Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd regularly handles estate planning, inheritance conflicts and the restructuring of family companies. The team is the preferred adviser for a diverse range of clients from real estate and asset management companies and metal suppliers to consultancy firms, foundations, and banks. It is led by Georgia Fotiou, sought after for her expertise in private banking and the fiduciary services sector, and Andreas Von Erlach. Another active member of the team is Michael Hamm, who has over three decades of experience.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent communication skills, deep knowledge and understanding, highly trustworthy and discreet.’
‘Michael Hamm and Michael Lüdi are both fantastic private client lawyers. Calm, circumspect, very knowledgeable, most agreeable to work with. Same for Stefanie Meyenhofer-Peters. All three of them are go-to lawyers for estate planning and inheritance conflicts.’
‘Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd has a team of experienced specialists of all working generations. Their practice is customer-focused, with the necessary empathy, but always puts the spotlight on the economic approach. A detailed analysis of the situation is always the basis for sound advice at a reasonable cost.’
‘The attorneys working at Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd have strong legal and commercial expertise. Andreas von Erlach and Michael Hamm and their private clients team show an outstanding mix of legal skills, interdisciplinary thinking, and understanding of family dynamics.’
‘The skill of the team is exceptionally good. Highly professional, extremely precise and reliable.’
‘Georgia FOTIOU is fantastic to work with! She is well rounded, smart and result oriented. She is friendly and has a very positive approach in the way she approaches adverse situations. She is very loyal and always enthusiastic to provide her support.’
‘Hands-on-practice, seasoned and deeply experienced, yet willing to look at new topics.’
‘Andreas von Erlach is a very senior private client attorney with lots of experience, very good understanding of client's matters/needs and goals. He is responsive and acts in a very senior way.’
Key clients
- Nesinco Group Ltd.
- Andritz Soutec Ltd.
- L.A.M. Les Arts Mécaniques SA
- New Energy Horizons Ltd.
- Private Capital Partners Ltd.
- Hegeler Carus Foundation
Work highlights
- Advising a HNW family as international lead counsel on administration and division of international estate
- Representing an UHNWI in the cross-border sale of hypercars
- Representing a family trust as international lead counsel in the global restructuring of Les Arts Mécaniques
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Georgia Fotiou, Andreas von Erlach