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Bär & Karrer Ltd.

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Bär & Karrer Ltd. continues to prove itself as a leading firm for private clients needing guidance on wealth and succession planning, inheritance disputes, and international tax, among other matters. Described as ‘a force of nature and one of the most eminent private client lawyers in Switzerland’, Tina Wüstemann heads the private client practice with nearly three decades of experience. Leading the team alongside her, Daniel Bader is a tax expert that regularly handles cross-border matters. Daniel Leu is a further standout member of the team, who advises on foundations and trusts, art law, and residency.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘B&K is one of Switzerland's largest and most prestigious law firms, especially in the private client world.'

  • 'They are very good at what they do. They have a vast amount of experience and a large array of international cases. They absolutely have the stature and experience to take on any matter.’
  • ‘Tina Wüstemann is a force of nature and one of the most eminent private client lawyers in Switzerland and potentially in the world. She has a huge network and knows everyone and everything. You surely want to have her in your court.'

  • 'Daniel Leu is a great strategic mind and a fixture in the Switzerland private client dispute resolution world. I can't recommend him enough.'
  • 'Tina Wüstemann, Daniel Leu, and Daniel Bader are all highly skilled and very experienced. They are excellent lawyers.'
  • 'Tina Wüstemann is one of the top trusts and estates litigators in Switzerland with extensive experience in the largest and most complex international trust disputes. She has excellent judgement and strategic litigation skills. She is a delightful person to work with.'
  • 'Daniel Leu is an impressive trust litigator and tax planner. He is widely recognized as one of the leading international private client lawyers in Switzerland with an extraordinary cross-border practice of clients from around the world. He is a great pleasure to work with.'
  • 'Daniel Bader is a top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.’

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Tina Wüstemann

Tina Wüstemann

Hall of fameBär & Karrer Ltd.

Tina Wüstemann heads the private client team. She advises Swiss and foreign private clients, executives as well as entrepreneurs regarding complex estate and succession planning matters including trusts, prenuptial agreements, wills and relocations to Switzerland. Tina Wüstemann also advises charitable foundations and represents clients in contentious trust and estate matters as well as the administration of large international estates. Tina Wüstemann publishes regularly and frequently lectures on trust and estate matters in Switzerland and abroad. She is chair of the Zurich Annual Conference on International Trust and Inheritance Law Practice and serves as board member in several international charitable organizations, as member of the advisory board of the Department of Economics, University of Zurich and as board member of the ETH Zurich Foundation. The STEP Private Clients Awards recognized Tina Wüstemann 2022 as "Trusted Advisor of the Year". She was further awarded with the Europe Women in Business Law Award 2022 as 'Best in trusts & estates', marking the sixth time she has received this recognition following 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2014. In Chambers and Partners HNW Guide 2022, Tina Wüstemann is listed in Tier 1 for Private Wealth Law in Switzerland. Tina Wüstemann has been awarded by Who's Who Legal as Private Client Lawyer of the Year 2021 (global) and Lawyer of the Year 2019 (Switzerland), and she is listed as Thought Leader in Global Elite 2021 (Private Client), Global Leader 2021 and National Leader Switzerland 2021 (Private Client). Furthermore, Citywealth names Tina Wüstemann as Women of the Year 2021 at the Citywealth The Magic Circle Awards 2021 and in 2020 as one of the Top 100 trust litigators and lists her among the Top Ten Powerwomen Trust Litigators worldwide. Citywealth further awarded her in 2018 with gold as "Woman of the Year - Leadership (Professional Services)".

Leading individuals

Daniel Leu

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Daniel Leu advises private clients and family offices on wealth and succession planning, on the handling of estates, in connection with foundations and trusts and on questions in connection with the place of residence. Other areas of work include advising clients who buy or sell real estate in Switzerland and art law. Daniel Leu is a Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law and publishes regulary in the field of inheritance law. He has published extensively and frequently lectures on trust and estate matters in Switzerland and abroad. In addition to his practice, Daniel Leu is a lecturer at the University of Muenster, Germany (Master of Law in Inheritance Law & Corporate Succession). Daniel Leu is recommended by Chambers and Partners, Who is Who Legal, Legal 500 as well as by the Legal Week Private Client Global Elite Directory.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tina Wüstemann, Daniel Bader

Other key lawyers

Daniel Leu, Daniel Hochstrasser, Ruth Bloch-Riemer