Both with over three decades of experience in the field, duo Bruno Bächli and Michael Huber head the private client team at Wenger Vieli Ltd, which advises on a broad scope of matters, including relocations, estate and succession planning, and tax for UHNWIs. The team is also adept at disputes and administrative proceedings related to tax. Dominik Bürgy and Joël Doswald are other integral members of the team, highlighted for their domestic and international tax structuring expertise.
Testimonials
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‘Very much integrated among themselves and multidisciplinary in the legal world’
‘Very engaged, short time for response, the up-to-date Bruno Bächli and Urs Landolf are top.’
‘Excellence in client service’
‘Bruno Bächli is a great tax advisor, very knowledgeable and has a problem solving approach.’
‘I have been working with Michael Huber on a complicated inheritance dispute in which Michael is the lead attorney and the coordinator of a group of counsels. Michael of course knows a lot about inheritance law, but really outstanding are his qualities in handling a group of people (own clients, related parties, counsel) with sometimes diverging interests.’
‘A lot of experience especially in cross-border cases, very good responsiveness; good combination of tax and civil law expertise’
‘Bruno Bächli is very experienced and also finds very good solutions’
Work highlights
- Advising UHNW entrepreneur on cross-border tax structuring, wealth and succession planning related to his USD 35bn estate
- Advising estate of deceased UHNWI as international lead counsel on distribution of USD 1bn estate
- Advising UHNW family as international lead counsel on cross-border tax structuring, wealth and succession planning related to their USD 3bn estate
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bruno Bächli, Michael Huber