A ‘first rate’ firm for private clients, Bär & Karrer Ltd has a deep bench of specialists advising UHNWIs, entrepreneurs and their estates on both complex cross-border trust and inheritance disputes. Praised as ’one of the top trusts and estates litigators in Switzerland’, Tina Wüstemann co-heads the team with Daniel Leu , who was appointed to co-head in January 2024 and consistently leads on the wealth management of high-value global estates. Daniel Bader is renowned for succession planning and Ruth Bloch-Riemer stands out for her deep understanding of Swiss taxation on trusts. Aurélie Conrad Hari is also noted.
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Tina Wüstemann; Daniel Leu
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Daniel Bader; Ruth Bloch-Riemer; Aurelie Conrad Hari; Hanna Brozzo; Christina Rüdisühli
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