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lic. iur., TEP, Attorney at Law Partner Phone +41 58 658 30 10 [email protected] Philippe Pulfer heads the Geneva Private Client practice. He is widely recognised as one of Switzerland’s leading private client lawyers and, for nearly 20 years, has been constantly top-ranked by all major professional directories. He is one of only two Swiss private client lawyers ranked in Chambers Global and has been described by Legal 500 as 'one of the most knowledgeable trust and private client practitioners in Switzerland'. He has been included in the Legal Week Private Client Global Elite since the ranking’s inaugural edition in 2012. Philippe Pulfer specialises in wealth structuring and estate planning with an international focus and acts in complex, often multi-jurisdictional, succession and trust disputes. He advises charities and charity donors in all areas of philanthropy. He has also significant experience in private banking disputes, in particular mismanagement of funds, fraud cases and international judicial assistance. Philippe Pulfer is a member of the Geneva Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA) and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He is a member of the STEP Worldwide Council, a committee member of STEP Geneva, and a member of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL). Philippe Pulfer is a frequent speaker at international conferences and the author of publications on the practice of trusts in Switzerland, charities and art law. Philippe Pulfer graduated from the University of Geneva in 1992 and was admitted to the Bar in 1995. Philippe Pulfer speaks French and English. He is registered with the Geneva Bar and admitted to practice in all Switzerland. Philippe Pulfer

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Page 1: Philippe Pulfer – CV · Phil ip pe Pul fer gra dua ted from the Uni ‐ ver si ty of Ge n e va in 1992 and was ad ‐ mit ted to the Bar in 1995. Phil ip pe Pul fer speaks French

lic. iur., TEP, Attorney at LawPartnerPhone +41 58 658 30 [email protected]

Phil ip pe Pul fer heads the Ge n e va Pri va ‐te Cli ent prac ti ce. He is wi de ly re cognis ‐ed as one of Switzer land’s lea ding pri ‐va te cli ent la wyers and, for ne ar ly 20ye ars, has been con stantly top-ran kedby all ma jor pro fes sio nal di rec to ries. Heis one of only two Swiss pri va te cli entla wyers ran ked in Cham bers Glo bal andhas been de scri bed by Le gal 500 as'one of the most knowled ge able trustand pri va te cli ent prac ti tio ners in Swit‐zer land'. He has been in clu ded in theLe gal Week Pri va te Cli ent Glo bal Eli tesin ce the ran king’s in au gu ral edi ti on in2012.

Phil ip pe Pul fer spe cia li ses in wealthstruc tu ring and es ta te plan ning with anin ter na tio nal fo cus and acts in com plex,often mul ti-ju ris dic tional, suc ces si onand trust dis pu tes. He ad vi ses cha ri tiesand cha ri ty do nors in all areas of phil ‐an thro py. He has also si gni fi cant expe ri ‐ence in pri va te ban king dis pu tes, in par ‐ti cu lar mis ma nage ment of funds, fraudca ses and in ter na tio nal ju di ci al as sis ‐tan ce.

Phil ip pe Pul fer is a mem ber of the Ge n ‐e va Bar As so cia ti on, Swiss Bar As so cia ‐ti on, In ter na tio nal Bar As so cia ti on (IBA)and So cie ty of Trust and Es ta te Prac ti ‐tio ners (STEP). He is a mem ber of theSTEP World wi de Coun cil, a com mitteemem ber of STEP Ge n e va, and a mem ‐ber of The In ter na tio nal Aca de my of Es ‐ta te and Trust Law (TIAETL). Phil ip pePul fer is a fre quent spea ker at in ter na ‐tio nal con fe ren ces and the au thor of pu ‐bli ca ti ons on the prac ti ce of trusts inSwitzer land, cha ri ties and art law.

Phil ip pe Pul fer gra dua ted from the Uni ‐ver si ty of Ge n e va in 1992 and was ad ‐mitted to the Bar in 1995.

Phil ip pe Pul fer speaks French andEnglish. He is re gis ter ed with the Ge n e ‐va Bar and ad mitted to prac ti ce in allSwitzer land.

Philippe Pulfer

Page 2: Philippe Pulfer – CV · Phil ip pe Pul fer gra dua ted from the Uni ‐ ver si ty of Ge n e va in 1992 and was ad ‐ mit ted to the Bar in 1995. Phil ip pe Pul fer speaks French

Walder Wyss Ltd.attorneys at law

Phone +41 58 658 58 58Fax +41 58 658 59 [email protected]

www.walderwyss.comZurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Lugano

Private Client 2020: ChapterSwitzerlandby Philippe Pulfer and Olivier Siggin: "International Comparative LegalGuide" Ninth Edition, 2020

Conseils pour collectionneurs enmatière de planificationSpeaker Philippe PulferSTEP LUNCH - Succession & Oeuvresd'Art Lausanne, 3. September 2019

International Comparative Legal Guideto: Private Client 2019 - ChapterSwitzerlandby Philippe Pulfer and Olivier SiggEditor[s]: Global Legal Group Ltd,Londoned.: 8th Edition2019

International IncompetenceSpeaker Philippe PulferLegal week, Private Client Forum Como, 14. November 2018

Public registers under the EU’s 4thAnti-Money Laundering Directive – anexcessive infringement of people’srights?Speaker Philippe PulferIBA, 23rd Annual International WealthTransfer Conference London, 1. March 2018

Painting a clearer pictureSpeaker Philippe PulferLegal week, Private Client Forum Como, 1. November 2017

Matrimonial Property Regimes, Settlingassets in trustsSpeaker Philippe PulferCambridge Forum, Forum onInternational Wealth Disputes Barcelona, 1. October 2017

For a complete list of publicationsplease visit our website:www.walderwyss.com/philippe.pulfer

Selected Publications