Private Clients

Next-generation thinking that makes the most of now

Timely advice today. Timeless benefits for future generations. Our Private Clients group is proud of the longstanding relationships we forge with high-net-worth individuals. We’re experts in estate planning and proactive tax strategies, working across all family, inheritance and immigration law. We unpick complexity and navigate compliance, adding real value for the long term.

As one of the largest Private Client teams in Switzerland, we bring decades of experience to your wealth and estate planning. We act as executors and tax advisors, as well as trustees through our own trust companies in Switzerland and Guernsey. We can advise on the formation and management of charitable organisations. And always act quickly and sensitively in dispute resolution. From our position at the heart of the firm, we draw on a wide range of expertise – advocating for your best interests at every turn.

Testament to a team honed over three generations of lawyers, our partners – and practice – regularly appear in the highest legal rankings. Our network spans continents – a global backbone leading to always-responsive, sound advice.

Please visit our dedicated website to find out more about what we offer: www.lstrustservices.com.

  • Expertise

    • Succession planning and executorship
    • Wills and inheritance agreements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements
    • Family office services including handling of all relevant tax declarations
    • Legal and tax planning for changes of permanent residence
    • General tax planning and litigation
    • Planning of wealth management structures including commercial and private trust companies and family offices
    • Forming charitable and non-profit organisations
    • Trusts and estate litigation, arbitration and mediation
    • Private investment companies and funds
    • Art and antiques

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Very experienced and "wise" in terms of international estate planning, with both a Swiss and global outlook. Strong commercial insight to sit alongside the long-term view.

The Legal 500, 2025

L&S are a great contact to have in Switzerland for private client work. They have a large team of tax & contentious experts who react promptly and efficiently. They understand and work with offshore trust practitioners very well, especially in Guernsey and Jersey.

The Legal 500, 2025

Top of the line service, combined with vast experience working with UHNWI in Switzerland and abroad.

The Legal 500, 2025

Without a doubt one of the most respected teams by those of us who practice in the US and regularly need to collaborate with Swiss counsel on private client matters.

The Legal 500, 2025

First class advice on private client tax and succession matters. Prompt and very personal service

The Legal 500, 2025

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the great law firms of Switzerland. They have vast resources and knowledge. Their experience and international footprint allow them to handle the most complex and largest of cases. Their private client team is amazing.

The Legal 500, 2024

The practice has wide-ranging experience in dealing with international private clients and their businesses. The advice given is therefore both commercial and personal, a combination which clients value as it allows for both good governance and decision-making.

The Legal 500, 2024

Lenz & Staehelin are masters at managing complexity, and producing elegant solutions that sustain. The range of talent at the firm is impressive in its depth and breadth.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

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