Mr Christoph Niederer > VISCHER > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
VISCHER Offices
SCHÜTZENGASSE 1
P.O. BOX
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
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Mr Christoph Niederer
Work Department
National and International Tax Law, Structure and Relocation Planning, Corporate Restructuring and Reorganizations; Mergers & Acquisitions, Estate Planning, Tax Litigation, Tax Administration and Judicial Assistance Procedures.
Position
Partner, Head of Tax
Career
Senior Manager with Deloitte Ltd., Zurich, FSI (Financial Services Industries and International Tax (October 2007 – August 2010)); Associate at VISCHER Ltd., Zurich (2007); Associate and responsible person for taxes at Blum & Partner, Zug (2005-2007); Clerk at the tax court of appeal of the Canton of Zurich (2000-2005); Auditor at the district court in Zurich (1998-1999).
Languages
German, English, French.
Memberships
Zurich Bar Association; Swiss Bar Association; Swiss Institute of Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants; IFA, Swiss Association for tax law, Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, International Pacific Bar Association.
Education
University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1998) Bar Exam (2001) Swiss Certified Tax Expert (2006)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Transport
VISCHER advises and represents airline companies on the cantonal, federal, European, and international levels in questions regarding damage, insurance, contract negotiations, acquisition of aircraft, and regulatory matters. Practice head Peter Kühn supports major clients with contract, transport and aviation law related issues. Christoph Niederer and Tobias F. Rohner advise companies in the transport industry on tax-related matters whilst Urs Haegi supports on corporate work.
Switzerland > Tax
VISCHER‘s growing team advises banks, insurance companies, corporations, and large pharmaceutical companies on domestic and international tax planning, as well as the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions. The group also handles tax litigation, VAT, and capital markets and corporate finance matters. Basel team head Nadia Tarolli Schmidt handles international employment tax and social security matters. The Zurich team is co-headed by VAT specialist and deputy judge Tobias F. Rohner and Christoph Niederer, who leads on complex international financing and M&A transactions, as well as transfer pricing matters. At the associate level Adrian Briner, Beatrice Leistner, Patrik Fisch, and Nora Heuberger are names to note.