Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG excels in providing comprehensive cross-border legal and tax advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The team advises on sanctions compliance, asset disclosure, and governance for family businesses, with particular strength in the regulatory space. Marnin Michaels , who is acclaimed for his ‘unparalleled wealth of experience’, Lyubomir Georgiev, and Elliott Murray lead the practice. Caleb Sainsbury was promoted to partner in July 2023. Gregory Walsh and Jacopo Crivellaro left the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Lubo Georgiev is an outstanding practitioner, who is able to explain complex materials in laymen terms so that anyone can understand.’

  • ‘Baker McKenzie is an excellent team. It is a port of call for anyone seeking practical, thorough and commercially savvy advice on any aspect impacting HNW individuals. ’ 

  • 'Marnin Michaels has outstanding analytical skills, and we particularly value and trust his judgement, which is grounded in years of experience as a global leader in tax law. We are impressed by his professionalism and commitment to delivering exceptional results. ’
  • ‘Result-oriented and very holistic approach to very complex international / cross-border tax matters and estate planning. ’ 

  • ‘What makes the team outstanding is its capacity to dilute US tax law into local Swiss domestic law. This is not an easy task and Baker & McKenzie Switzerland excels in it. They also have to capacity to go beyond the mere tax or legal issue and look at the bigger picture in the client's interest.’ 

  • ‘Elliott Murray is the epitome of a private wealth lawyer: technically excellent and able to adapt the complexities of tax law to make it understandable to lay persons.’

  • ‘My partner is always available for a call, comes back in due course and has a network of experts to solve any challenges we are facing. He also provides “honest” feedback based on his expertise and does not let me go into a second best solution.’

  • ‘There are very few Private Client teams worldwide who are able to provide a genuine global service. Baker McKenzie is one of them. The team in Switzerland is really outstanding. Approachable, wise and very familiar with the needs of international families. They are a delight to work with.’ 

Lawyers

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Marnin Michaels
Baker McKenzie Switzerland AG

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Elliott Murray, Lyubomir Georgiev, Marnin Michaels

Other key lawyers

Caleb Sainsbury