2019 – Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Mrs Caroline M. Lopez Nagai

Work Department
Dispute Resolution / Private Wealth
Position
Caroline Maria López Nagai is a Counsel in our Private Wealth Group in Geneva. She is specialized in cross-border estate / succession and wealth planning matters for individual clients as well as family enterprises including wills, lasting power of attorneys, guardianship. Her practice focuses also in advising and representing clients in matters related trusts, foundations, regulatory investigations (incl. administrative proceedings) and corporate transactions.
Career
2014 – Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2011 – Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2008 – Associate in a leading Swiss law firm
2006 – Trainee Lawyer in a leading Swiss law firm
2004 – Trainee Assistant at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo, Science & Technology Office
2002 – Research Assistant at the Civil Law Chair of the University of Fribourg
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Spanish
Memberships
- Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Swiss Bar Association
- Co-founder of the first Swiss law competition (Swiss Moot Court) organized on an annual basis in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
- Regular lecturer for STEP introductory classes on Trusts and Swiss Civil Law
Education
2017 – STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates
2016 – STEP Certificate in Foundations
2013 – Diploma in International Trust Management
2008 – Bar Admission in Switzerland
2004 – lic. iur., University of Fribourg (bilingual with specialization in European law)
2002 – Certificate in French law with focus on International and European law, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
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- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Fintech
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
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