Mr Tobias Somary > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
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Mr Tobias Somary
Work Department
Private Clients, Dispute Resolution.
Position
Partner
Career
Tobias Somary heads the private client practice of CMS von Erlach Poncet, a leading law firm in Switzerland.
He specializes in inheritance maters, estate and succession planning, pre- & postnuptial agreements, estate administration, executorship, estate disputes as well as foundations & trusts. He has an excellent track record in representing clients in contentious estate disputes and trust litigation.
Tobias graduated from Zurich University in 1998. He was admitted to the bar in 2000 with distinction and joined CMS in the same year. Adding a postgraduate education, he studied at the Stanford University Law School where he earned a Master of Laws degree (LL.M. ’04) and subsequently worked with a California law firm before returning to CMS and making partner at the firm in 2008.
He is a Certified Specialist Inheritance Law (SBA) and a trusts and estates practitioner (TEP) with STEP.
Tobias is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on international estate planning.
He heads the Inheritance Chapter of the Zurich Bar Association.
Languages
German, English.
Memberships
Zurich and Swiss Bar Association, Successio (Association for Swiss and international estate planning), Inheritance Chapter of Zurich Bar Association (head), STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), Stanford Club of Switzerland und Stanford Business School Alumni Association, Swiss Chapter.
Education
University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), Licentiate of Laws – 1998 / Bar admission – 2000 / Stanford Law School, Stanford CA (USA), Master of Laws – 2004 / Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law – 2010.
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Private client
The private client team at CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. focusses on domestic and international estate planning and litigation, and regularly caters to high-net worth individuals, families, and banks. Co-leading the team is Tobias Somary, who has extensive experience advising on prenuptial agreements, trusts, and succession planning. Pierre Ducret heads the team alongside him and is particularly skilled at navigating litigation with a cross-border element. Considered ‘a go-to practitioner for complex inheritance matters’, Louise Lutz Sciamanna also comes highly recommended.
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