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2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 1
29 firms ranked
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Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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EY
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Homburger
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
6 practice areas
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PwC
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
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Deloitte
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
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Schellenberg Wittmer
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
3 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
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Tier 3

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep
4 practice areas
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MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
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VISCHER
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Wenger Plattner
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Tier 4

Altenburger
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Burckhardt
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Goldblum and Partners
1 practice area
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LifeCapital
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Tappolet & Partner
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Tax Expert International
3 practice areas
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Indirect tax
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
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SwissVAT
5 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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VISCHER
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Wenger Plattner
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Wenger Vieli
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Private client
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Bär & Karrer
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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
6 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep
4 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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MME Legal l Tax l Compliance
3 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
4 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
3 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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ajooda AG
1 practice area
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Tax controversy
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Homburger
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Lenz & Staehelin
5 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep
4 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Tappolet & Partner
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dietrich Baumgartner & Partner Attorneys
3 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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VISCHER
4 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Eptalex
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Overview

Lenz & Staehelin is a full-service law firm that is highly recommended for its tax practise. It covers all areas of taxation, such as tax planning, indirect tax, tax disputes, and litigation. It is a stand-alone practice and acts as support for other departments within the firm. Its senior team encompasses Geneva practice lead Jean-Blaise Eckert, restructuring specialist Pascal Hinny, and indirect partner Daniel Schafer. Deputy managing partner of the Zurich office is partner Heini Rüdisühli who oversees the private clients’ function.  

The firm acted for dss+ on a USD 500 m transaction with post-closing reorganisation involving Swiss equity. It also acted for a multinational in cantonal tax litigation on depreciating expense dispensation.  

Senior associate Lena-Marie Clodong arrived from Schellenberg Wittmer on May 1st, 2024. Fellow senior associate Victoria Kinson joined the tax function from KPMG on March 1st, 2025 

Client feedback

‘’Very responsive and technical acuteness of the answers provided.’’

‘’Some of the best tax advisers currently available in Switzerland.’’

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Lenz & Staehelin is a full-service law firm that is highly recommended for its tax practise. It covers all areas of taxation, such as tax planning, indirect tax, tax disputes, and litigation. It is a stand-alone practice and acts as support for other departments within the firm. Its senior team encompasses practice lead Jean-Blaise Eckert, restructuring specialist Pascal Hinny, and indirect partner Daniel Schafer.

The firm acted as a tax advisor to Drivetek in the sale of shares to BorgWarner. It also advised Chequers Capital and its co-investors on the acquisition of the Riri Group and subsequent add-on transactions.

Client feedback

“Lenz & Staehelin has an excellent technical level, very pragmatic approach and well explain issues and solutions.”

“Availability and professionalism.”

Firms are starkly divided on the benefits of specialist tax litigation teams over generalist practices, ITR’s analysis also finds
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    Switzerland has accepted a greater number of exchange of information (EOI) requests from global actors since 2009, harmonising the otherwise private nation’s banking policies with the OECD’s more transparent standards. Lenz & Staehelin’s Jean-Blaise Eckert and Frédéric Neukomm discuss the changes.
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