Alexander Greter Partner
Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert

Alexander Greter

Partner

Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert

+41 58 450 80 00

alexander.greter@lenzstaehelin.com

Zurich

Brandschenkestrasse 24

CH-8027 Zurich

www.lenzstaehelin.com

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Professional Experience and Education

    and Education

    2020Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
    2017Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin
    2009Joined Lenz & Staehelin
    2015Swiss Certified Tax Expert
    2009Admission to Zurich Bar
    2007King's College London (LL.M.)
    2006University 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
  • Contact Details

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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, 2019

    Widely considered an expert in international taxation matters and enjoys a strong reputation in the market

    Who's Who Legal, 2018

Significant expertise in complex succession and trust planning and is highly sought after by clients including foreign and domestic individuals

Who's Who Legal, 2019

Widely considered an expert in international taxation matters and enjoys a strong reputation in the market

Who's Who Legal, 2018

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