Ms Sarah Busca Bonvin > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland

Work Department

Tax, Private Clients

Position

Partner

Career

Sarah Busca Bonvin is a lawyer and tax expert specialised in both corporate and individual tax law. Together with M. Andrio Orler, she is responsible for CMS’ tax department in Geneva, which she joined in 2017.

She worked for 15 years in the Geneva tax administration as Director of the tax affairs where she was responsible for tax rulings before being appointed Deputy Director-General in 2010.This experience has given her significant breadth and depth of knowledge and practice in many areas of taxation.

Sarah Busca Bonvin is the President of the Geneva Section of the Tax Expert Association (OREF), as well as a board member of the Swiss branch committee of the IFA (International Fiscal Association) and she teaches specialised courses in corporate taxation and transfer pricing for the LL.M. Tax program at the University of Geneva.

Languages

French, English, Italian

Memberships

  • President of the Geneva Section of the Tax Expert Association (OREF)
  • Board member of the Swiss branch of the IFA (International Fiscal Association)

Education

  • 2006 – Certified tax expert exam
  • 1999 – Bar exam
  • 1994 – Law degree, University of Geneva (Switzerland)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is a ‘one-stop shop’ handling the full spectrum of tax-related matters. Areas of strength include transfer pricing, estate planning, VAT and customs matters, and tax controversy issues. Mark Cagienard is ‘outstanding’ in corporate taxation matters at the domestic and cross-border level, with expertise in finance, VAT, and M&A. Cagienard leads alongside Andrio Orler, who advises on the tax elements of M&A, corporate reorganisations, and other cross-border transactions. David Hürlimann focuses on the particular taxation of groups, international tax, and tax accounting. Sarah Busca Bonvin has extensive expertise in tax planning for high-net-worth individuals.