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“Impressive experience in advising on wills and related areas across international jurisdictions”
Our specialist private client team strives to protect the personal and financial interests of successful individuals on the full range of contentious and noncontentious issues faced by private clients, including estate planning and related disputes, succession of family businesses, relocation, philanthropy and art related legal advice.
Our clients include high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and families, owners, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, family offices, foundations, trust companies and fiduciary holding structures.
LALIVE’s team of highly skilled specialists and litigators is particularly well versed in complex disputes involving businesses, investments and other valuable assets spread across the world, involving family members in various jurisdictions. We assist to protect and defend your interests and that of your family in particular by ensuring smooth succession from one generation to the next, navigating family disputes and preserving key assets.
Given our international dimension, we are especially well placed to advise in complex cross-border matters and can coordinate multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary matters such as tax and corporate advisory, by drawing on the expertise of a wide, highly specialized network.
We offer particular expertise in the following:
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International Family Law, Policy and Practice, vol. 9, no 1, pp. 24-31
Anwalts Revue de l'avocat 10/2020, pp. 390-395
In: Anwalts Revue de l’avocat 9/2020, pp. 357-366
In: Journal du droit international (Clunet)
Helbing Lichtenhahn, 1st Edition, 2020
International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 28 May 2020
LALIVE Blog, 17 April 2020
International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 9 April 2020
Rosemont Art Advisory Newsletter (www.rosemont-int.com), 27 March 2020
In: LawInside (www.lawinside.ch), 21 March 2020
International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 5 March 2020
American Bar Association Section of International Law (ABA) – Art & Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter, Fall 2019, p. 3-4
International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 19 December 2019
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LALIVE promotes in Geneva, Zurich and London
Three LALIVE partners recognised as Thought Leaders for Private Client by Who’s Who Legal 2020
The firm is renowned for its expertise in international dispute resolution. One interviewee observes: "The firm is very good on arbitration, and in the context of private client disputes, they will be market leaders in this respect." Another adds that "they are very helpful when trying to resolve tough trust disputes."
Chambers HNW Guide, Private Wealth, Switzerland, 2019
Lalive offers a wide range of services to high net worth families as well as foundations, trust companies and fiduciary holding structures. Interviewees state that "they are a good boutique with a strong reputation for private client ligation" with "some impressive high net worth clients."
Chambers HNW Guide, Private Wealth, Switzerland, 2019
With a specialism in inheritance, trust and estate disputes, media litigation, matrimonial cases, art-related advice and matters concerning the protection of elderly family members, clients appreciate LALIVE's 'highly skilled team' for its 'cohesive nature, outstanding case management, supportiveness and emotional presence'.
Legal 500, Private Client, 2019
Lalive is considered to be ‘very strong in international inheritance law and arbitration’. The firm assists clients with advisory services as well as dispute resolution relating to a range of private client matters, including wills, succession planning, trusts and foundations. Its clientele includes family offices, foundations, fiduciaries and trustees, as well as high net worth individuals.
A client reports that ‘the firm was very responsive, approachable and knowledgeable. They took the time to ensure that we were well aware of the legal implications of what we were implementing’.
Chambers HNW Guide, Private Wealth, Switzerland, 2018
Lalive has ‘impressive experience in advising on wills and related areas across international jurisdictions’ and also handles tax, trust, estate planning and marital property issues; special expertise exists in the field of art law and inheritance disputes.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Private client, 2018
Recognised Practitioner in Private Wealth Law
Chambers HNW 2017
Lalive regularly advises high-net-worth individuals on estate planning and is particularly known for its strength in dispute resolution.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Private client, 2017
Lalive is especially known for dispute resolution, but also provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals on estate planning regarding private wealth and business assets.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Private client (Tier 3), 2016
The firm’s “outstanding” private client practice serves high-net worth individuals in Switzerland and abroad.
Who’s Who Legal: Switzerland, 2015