Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Private Wealth International Mobility & Investment Migration / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Art and Entertainment / Investment Protection & Investor-State Dispute Resolution / Taxation / Sanctions Group

David Wallace Wilson is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Geneva office, where he heads the Private Wealth group. His main areas of practice include domestic and international estate planning as well as trust and estate litigation. Recognised as a leading private client lawyer, David also acted as expert for the Swiss government and as expert witness in notable UK/offshore disputes.

Experience:

• Advising individuals and families on wealth structuring, life-time and estate planning
• Specialist in complex family, guardianship and inheritance disputes
• Acting as executor especially in international successions
• Advising trustees and intermediaries on regulatory issues (AML, CRS, FATCA, sanctions etc.)
• Assisting clients with their fine-art and philanthropic ventures

2009 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

2003 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

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Chairman of STEP Geneva (2014-2020, officer 2004-2013) Expert on Swiss trust law, Swiss Federal Office of Justice (2018 - 2022) Founder of www.trusts.ch, the leading website on trusts in Switzerland Extensive speaking engagements and topical publications

2013 - STEP Advanced Certificate in Mediation

2009 - Bar Admission in Switzerland

2003 - STEP Qualified Practitioner

2001 - Master of Laws in Comparative Jurisprudence (M.C.J.), New York University

1998 - Master of Law, University of Geneva