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Pestalozzi Offices

Pestalozzi
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008
Switzerland
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Mr Jonas Sigrist

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Work Department

Tax

Position

Head of the Tax group in Zurich. Practice involves a wide range of international and domestic tax matters. Particular focus on tax planning and structuring of international M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. Broad experience in acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, reorganizations, relocations, and tax reliefs. Practice also covers international employment and employee stock and option plans. His client portfolio varies from multinationals to small and medium-sized companies in life sciences, commodities, financial services, and other sectors.

Career

Scientific assistant in corporate taxation with a Big4 Company (2006). University of Zurich (lic.iur. / Master of Law, 2009). Junior Associate at Pestalozzi (2009). Bar Admission (2012). Associate at Pestalozzi (2012). Swiss Certified Tax Expert (2016). Partner at Pestalozzi (2018).

Languages

German, English, French, Italian.

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, International Bar Association, International Fiscal Association.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

(Leading partners)

Jonas Sigrist – Pestalozzi

Praised for its ‘great know-how and network’, Pestalozzi combines its corporate tax and individual tax expertise to advise on a multitude of domestic and international scale mandates. The ‘deeply knowledgeable’ Jonas Sigrist is well-positioned to act on the full array of tax and corporate structuring issues. Internal tax expert Silvia Zimmermann is also recommended for her considerable knowledge of inbound and outbound tax planning, M&A and financial structuring.

Switzerland > Private client

Pestalozzi advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions and HNWIs on banking, finance and capital markets matters. The team is co-led by Oliver Widmer and Christophe Emonet. Emonet is strong in litigations, investigations and transactions and is recommended for his ‘unrivalled negotiating skills’. Thoma Rohner is praised for his expertise in inheritance, trust and succession disputes. Jonas Sigrist is another significant individual who is well versed in handling tax matters across multiple jurisdictions.

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