Ms Louise Lutz Sciamanna > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices

Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland
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Ms Louise Lutz Sciamanna

Work Department
Private Clients, Dispute Resolution
Position
Counsel
Career
Louise Lutz Sciamanna focuses on Private Clients.
She specialises in domestic and international estate planning and estate administration (executorship) and advises private clients on marital property agreements, wills, succession pacts and on charitable foundations. She also represents clients in inheritance disputes and acts as counsel before Swiss courts.
Louise Lutz Sciamanna has been practicing as a lawyer since 2009. Before joining our firm in 2015, she worked for several years as an associate in the private clients group of a major business law firm in Zurich and as a senior inheritance consultant in a Swiss bank. Louise Lutz Sciamanna gained further professional experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Zurich.
Louise Lutz Sciamanna is a Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law and a member of Successio.
Louise Lutz Sciamanna is recommended by Who’s Who Legal, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 as well as Citywealth (Top 35 Private Client Litigators – Europe 2020).
Languages
German, English
Memberships
- Zürcher Anwaltsverband (ZAV)
- Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV)
- Zürcher Anwaltsverband, Fachgruppe Erbrecht
- Successio (Verein zur Förderung des schweizerischen und internationalen Erbrechts)
Education
- 2019 – Fachanwalt SAV Erbrecht / Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
- 2012 – King’s College London, Master of Laws (LL.M., with distinction; Dickson Poon School of Law Prize for best student on the LL.M. in International Business Law)
- 2008 – Bar Admission (Zurich)
- 2005 – University of Zurich (lic.iur., magna cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Private client
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. covers a good range of matters from estate planning to matrimonial and inheritance disputes, contested wills and prenuptial agreements, handling matters for high and ultra-high net worth individuals as well as banks and family offices. Tobias Somary and Pierre Ducret lead the team. Somary, a specialist in cross-border estate planning is reputed for his depth of knowledge and ‘sophisticated approach to negotiation’. On the contentious side, Ducret is especially involved in international arbitration proceedings, both as counsel and arbitrator. A ‘true expert in the field’ Louise Lutz Sciamanna is another key individual in the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: arbitration