WENGER PLATTNER is a leading Swiss commercial law firm with almost 50 years of experience on the local and international legal services market. WENGER PLATTNER is recognised as a leading law firm in such major directories of recommended law firms as Chambers Europe and Legal 500.

The firm currently employs over 80 lawyers, some of whom are also notaries, as well as 10 tax advisors and bookkeeping specialists. While remaining independent, WENGER PLATTNER maintains a wide range of excellent relationships with numerous law and tax firms worldwide.

WENGER PLATTNER has offices in Basel, Zurich and Berne as well as a representation in Geneva.

WENGER PLATTNER offers a comprehensive range of services to top executives, high net worth individuals, companies (including large multinational concerns), federal and municipal entities of the various countries.

At the beginning of 2010 we established our «Russian Desk» with goals of making our Russian-speaking clients feel at home while communicating in their native language as well as making it easier for Swiss persons to discover opportunities of doing business in Russia.

The «Russian Desk» offers services in the following two main areas:

Business immigration to Switzerland - focusing on complex tax and legal consulting of companies, including inter alia questions concerning Swiss residence and work permits, the search of real estate, the formation of trusts and foundations. More detailed information can be found here.

Swiss-Russian business - focusing on questions related to the creation of joint companies, effective business structures, consultations on the possibilities for and intercultural particularities of doing business in both countries as well as many other issues. More detailed information can be found here.

We are pleased to receive your call or email. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Alexander Gutmans, corporate law issues, mergers and acquisitions
Filippo Beck, private client's issues
Anna Pavan-Korovatskaya, client relations and tax issues


Business immigration to Switzerland
Switzerland is a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world. Clean air, incomparable mountain views, excellent infrastructure, the possibility to effectively secure your earnings and a favorable business environment explain why Russian businessmen and their families are eager to immigrate to Switzerland for business purposes.

If you wish to receive maximum support in obtaining residence permits, finding suitable apartments for your family as well as schools or kindergarten facilities for your children, and if you would like reliable and effective handling of your needs after your move, we would be pleased to help you with the process.

Besides the assistance mentioned above, our firm can also provide you with the following services:

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  Advice on the best way to establish permanent residence in Switzerland;
  
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  Consultation regarding employment law (including questions regarding work permits);
  
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  Advice on choosing the canton that best suits your needs and expectations;
  
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  Tax advice and tax structuring including negotiations about and personalized preparation of written agreements relating to your individual income tax status (lump-sum taxation);
  
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  Representation in relations with government and immigration authorities;
  
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  Assistance in searching and purchase of the real estate property;
  
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  Assistance regarding the formation of trusts vehicles and foundations;
  
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  Local and international estate planning;
  
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  Family office services and assistance with any issues you or your family may face while living in Switzerland.
  

Please do not hesitate to contact our specialists in order to discuss how we can support you and your family.

Alexander Gutmans, corporate law issues, mergers and acquisitions
Filippo Beck, private client's issues
Anna Pavan-Korovatskaya, client relations and tax issues


Swiss-Russian Business
If you are looking for a reliable law firm which can help you to develop your business relations between Russia and Switzerland, we can offer you a full range of services that meet your individual needs and expectations according to the «one window» principle.

In this respect, we offer:

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  Assistance by choosing the type of Swiss legal corporate structure that suits your needs best;
  
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  Assistance with the setting up of effective business structures taking into account international taxation aspects;
  
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  Legal, notary and tax services support concerning the reorganization of your business;
  Assistance in searching and purchase of commercial real estate property;
  
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  Swiss domestic and international tax issues (double taxation treaties and mutual assistance agreements);
  
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  Representation in dealings with the government, immigration and tax authorities etc.;
  
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  Representation in legal proceedings and pre-trials as well as arbitration proceedings;
  
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  Assistance with the opening of Swiss bank accounts;
  
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  Fiduciary services;
  
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  Bookkeeping services;
  
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  Completion and filing of tax returns;
  
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  Services related to the coordination of international and in particular Swiss-Russian projects;
  
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  Consultation on the possibilities for and intercultural particularities of doing business in both countries.

We work in close cooperation with Swiss banks, asset managers, insurance companies as well as a number of law firms and tax experts in Russia and CIS.

WENGER PLATTNER - Your experts and partners in Swiss law and tax issues.

We are pleased to receive your call or email. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Alexander Gutmans, corporate law issues, mergers and acquisitions
Filippo Beck, private client's issues
Anna Pavan-Korovatskaya, client relations and tax issues