Dr Stephan Pfenninger > Tax Partner AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Tax Partner AG
TALSTRASSE 80
8001 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Tax.

Position

Partner

Career

Stephan Pfenninger is a partner with Tax Partner in Zurich with more than 30 years of experience in Swiss and international tax.

In addition to national and international corporate tax law, Stephan’s advisory is mainly focused on real estate tax matters. He acts as a tax advisor for many renowned listed and non-listed Swiss and foreign institutional real estate investors as well as for private investors.

Stephan is an attorney-at-law with a Ph.D. in law. He started his career as a corporate lawyer in Zurich and moved to Ernst & Young as a tax advisor in 1994. In 1998 he became a partner with Tax Partner. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at conferences and seminars and has published various articles on international and national real estate taxation.

Languages

German, English, French

Education

Stephan studied Law at the University of Zurich and became an Attorney at Law. He was a research assistant at the University of Zurich, Financial and Tax Law. From there he went on to write his thesis in real estate tax law for which he received his doctorate.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

(Leading individuals)

Stephan Pfenninger – Tax Partner AG

Tax Partner AG is a tax boutique, comprised of more than 40 tax professionals, that advises clients on the full spectrum of tax law including corporate tax, transfer pricing, transactional tax, tax controversy, and matters relating to VAT. The corporate taxation team includes Natalie Dini, Stephanie Eichenberger, Patrik Schwarb, and Dieter Weber. The individual taxation team is headed by Peter Vogt, while the financial services group is led by Alberto Lissi. Stephan Pfenninger heads the real estate tax team, and Hendrik Blankenstein leads on transfer pricing. René Matteotti spearheads the tax controversy group, while Laurent Lattmann heads the VAT and customs team.