Mr Matthias Bizzarro > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Work Department

Tax

Position

Matthias Bizzarro is a certified tax expert and a lecturer in tax law at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). Matthias Bizzarro’s practice focuses on all aspects of domestic and international corporate tax law and tax planning for Swiss and foreign private clients.

He also advises in matters of general contract law, corporate and commercial law, regularly providing advice on corporate transactions (including start-up financing rounds).

Matthias Bizzarro is also experienced in advising private clients in civil legal matters, with a focus on estate and wealth planning, as well as relocations to Switzerland.

Finally, in the past ten years he has gathered broad experience in representing corporate clients and individuals in front of Cantonal and federal courts, in particular in tax and administrative cases.

He regularly speaks and publishes articles on topics within his practice areas.

Career

  • Partner at Bär & Karrer (2023)
  • Prosecutor for the Swiss Military Justice, Region 3 (since 2022)
  • Certified Tax Expert (2020)
  • Military Investigative Judge (2017-2022)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2015)
  • Admitted to the Ticino Bar (2014)
  • Law Clerk at the Lugano District Court (2014)
  • Trainee at Bär & Karrer (2012-2014)
  • Northwestern University School of Law: Student exchange (2012)
  • Summer trainee at Bär & Karrer, Lugano office (2011)
  • Summer trainee at a Swiss law firm in Zurich (2010)
  • Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Walter Fellmann (2010-2011)

Languages

German, Italian, French, English, Spanish

Memberships

  • Member of EXPERTsuisse
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  • Member and delegate to the SAV of the Ticino Bar
  • Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Tax Law Competence Center

Personal

  • Lucerne University: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics (2018)
  • Georgetown University Law Center: LL.M. in Taxation, with Certificate in International Taxation (2017)
  • University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI): CAS in Taxation Fundamentals (2016)
  • University of Lucerne: MLaw (2012)
  • University of Lucerne: BLaw (2010)

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.

Switzerland > Leading firms: Italian-speaking Switzerland

Bär & Karrer Ltd.‘s Lugano office is poised to assist its high calibre clients with transactions, dispute resolution, tax, and private client mandates. Paolo Bottini, who is significantly experienced in providing legal and tax advice to multinational corporations and banks as well as financial institutions, and Cesare Jermini, who notably specialises in international and domestic arbitration, spearhead the group. Other key contacts include Massimo Vanotti, who principally focuses on corporate and commercial law matters extending across a diverse array of sectors, and tax expert Matthias Bizzarro, who was promoted to partner in January 2023.