Prof Dr Pascal Hinny > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Lenz & Staehelin Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 24
8027 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Prof Dr Pascal Hinny
Work Department
Tax, Tax Litigation
Position
Partner, Head of Tax
Career
Admission to Schaffhausen Bar, Joined Lenz & Staehelin, University of Fribourg (Professor of Tax Law), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
Languages
German, English, French
Memberships
EXPERTsuisse Tax Chapter; Direct tax group of Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE), Brussels; Tax group Germany – Austria – Switzerland (D-A-CH), Berlin; Chairman of the Swiss Association of Tax Law Professors (SATLP); Zurich Bar Association (ZAV); Swiss Bar Association (SAV) and International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.), University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.), Swiss Certified Tax Expert, London School of Economics LSE (LL.M. Tax)
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.
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