Dr iur Peter Altorfer > Wenger Vieli Ltd > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Dr iur Peter Altorfer

+41 58 958 58 58 p.altorfer@wengervieli.ch

Work Department

Private Clients and Estate Planning; Banks and Financial Service Providers; Foundations

Position

After pursuing a career at a Swiss universal bank, Peter Altorfer decided to get a start in the legal profession at a smaller law office specialized in advising and litigating on behalf of banks. In recent years, the importance of private clients and the work of legal entities in supervisory bodies have increased.

In addition to analyzing legal issues, Peter Altorfer is interested in how problems are embedded within private clients’ broader environments. He is also on the board of directors of various companies, as well as on the board of trustees of a number of non-profit organizations. He appreciates the variety in his work that comes from advising both companies and private individuals.

“In my private life, I am interested in the meaning of philosophy, particularly drawing on Stoicism and its later developments. I believe that both one’s professional and one’s private life should be influenced by this.”

Career

2000-present, Partner / Of Counsel at Wenger & Vieli Ltd.; 1990-2000, Partner at Belser Altorfer & Partner; 1988-1990, Lawyer at a law firm in Zurich; 1986-1988, Vice President at a listed Swiss Bank; 1984, Internship at a law firm in New York; 1983-1985, Collaborator in the Legal Department of a listed Swiss Bank.

Languages

German, English and French.

Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA); Swiss Bar Association (SAV); Zurich Bar Association (ZAV); IMD International (IMD).

Education

1987, IMD Lausanne (PED); 1982, Admission to the Bar; 1980, University of Zurich (Dr. iur.).