Areas of expertise
Advice and representation in all areas of commercial and tax law, with a focus on:
- Assessment of tax concerns.
- Advice on tax and duty optimisation.
- Advice and representation for tax law proceedings against tax administrations in particular.
- Advice and representation for commercial law matters, specialising in:
- Company, business and asset restructuring (mergers, divisions and conversions).
- Employee shareholdings.
- Company succession planning.
- Acquisitions and sales of companies and businesses.
- Company and business set-ups.
- Contracts
- clarification of questions relating to labour law, tenancy law, matrimonial property law, inheritance law, property law and liability law.
- Advice for families on succession planning, inheritance regulations and estate divisions, executor mandates.
- Representation in and out of court for disputes under commercial law (concerning payment claims, inheritance, labour and tenancy law, etc.).
Administrative and foundation board mandates
Additional roles
- Co-author of the Practitioner’s Commentary on Tax Law in the Canton of Bern.
- Involvement in several associations.
- Bern-Kirchenfeld Rotary.
Education and training
- Studied Law at the University of Bern, including internships at the Tax Appeals Commission, the District Court and Local Governor’s Office in Saanen, and a medium-sized law firm in Bern (1990–1996).
- Passed the bar exam and admitted to the bar (1996).
- Attended the Tax Academy (1997–2000) alongside employment at a large trust company.
- Qualified as a certified tax expert (2000).
- Worked at a medium-sized law firm in Bern (2001–2002).
- Partner of law firm (since 2002).
Tel. +41 (0)31 320 15 15Fax +41 (0)31 320 15 16
Christoph Leuch
Advokaturbüro
Walther Leuch Howald
Monbijoustrasse 8
Postfach
3001 Bern
Switzerland
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