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Key contacts
Zurich Partner: Michael Nordin
Geneva Partner: Jean-Frédéric Maraia
Quick facts
Number of partners

+150

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Private client
Tax
Tax controversy
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

Schellenberg Wittmer is a leading full-service Swiss business law firm with more than 150 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, and Singapore. We provide comprehensive legal services worldwide to domestic and international companies and entrepreneurs. Our Singapore office provides a gateway to the Asian market, for both inbound and outbound investments.

The firm's Taxation Group is renowned for their expertise in tax and economic matters. Most team members are Certified Tax Experts and cover the full range of advisory and contentious tax-related issues. We have extensive experience with both cantonal and federal authorities and regularly obtain advance clearances and rulings for corporations, individuals, governments and NGOs. We are experts in double taxation and mutual assistance agreements, real estate transactions, trusts, NGOs, VAT, real estate and enforcement procedures. Our team works closely with the Private Wealth Group advising and representing individuals, families and closely-held family businesses, banks, family offices and trust companies in estate and inheritance planning, and in disputes, including litigation and arbitration.

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  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
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Offices

Zurich
Löwenstrasse 19
P.O. Box 2201
8021 Zurich
Switzerland

Geneva
15bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland

Singapore
6 Battery Road, #37-02
Singapore 049909
Singapore

Address:
Löwenstrasse 19, 8021 Zurich
Switzerland
15bis, rue des Alpes,1211 Geneva
Tel:ZH: +41 44 215 5252 GE: +41 22 707 8000 Fax:ZH: +41 44 215 5200 GE: +41 22 707 8001 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.swlegal.com/en/
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 2
29 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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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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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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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
4 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Tax Partner
6 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
3 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
5 practice areas
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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
4 practice areas
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VISCHER
4 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Altenburger
2 practice areas
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Burckhardt
2 practice areas
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Goldblum and Partners
1 practice area
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LifeCapital
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Tappolet & Partner
3 practice areas
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Tax Expert International
3 practice areas
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Private client
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
6 practice areas
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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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Tier 1

Homburger
6 practice areas
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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
1 practice area
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Transfer pricing
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
5 practice areas
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PwC
7 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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Homburger
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ludwig + Partner
4 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
4 practice areas
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Questro International
3 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
5 practice areas
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Tax Expert International
3 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Aspect Advisory
3 practice areas
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Riedweg & Partner
4 practice areas
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Overview

Schellenberg Wittmer is a highly versatile firm. It is recognised for advising on complex tax cases and providing innovative solutions. The team focuses on assisting in corporate tax, M&A, banking and finance, real estate, and litigation cases for private clients, NGOs, and corporations. The practice offers full tax services. The team is comprised of head of tax Michael Nordin and counsel Pietro Sansonetti. Fellow partner and head of the Geneva office, Jean-Frédéric Maraia works with counsel Danielle Hostettler 

The firm acted as lead counsel for BNP Paribas on the placement of tax efficient bond issuance consisting of notes valued at CHF 245m. It also assisted a prominent Swiss Bank in tax planning on the reconciliation between Swiss tax rules and OECD Pillar II cost liability mitigation.  

Partner Laïla Rochat joined the practice from EY on March 1st, 2025, and practitioner Roland Wild was promoted from senior associate to partner on January 1st, 2024 

Client feedback

‘’Very reactive and business friendly, good description of the environment and tailored advice regarding our needs. Follow up all along the process. Timely responses and providing relevant case law and cases to compare’’.

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