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ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
WALCHESTRASSE 15
8006 ZURICH
Switzerland

Email firm Visit website 41 44 267 63 00 41 44 267 63 90

Switzerland > Tax Tier 3

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein‘s ‘skilled’ team advises national and international public and private businesses, institutional investors, and other high net worth individuals on Swiss and international tax law matters. Co-leading are Pascal Taddei, whose tax practice covers restructurings, M&A, and intragroup transactions, and corporate tax expert Fabian Duss. Also heading the practice are Jürg Altorfer, who advises on national and international tax matters and social security law, Andreas Helbing, who consults on the cross-border corporate tax law issues for SMEs, and business law expert Urs Zeltner.

Practice head(s):

Fabian Duss; Pascal Taddei; Andreas Helbing; Jürg Altorfer; Urs Zeltner

Other key lawyers:

Mathias Häni; Britta Rehfisch; Fabian Streule; Marc Dietschi; Patrick Balz; Michael Felber

Testimonials

‘The team is very skilled in their practice of law, which is primarily tax and structuring. They are pragmatic in a jurisdiction which is fairly formal by nature.’

‘Jurg Altorfer has a work-smart mentality and able to cut to the chase once he has all the facts outlined.’

Key clients

Wagner International AG

Swiss Re

Work highlights

Supported Wagner International AG with design and concept for global transfer pricing policy.
Advised Swiss Re in an appeal at Zurich administrative court against add-up for gains from disposal of own shares.

The firm
ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein is one of the leading tax law firms in Switzerland. Founded in 1954 and located in Zurich, we offer national and international clients comprehensive consultancy focusing on Swiss and international tax law.

About us
From high net worth individuals to institutional investors. From the SME to the listed company. From incorporation through to succession planning. From the concept through to implementation and its reproduction in tax returns and tax assessments. We provide personal and individually tailored advice in relation to all aspects of life and business decisions with tax implications.

Our services are based on decades of professional experience and are characterised by recognised specialist expertise. With our avocational engagements as lecturers, specialist authors and judges we each provide our own additional contribution to the development of tax law.

Your tax experts
Our strength lies in the interdisciplinary approach to tax law in our team of lawyers and economists. Our experienced team of tax experts carefully attends to your interests in all tax matters.

Areas of practice
ADB will act as your partner in all areas of national and international tax law and in bordering issues of business law. The main focus of our work lies in the following activities:

Analysis of the tax situation (chances and risks; health checks)
Tax planning (concept elaboration including legal implementation)
Tax ruling requests; negotiations with the tax authorities
Expert opinions (including second opinions)
Assistance in tax audits
Representation in tax appeals
Compliance (tax returns etc.)
Value-added tax (VAT) advice and compliance
Consulting in cross-border situations

Companies
We advise our clients, which originate from various sectors, regarding national and international corporate tax law (corporate income and capital taxes, withholding tax, issuance stamp tax and securities transfer tax). Moreover, our services include advice in relation to value-added tax and customs duties. If desired, we will not only prepare tax concepts made to measure for your company, but will also ensure the legal implementation and attend to their operational execution.

Private individuals
We advise private individuals in all areas of national and international tax law, the law on social security contributions and legal issues arising in the context of tax planning.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
M&A	Pascal Taddei	pascal.taddei@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 88
M&A	Jürg Altorfer	juerg.altorfer@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 80
M&A	Marco Buchmann	marco.buchmann@adb.ch	+41 44 267 63 75
M&A	Manuel Dubach	manuel.dubach@adb.ch	+41 44 267 63 82
Capital markets and financial products	Fabian Duss	fabian.duss@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 67
Cross-border structuring	Andreas Helbing	andreas.helbing@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 65
Cross-border structuring	Pascal Taddei	pascal.taddei@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 88
Transfer pricing	Marc Dietschi	marc.dietschi@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 58
Transfer pricing	Fabian Duss	fabian.duss@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 67
Tax litigation	Marco Greter	marco.greter@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 63
Tax litigation	Andreas Helbing	andreas.helbing@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 65
VAT and customs	Britta Rehfisch	britta.rehfisch@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 74
Legal services	Urs Zeltner	urs.zeltner@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 66
Private clients	Jürg Altorfer	juerg.altorfer@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 80
Private clients	Andreas Helbing	andreas.helbing@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 65
Private clients	Pascal Taddei	pascal.taddei@adb.ch	+41 44 267 63 88
Real estate	Mathias Häni	mathias.haeni@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 85
Real estate	Marco Greter	marco.greter@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 63
Intra-group restructuring	Fabian Streule	fabian.streule@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 73
Intra-group restructuring	Pascal Taddei	pascal.taddei@adb.ch	+ 41 44 267 63 88
Intra-group restructuring	Manuel Dubach	manuel.dubach@adb.ch	+41 44 267 63 82

Name	Position	Profile
Dr Jürg Altorfer	Jürg Altorfer specializes in advising entrepreneurial companies and their shareholders on national…	View Profile
Mr Marco Buchmann	Marco Buchmann works in the area of national and international tax law.…	View Profile
Mr Marc Dietschi	Marc Dietschi advises on national and international tax law and specializes in…	View Profile
Mr Manuel Dubach	Manuel Dubach works in the area of national and international tax law.…	View Profile
Mr Fabian Duss	Fabian Duss works mainly in the area of national and international corporate…	View Profile
Dr Michael Felber	Michael Felber specialises in questions relating to national and international corporate tax…	View Profile
Dr Marco Greter	Marco Greter advises groups and SMEs in relation to corporate tax law…	View Profile
Mr Mathias Häni	Mathias Häni focuses on corporate tax law consultancy for groups and SMEs.…	View Profile
Dr Andreas Helbing	Andreas Helbing focuses on corporate tax law consultancy for groups and SMEs.…	View Profile
Ms Britta Rehfisch	Britta Rehfisch advises companies and private individuals on value-added tax (VAT) and…	View Profile
Mr Fabian Streule	Fabian Streule mainly advises companies and groups on national and international tax…	View Profile
Dr Pascal Taddei	Pascal Taddei advises on national and international tax law and specialises in…	View Profile
Dr Urs Zeltner	Urs Zeltner mainly deals with business law. He assists companies in all…	View Profile