Mr Bernard Vischer, LL.M. > 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 / Private Clients & Estates / Private Banking / Corporate and Commercial

Position

Bernard Vischer is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Geneva office, where he heads the private wealth group. Bernard advises private clients in private banking matters, trusts, estate planning and philanthropy. He especially advises entrepreneurs and families on governance, dispute prevention and succession in privately held/controlled businesses. He is a professional coach certified IDC. He also has extensive practical experience in corporate and transactional matters, with a focus on the shipping and aviation industries.

Career

Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer and Managing Partner (2000-2007); Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (1990); Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer (1984)

Languages

French
English
German

Memberships

Member of the Geneva Bar, the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and The International Academy for Trust and Estate Lawyers (TIATEL)

Education

(1983) LL.M., University of Pennsylvania (1983); Bar Admission in Switzerland (1980); lic. iur., University of Geneva (1978)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Transport

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s trade and transport practice group has extensive experience in all aspects of trade and transport law, including litigation, arbitration, trading, financing, and transport-related insurance. It particularly stands out for its involvement in transportation and insurance litigation, as well as in aviation and shipping regulatory matters. Grégoire Wuest focuses his practice on the setup and structuring of cross-border acquisitions in the shipping and aviation industries. Bernard Vischer has extensive practical experience in corporate and transactional matters with a focus on the shipping and aviation industries.