The ‘highly professional’ CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. provides a full-service offering that encompasses international tax planning, M&A and finance transactions alongside wealth structuring, regularly operating for an array of private, public, and institutional clients. The practice is jointly led by Mark Cagienard, a capable practitioner in relation to finance and tax issues surrounding VAT, and Andrio Orler, a strong choice for those seeking assistance with M&A, wealth structuring and estate planning, among other issues. David Hürlimann is active across the full spectrum of corporate tax, while Sarah Busca Bonvin is well-positioned to represent clients in an array of cross-border transactions, employee-related tax issues and administrative mandates.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘Highly professional team, very timely responses to requests, broadly connected to other specialists.’

  • ‘Main contact is David Hürlimann who is very professional, very competent in Swiss, German and French tax law and with a high degree of social competence. Impressive personality.’

  • ‘The team is very experienced and customer-oriented. I appreciate the fast turnaround time. The quality of the work is exceptional, and the cooperation is very professional.’

  • ‘A high level of motivation, a great deal of specialist knowledge and a very quick grasp of things. The collaboration is always very efficient and extremely pleasant.’

  • ‘Mark Cagienard is a very dedicated partner with deep legal knowledge. He provides excellent legal advice in a business-oriented and pragmatic manner.’

  • ‘Business acumen and overall tax expertise (even on very technical topics).'

  • ‘Very high level, quick and flexible.’

  • ‘They are very proactive and creative in terms of tax planning.'

Clients clés

  • Bruker
  • Saint-Gobain
  • ISS
  • Ypsomed
  • Float Finance

Points forts

  • Representing a publicly-listed Switzerland-based industrial group on the establishment of a tax risk-monitoring programme relating to the US as well as jurisdictions in Europe and the Far East.
  • Advising a Switzerland-based, publicly-listed client on taking advantage of transitional rules in view of new corporate income tax law relating to the valuation of goodwill and depreciation.
  • Advised Ypsomed on the sale of its pen needle and BGM businesses to MTD.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Mark Cagienard; Andrio Orler

Autres avocats clés

David Hürlimann; Sarah Busca Bonvin