Prof Dr Raoul Stocker > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Tax, Startup Desk

Position

Raoul Stocker has broad experience in all taxation matters and advises both corporations and individuals. His focus lies on cross-border structuring of corporate transactions and businesses as well as transfer pricing. He is specifically experienced in international tax litigation such as mutual agreement procedures and advanced pricing agreements.

Raoul is honorable professor for tax law at the University of St. Gallen and director at the Institute for Financial Law and Economics (IFF) at the University of St.Gallen.

Career

Partner at Bär & Karrer AG (since June 2020)
Partner and Tax Advisor of a Big Four Firm in Switzerland (2015-2020)
Partner at Bär & Karrer AG (2011-2015)
Partner (from 2010) and Tax Advisor of a Big Four Firm in Switzerland (2008-2011)
Head of Transfer Pricing at the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (2003-2007)
Certified Swiss Tax Expert (2002)

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

  • Honorary Professor of Tax Law, University St. Gallen
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Law & Economics Foundation

Education

University St. Gallen: PhD Degree in Law (2006)
University St. Gallen: Master in Law (1999)
University Berne: Master in Business Administration (1996)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

Bär & Karrer Ltd.‘s ‘professional, well-balanced, knowledgeable and productive teamprovides support to its clients in the French, German, and Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland. The team is co-led by Daniel Bader, who advises a range of private clients on tax-related issues, and Susanne Schreiber, who has expertise advising on domestic and international tax matters. Geneva team head Christoph Suter has a special focus on corporate taxation, and international tax planning and litigation. The team benefits from Raoul Stocker‘s aptitude in transfer pricing, Ruth Bloch-Riemer‘s knowledge of social security and pensions, and Daniel U. Lehmann‘s strength in international tax structuring. Also key are M&A tax experts Paolo Bottini and Cyrill Diefenbacher, and international corporate tax specialist Matthias Bizzarro, who made partner in January 2023.