Baker McKenzie LLP

Susanne Liebel-Kotz is a partner in the Baker McKenzie Zurich office. She has more than 10 years' experience in the fields of international tax planning and M&A.

Susanne is a member of the Firm's Global Tax and Real Estate practice groups. She is a frequent speaker on seminars and other events regarding various taxation issues, particularly with respect to international taxation. Susanne is also a lecturer in the fields of international and real estate taxation.

Susanne's work is focused on international tax planning and tax advice in connection with M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, including private equity, venture capital, real estate and capital markets transactions. She also has a strong focus on transaction-related VAT and new technologies.

Susanne advises Swiss and international clients on inbound and outbound tax planning strategies. In addition, she gives advice on tax matters in all phases of a transaction process: from designing tax-optimized acquisition and joint venture structures, carrying out tax due diligence reviews to the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation's tax-related aspects, and implementing tax-efficient post-merger integrations.

English, German

International Fiscal Association (IFA) - Member ExpertSuisse - Member

State of Bavaria (Second State Exam) (2011) University of Augsburg (First State Exam) (2009)