Mr Christoph Suter > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Bär & Karrer Ltd. Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Mr Christoph Suter
Work Department
Tax | Banking & Insurance | Capital Markets | Fintech | Funds, Financial Products & Asset Management | Mergers & Acquisitions | Private Clients | Startup Desk
Position
Christoph Suter heads Bär & Karrer’s tax team in Geneva. He advises corporate and private clients in complex national and international tax matters.
Christoph Suter has broad experience in corporate taxation, in particular M&A, reorganizations, corporate finance, national and international tax planning as well as tax litigation work. He is also an expert in tax topics of the banking and asset management industry, such as the taxation of financial instruments.
Christoph Suter is a frequent lecturer at national and international tax conferences and publishes articles on relevant taxation topics.
Career
- Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2017)
- Senior Manager (2010), Partner (2013), Head Financial Services Tax Swiss Romande at a Big Four Firm (until 2017)
- Head of Tax of an International Reinsurance Company (2009-2010)
- Manager Transfer Pricing of a Big Four Firm (2008-2009)
- Head of Tax of an International Media Company (2004-2008)
- Manager of a Big Four Firm in Switzerland (2001-2004)
Languages
German, English, French
Memberships
- Member of the Ordre Romand des Experts Fiscaux Diplomés (OREF)
- Member of the International Fiscal Association Swiss Branch (IFA Switzerland)
Education
- Swiss Certified Tax Expert (2004)
- Universities of Basel and Lausanne: Law Degree (2001)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises Swiss banks and Swiss affiliates of foreign banks and other financial institutions on legal issues in contractual matters, regulatory and compliance matters, financing and derivatives projects, and complex civil, criminal and enforcement proceedings. Practice co-head Cédric Chapuis regularly advises Swiss and foreign clients on domestic and international transactions, as well as general corporate matters. Frédéric Bétrisey, who also co-heads the practice, is praised for his ‘deep knowledge and understanding of the Swiss regulatory jungle’. Martin Anderson guides clients through financing transactions while Andrew M. Garbarski handles financial and commercial litigation and Christoph Suter advises on the taxation of financial instruments.
Switzerland > Tax
Bär & Karrer Ltd.‘s ‘professional, well-balanced, knowledgeable and productive team‘ provides 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.
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
- Leading firms: Italian-speaking Switzerland
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Sports law
- Tax