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Tax is at the heart of Homburger's private client practice which regularly advises on significant estate and succession planning, issues concerning charities and foundations, wealth reorganisation and relocation matters. Domestic work is the firm’s mainstay and it is praised for its depth of knowledge on Swiss tax law, and trusts with Swiss connections, areas where tax expert and practice head Claudia Suter is the key name. Gabrielle Nater-Bass, regarded as an ‘exceptional strategist’, routinely works on family law matters. Tobias Kaufmann is another to note.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass is an exceptional strategist and gives her full attention to her clients. Tanja Niederer is very clever, extremely skillful and keeps track of all and any developments without losing the overview ’

  • ‘I work with both Gabrielle Nater-Bass and Tanja Niederer and I find both of them to be extremely knowledgeable about the family law case we are dealing with between us. They ask very good questions and have a depth of understanding that serves their client very well. They are able to think outside the box and able to think of various strategies.’

  • ‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass: Excellent lawyer, always fast responses, wide knowledge, excellent network. Claudia Suter: Excellent lawyer for all tax matters’

  • ‘Very precise legal analysis, solution finders, they ask the right questions, great availability, efficient and straight to the point’

  • ‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass has excellent legal analysis skills and is able to define legal strategies in complex situations very quickly and with a clear implementation plan ’

  • ‘Responsive, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with, the Homburger Private Client Team are quick to form a view on complicated matters and are excellent at communicating and justifying the view that they have taken. They are very comfortable working on trust matters, including matters involving multiple-jurisdictions and so their involvement in a matter is always a benefit to the client.’

  • ‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass: Gabrielle is hugely well-regarded in the Swiss market and beyond. She is exceptionally sharp and practical and is quick to get to the heart of any issue. She works very well as part of a multi-jurisdictional team and is very solutions-oriented. 

  • 'Claudia Suter: Claudia is my "go to" on matters of Swiss tax, whether involving trusts with Swiss connections, or individuals relocating to Switzerland. Her advice is clear and quickly delivered. She is practical and always a pleasure to work with. ’

Work highlights

  • Advising UHNW heir of globally renowned artist on relocation from Monaco to Switzerland
  • Representing heir of UHNW entrepreneur as international lead counsel in complex multijurisdictional estate litigation and related proceedings
  • Representing a HNW heir in an inheritance dispute in connection with an estate and last will under Torah law

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Claudia Suter

Other key lawyers

Gabrielle Nater-Bass, Tobias Kaufmann, Stefanie Pfisterer, Tanja Niederer