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Bär & Karrer Ltd. Offices

BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Prof Dr Raoul Stocker

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
Capitalising on its inter-disciplinary strengths across M&A, capital markets and other transactional issues, the ‘knowledgeable and experienced’ Bär & Karrer Ltd. is a tour-de-force in handling complex high-profile tax mandates, ranging from international tax structuring to multifaceted tax litigation. Spearheaded by Susanne Schreiber
and Daniel Bader, the team is well regarded for its particular capabilities in cryptoassets, infrastructure projects and working for charitable organisations. Schreiber is a pre-eminent practitioner in relation to cross-border and domestic M&A, financing and capital markets related tax mandates, whereas Bader is established on the private client side. Raoul Stocker is a strong choice for an array of multinational, small and midsize companies operating in the market, while Paolo Bottini is noted for tax advice surrounding due diligence and contractual documentation. Christoph Suter helms the Geneva team, with his particular capabilities in asset management, banking and insurance tax issues. Ruth Bloch-Riemer, Cyrill Diefenbacher and Matthias Bizzarro are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Sports law
- Tax
- TMT