The tax practice at Lenz & Staehelin is jointly led by Jean-Blaise Eckert and Pascal Hinny. Eckert advises multinational groups and HNWIs on tax and inheritance matters and frequently represents clients before Swiss tax authorities, while Hinny focuses on international tax planning, M&A, restructurings and tax litigation. The team includes Floran Ponce, who advises banks and corporates on transactional and regulatory tax issues, and Rébecca Dorasamy, who specialises in cross-border restructurings, dispute resolution and global estate planning.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Lenz tax practice is earmarked by very high-level clients, both corporate and family offices, and a very international practice. The team seems to have very good contacts with the Swiss tax authorities and very up to date on the evolving practice of the Swiss tax authorities. Their international exposure means the team has very good knowledge of other tax jurisdictions.’
- ‘Exceptional expertise, practical, application-oriented work results.’
- ‘Very professional, excellent advisors.’
- ‘Dedicated to delivering outstanding results.’
- ‘The practice stands out through its deep sector expertise, pragmatic approaches and commitment to delivering solutions that are both commercially sound and legally robust. I value the combination of technical expertise and responsiveness and clear communication.’
- ‘Communication, soft skills such as listening to understand, and strong technical skills.’
Key clients
- ADM
- Amundi
- Aosphere
- Asceneuron
- Caterpillar
- Colgate Palmolive
- Covestro
- Deutsche Börse
- dss+
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP
- JLL Partners
- Kartesia
Work highlights
Advised JLL Partners on the formation of a $1.1bn continuation fund aimed at extending its investment in Solvias AG.
Assisted the Shyft Group on its business combination with the Aebi Schmidt Group.
Advised Asceneuron on its $100m equity financing and various related matters.
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Practice head
Jean-Blaise Eckert; Pascal Hinny
Other key lawyers
Daniel Schafer; Heini Rüdisühli; Frédéric Neukomm; Floran Ponce; Rébecca Dorasamy; Lukas Aebi