Mr Pietro Sansonetti > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

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

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Work Department

Geneva / Taxation

Position

Pietro Sansonetti is Of Counsel in our Taxation Group in Geneva after having been a partner from 1999 until 2024. He has developed a strong practice on complex tax matters, both domestic and international.

Experience:

He has in-depth knowledge of complex tax situations and extensive experience in dealing with tax authorities and enforcement matters including customs matters and international exchange of information.
He is active in corporate matters, in particular reorganizations such as mergers and real estate transactions. He advises international official and non-governmental organizations as well as non-profit entities, as well as pension funds
He also works with individuals on family businesses, on partnership and private clients-related tax matters such as trusts and inheritance related issues as well as on tax litigation.

Career

2025 – Of Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer

2009-2013 – Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer

1999-2021 – Founder and Head of the Geneva Tax Department of Schellenberg Wittmer

1999 – Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

1994 – Chief Tax Officer at the Geneva Tax Authority

1993 – Partner at Mentha Avocats

1988 – Tax Manager at Arthur Andersen

1985 – Tax Consultant at Fides (now KPMG)

Languages

French
English
German
Italian

Memberships

Publications in the field of criminal tax law enforcement matters
Board Member of various organizations (pro-bono basis) including: Caritas Genève; The Swiss Foundation against Liver Cancer; Fondation RES (Rhumatismes-Enfants-Suisse); Fédération Suisse de Vol à Moteur / Motorflug-Verband der Schweiz (FSVM / MFVS)
Regular speaker at international and Swiss conference and seminars on topics within his area of expertise
He has been mentor to the faculty of Masters in international taxation at the University of Lausanne and Geneva, also lectured on criminal tax law at the Swiss Tax Academy
He is involved in the tax community (Swiss Fiduciary Chamber, International Fiscal Association and Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce in particular)
He was the chairman of the Swiss examination commission for tax experts between 1999 and 2004
He has been member of the board of the Pension Fund at the Geneva Bar Association (Favia) from 2007 and chairman since 2017.

Education

2002 – Trust and Estate Practioner (TEP)

1990 – Swiss Certified Tax Expert

1985 – Bar Admission in Switzerland

1982 – lic. iur., University of Geneva

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.

Mr Pietro Sansonetti > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

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