Alexander Greter
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 80 00 alexander.greter@lenzstaehelin.com |
Zurich Brandschenkestrasse 24 CH-8027 Zurich |
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Expertise
Alexander Greter is a partner who advises banks and other financial services providers and fiduciaries, as well as Swiss and foreign private clients. In particular, his expertise lies in international trust law, the regulation of financial products, services and institutions, including anti-money laundering regulation, and the automatic exchange of financial information such as FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard. Alexander also regularly advises on estate planning and matters concerning charitable foundations, tax law, and general commercial and corporate law.
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Specialist Areas
Private Clients, International Trusts and Companies, Banking and Regulatory, Regulation of Trustees and Asset Managers, Automatic Exchange of Financial Information, International Tax and Estate Planning, Charitable Institutions, Contract and Commercial -
Practices
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2020 Partner at Lenz & Staehelin 2017 Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin 2009 Joined Lenz & Staehelin 2015 Swiss Certified Tax Expert 2009 Admission to Zurich Bar 2007 King's College London (LL.M.) 2006 University of Zurich (lic. iur.) -
Languages
German, English, French, Portuguese -
Memberships
EXPERTsuisse, International Fiscal Association (IFA), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) -
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Greter Alexander, Kommentar zu Art. 2 Abs. 3, Art. 2 Abs. 3 lit. a und Art. 2a GwG, in: Hsu/Flühmann (eds.), Basler Kommentar Geldwäschereigesetz, 1st edition, Basel 2021
- Greter Alexander, Exemptions for Trustee and Portfolio Managers under FinIA, in: CapLaw 4/2020, 5-10
- Barmes Mark, Vijverberg Leonard, Breitenstein Stefan, Greter Alexander, Relevant changes for trustees in final ordinance of the Financial Institutions Act, Lenz & Staehelin Update Newsflash, November 2019
- Barmes Mark, Greter Alexander, Vijverberg Leonard, Relocating to Switzerland, in: Practical Law, Global Guide 2017/18, Private Client
- Greter M., Greter Alexander, Kommentar zu Vor Art. 56 und Art. 56, in: Zweifel/Beusch (eds.), Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Steuerrecht, Bundesgesetz über die direkte Bundessteuer (DBG), 3rd edition, Basel 2017
- Greter M., Greter Alexander, Kommentar zu Art. 5, 23 und 26a, in: Zweifel/Beusch (eds.), Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Steuerrecht, Bundesgesetz über die Harmonisierung der direkten Steuern der Kantone und Gemeinden (StHG), 3rd edition, Basel 2017
- Greter Alexander, Anti-Money Laundering - Implementation of the Revised FATF Recommendation, in: CapLaw, Swiss Capital Markets Law, 3/2015, 6-11
- Greter Alexander, Die Melde- und Angebotspflicht bei Beteiligungen im Vermögen eines Trusts ("Disclosure of Shareholdings and Mandatory Offers regarding Participations forming Part of a Trust Fund"), in: GesKR (Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht 2011), 398
- Greter Alexander, Limitation on Benefits Clauses and European Community Law: Legitimacy and Consequences, in: EC Tax Journal, 2007, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-16
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Contact Details
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Assistant
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References
Significant expertise in complex succession and trust planning and is highly sought after by clients including foreign and domestic individuals
Who's Who Legal, 2019Widely considered an expert in international taxation matters and enjoys a strong reputation in the market
Who's Who Legal, 2018
Publications
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Kommentar zu Art. 2 Abs. 3, Art. 2 Abs. 3 lit. a und Art. 2a GwG
in: Hsu/Flühmann (eds.), Basler Kommentar Geldwäschereigesetz, 1st edition, Basel 2021