Floran Ponce
Partner
Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert
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Partner Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert +41 58 450 70 00 floran.ponce@lenzstaehelin.com |
Geneva Route de Chêne 30 CH-1211 Geneva www.lenzstaehelin.com |
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Expertise
Floran Ponce is a partner based in Geneva, where he is a member of the Tax group and is a certified tax expert. He specialises in all aspects of corporate tax including private equity, fund structuring, public and private M&A, restructurings, complex financings and tax disputes. His experience includes acting for private equity funds, fund managers, multinational companies, banks, management teams and prominent families or family offices.
Floran is also a regular speaker on tax-related topics and a member of a number of tax professional organisations.
Floran has been listed as a leading lawyer in his practice area in Chambers & Partners since 2018. He has also been recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Tax in the highly respected Legal 500 EMEA 2024.
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Practices
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2017 Partner at Lenz & Staehelin 2010 Joined Lenz & Staehelin 2014 Harvard Law School (LL.M.) 2012 Certified Tax Expert (Akademie der Treuhand-Kammer Award) 2009 Admission to Geneva Bar 2006 Universities of Lausanne and Lucerne (lic. iur.) -
Specialist Areas
Tax, Corporate, Commercial and Contracts -
Languages
French, English, German, Spanish -
Memberships
Geneva Bar Association (OdA), Swiss Bar Association (FSA), International Bar Association (IBA), International Fiscal Association (IFA), Swiss Association of Certified Tax Experts (ASEFID / SVDS), Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF), Harvard Club of Switzerland, Harvard Law School Association of Europe, Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce -
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Ponce F., Le bouclier fiscal 2023 - Switzerland, in: Steuer Revue, Août 2023
- Ponce F., Eckert J., The Corporate Tax Planning Law Review 2023 - Switzerland, in: The Law Reviews, 5th edition, May 2023
- Ponce F., Group approach and separate entity approach in domestic and international tax law 2023 - Switzerland, in: Cahiers de droit fiscal international, Rotterdam; Vol. 106a (2022), Pages 157 et seq.
- Neukomm F., Ponce F., The Inward Investment and International Taxation Review 2021 - Switzerland, in: The Law Review, 11th edition, January 2021, 423-435
- Ponce F., Increased Transparency and Exchange of Information in the Area of Transfer Pricing in Switzerland, in: International Tax Journal, November-December 2018, 41-46
- Ponce F., Swiss lump-sum tax regime - Recent changes, In: International Tax News, Bloomberg Tax, 8 November 2018
- Ponce F., The Status quo until the next corporate tax reform, in: The Lawyer, 13 March 2017, 28
- Barmes M., Ponce F., The Private Wealth & Private Client Review 2015 - Switzerland, in: The Law Reviews, 4th ed., October 2015, 407-420
- Eckert J., Ponce F., Swiss withholding tax aspects of financing, in: Archivs für Schweizerisches Abgaberecht (ASA) 83, no. 11/12, 2014/2015
- Eckert J., Ponce F., Swiss lump-sum tax regime: Applicable rules and political outlook, in: BNA International 07/2012, 10 et seqq.
- Ponce F., L'évasion fiscale en droit fiscal suisse, in: RDAF 2010 II 125 (OREF 2009 Award)
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Other Activities
Member of the Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Conference Organization Committee of the Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF)
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Contact Details
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Assistant
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Other Activities
Member of the Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Conference Organization Committee of the Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF)
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References
Floran Ponce always makes sure there is a timeline, especially with larger projects, and can manage them very well.
Chambers & Partners, 2025Floran Ponce has an acute business mindset.
Chambers & Partners, 2024He is pleasant to work with, very technically strong but pragmatic and explains things clearly.
Chambers & Partners, 2024Floran Ponce excels in the corporate tax space, with interviewees praising his legal intellect and client management skills.
Who’s Who Legal, 2024Very smart and thoughtful
Chambers & Partners, 2021He is a star in the corporate tax market, renowned for his "excellent technical skills".
Who’s Who Legal, 2021Gives innovative and new solutions on complex cases
Chambers & Partners, 2020