Profile
Work Department
Position
David Wallace Wilson is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Geneva office, where he heads the Private Wealth group. His main areas of practice include domestic and international estate planning as well as trust and estate litigation.
Experience:
- Advising individuals and families on wealth structuring, life-time and estate planning
- Specialist in complex family, guardianship and inheritance disputes
- Acting as executor in international successions
- Advising trustees and intermediaries on regulatory issues (AML, CRS etc.)
- Assisting clients with their fine-art and philanthropic ventures
Career
2009 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2003 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Languages
- French
- English
- German
Memberships
- Chairman of STEP Geneva (officer since 2004)
- Committee Member – STEP International Client Global Special Interest Group (SIG)
- Founder of www.trusts.ch, the leading website on trusts in Switzerland
- Extensive speaking engagements and topical publications
Education
2013 - STEP Advanced Certificate in Mediation
2009 - Bar Admission in Switzerland
2003 - STEP Qualified Practitioner
2001 - Master of Laws in Comparative Jurisprudence (M.C.J.), New York University
1998 - Master of Law, University of Geneva
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'What really makes the Schellenberg Wittmer team unique is the way they combine absolute top-level legal expertise with a very human, down-to-earth approach.'
'They are not only brilliant lawyers but also people who really take the time to understand you and what you need.'
'They stand out for how seamlessly they work together across different areas and even across countries.'
'They are extremely responsive and practical - you never feel lost in legal jargon.'
'David Wallace Wilson and his team helped me and my family through an exceptionally tricky, complicated and sensitive issue. From the very beginning, I felt we were in safe hands.'
'David Wallace Wilson is incredibly strategic - he always seemed two steps ahead and was able to guide us through challenges with real clarity.'‘Bernard Vischer is a standout partner for estates.’
'Guillaume Grisel is a fantastic solicitor and partner to this firm. He is very efficient in all the work that he carries out for us.'
Key clients
- Rhone Trust & Fiduciary Services SA Marie Olga Charriol NBK Banque Privée (Suisse) SA Rhone Trustees (Switzerland) SA Eduardo Cohen Watkins