.

Boutique firm weber schaub & partner ltd. provides advice on the full range of private client issues and is particularly noted for its expertise in tax and succession mandates. Lorenz Baumann is at the helm and routinely handles estate planning, inheritance and matrimonial property law matters, often with a cross-border dimension. Dominique Ott, Peter Schaub, Martin Schmidlin and Regula Dannecker are also names to note.