Mr Daniel Schafer > Lenz & Staehelin > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Lenz & Staehelin Offices
ROUTE DE CHÊNE 30
1211 GENEVA 6
Switzerland
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Mr Daniel Schafer
Work Department
Tax, Administration, Commercial and Contracts, Private Clients, Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Admission to Bern and Fribourg Bar (1999), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1999), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2008)
Languages
French, English, German
Memberships
International Fiscal Association (IFA), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Swiss Fiduciary Chamber, Ordre romand des experts fiscaux (OREF)
Education
University of Fribourg (lic. iur. 1996), University of Hanover (M.L.E. 1996), Boston University (LL.M. 2001), Certified Tax Expert (2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Tax
Lenz & Staehelin‘s established and versatile tax practice is especially active in tax planning, especially in corporate and finance transactions. The group is also well versed in the representation of clients in court proceedings and before tax authorities. Other areas of expertise are restructurings, relocations, social security and pension plans, as well as VAT and customs. Jean-Blaise Eckert acts as corporate and private clients tax advisor and leads the practice with tax planning specialist Pascal Hinny. Daniel Schafer is a key contact for real estate taxation. Other prominent practitioners are Heini Rüdisühli, Frédéric Neukomm and Floran Ponce.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Leading firms: French-speaking Switzerland
- Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax