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 well-established tax department is highly active in tax planning work, particularly in finance and corporate transactions. The department provides comprehensive guidance to clients on inter-cantonal and cross-border tax matters, and has expertise in restructurings, relocations, and pension plans, as well as VAT and customs issues. Jean-Blaise Eckert, who advises both multinational companies and high-net-worth individuals, leads the Geneva team, while Pascal Hinny, whose specialism is handling national and international tax planning work for major companies, leads in Zurich. Daniel Schafer covers corporate tax, Swiss VAT and real estate taxation, while Heini Rüdisühli and Frédéric Neukomm specialise in private client work. Floran Ponce advises banks, investment funds and corporations on domestic and international tax matters.
Switzerland > Private client
Lenz & Staehelin‘s private client team is headed up by the ‘very experienced‘ Heini Rüdisühli and Lucien Masmejan. Recent work spans wealth and estate planning issues, establishing new estate planning projects for HNWI, assisting clients with both national and international inheritance law matters, and acting in various re-domiciliation projects. Other team members include Frédéric Neukomm and Daniel Schafer, who are both certified tax experts, and Mark Barmes, who advises on all aspects of wealth planning. Alexandra Hirt, described by clients as a ‘future star‘, was promoted to partner in January 2022, and Géraldine Auberson is the key name at senior associate level.
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