Mr Dominik Bürgy > Wenger Vieli Ltd > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Wenger Vieli Ltd
DUFOURSTRASSE 56
8008 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Work Department

Taxation; Private Clients and Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Foundations.

Position

Dominik Bürgy specializes in national and international tax law. His focus is on cross-border structural advice, succession planning and structuring in medium-sized companies, corporate mergers (including participation programs and their corporate tax aspects), and the establishment of companies and wealthy individuals, as well as advising companies, wealthy individuals, and family offices.

His clients include listed and privately held companies, high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, senior executives of global and national companies, and family offices.

Dominik Bürgy is also a member of various boards of directors of listed and private companies.

“What fascinates me about tax law is the multidimensional nature of the issues it involves – law, business administration, and negotiating and communication skills are all equally important. As a counterbalance to this rather abstract work, I like to stimulate all of my other senses through cooking, photography, sports in the great outdoors, and cultural activities.”

Career

Since 2019, Partner at Wenger & Vieli; 2002-2019, Partner Tax Advisory at Ernst & Young;  1993-2002, Tax Advisory and Legal Consulting Services Arthur Andersen; 1998, Certified Tax Expert.

Languages

German, English, French.

Memberships

Expertsuisse; Schweizerische Managementgesellschaft; WTS Global Service Line International Corporate Tax (ICT); WTS Global Service Line Private Clients.

Education

1992, University of Bern (lic. iur.).

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

Wenger Vieli Ltd‘s team offers expertise across a broad range of corporate tax issues, with strength in VAT, tax litigation, and tax compliance matters. Team head Bruno Bächli advises individuals on wealth tax matters, and gift and inheritance tax in an international context. Corporate tax expert Dominik Bürgy has a special focus on cross-border issues. Clara Bodemann has extensive expertise in all VAT-related matters, while Patric Eggler  focuses on succession planning and corporate structuring. Jonas Bühlmann specialises in national and international tax law.

Switzerland > Private client

Spearheaded by Bruno Bächli and Michael Huber, the private client team at Wenger Vieli Ltd handles a broad range of matters, including tax and estate planning, execution of wills, and inheritance contracts. The team is also skilled at litigation arising out of disputes of succession and divisions of the estate. Dominik Bürgy and Joël Doswald are noted for their experience advising on cross-border tax structuring.