The ‘extremely knowledgeable team’ at Walder Wyss Ltd. is co-headed by Kinga Weiss and Philippe Pulfer. Weiss has experience advising on a broad range of issues such as anti-money laundering, inheritance law, estate planning, and tax. Praised by clients as ’the number one private client professional in Switzerland’, Pulfer is a go-to advisor for clients seeking guidance for trusts and foundations. Robert Desax is recommended for wealth planning and offers his services in French, German, and English. Other essential members of the team include Olivier Sigg, Ayesha Curmally, and Fouad Sayegh.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘My experience of Walder Wyss is that it's truly world-class, with a very international outlook. The quality of their work is second to none.’

  • ‘Philippe Pulfer is the number one private client professional in Switzerland. He's impeccable in all aspects.'

  • ‘They have an extremely knowledgeable team.’

  • ‘Kinga Weiss is very experienced, easy to work with and extremely good with clients.’

  • ‘The art law team at Walder Wyss have an excellent reputation amongst the private client community.’

  • ‘Robert Desax is an excellent tax lawyer with focus on private clients, and Kinga Weiss is an excellent trust and estates planning lawyer.’

  • ‘The people at Walder Wyss Ltd. are very knowledgeable in the field of high-net-worth individuals, and they always come up with high-level and practical solutions.’

  • 'Kinga Weiss is the go-to succession law expert in cross-border estate planning. She's always very pragmatic in the way she approaches matters.’

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kinga Weiss, Philippe Pulfer

Other key lawyers

Olivier Sigg, Robert Desax, Fouad Sayegh, Philippe Kohler, Ayesha Curmally