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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Ms Danielle Hostettler

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Work Department

Geneva / Taxation

Position

Danielle Hostettler is a Counsel in our Taxation Group in Geneva. Danielle’s practice involves all aspects of Swiss and international tax law for both private and institutional clients.

Experience

  • Advising clients on executive compensation, national and international tax planning, stock options plans taxation and valuation of company’s shares, as well as lump sum taxation
  • Providing tax advice to private clients becoming Swiss residents
  • Advising on tax compliance issues for employees of a large US-based multinational setting up a subsidiary in Switzerland
  • Negotiating with the Swiss Tax Authorities on taxation of benefits deriving from shares and stock options plans
  • Advising a US non-governmental association on Swiss the tax exemption procedures
  • Advising private clients on lump sum taxation issues
  • Advising Swiss and non-Swiss residents on tax regularization and compliance matters

Career

Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer (2013); Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer (2005); Associate in a leading tax firm in Geneva (1990)

Languages

  • English
  • French

Education

Postgraduate degree in Management, Organization and Communication, Neuchâtel Management School (2006); Bar Admission in Switzerland (1990); lic. iur., University of Geneva (1987)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

Spearheaded by Jean-Frédéric Maraia and Michael Nordin, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s breadth of expertise covers corporate tax, M&A, financial markets and customs advice, among an array of other tax related mandates, and the team is increasingly involved in complex tax audit issues. The team has a ‘very strong command of the field’. Maraia has recently acted for collective investment schemes, high net worth individuals and custodian banks, and Nordin principally focuses on finance industry-related issues. Pietro Sansonetti is a frequent port of call for auditing, litigation and enforcement work, while Danielle Hostettler excels on the private client side. Roland Wild and Arthur Magnin are also recommended.

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