Estate and Succession Planning, Foundations and Trusts
Transfer of assets and well-regulated succession require a combination of specific legal knowledge and great sensitivity, especially in complex situations and when managing a business.
Our many years of experience show: Only customised solutions can meet individual needs. Accordingly, we have focussed our advice and support for our clients precisely on these requirements.
We specialise in structuring and securing family assets and company succession. We offer careful legal planning, taking into account the relevant areas of law, such as matrimonial, inheritance, tax and company law. By pooling our expertise from different areas of law, we are the ideal partner for family businesses and private business owners in particular.
We also support you in all matters relating to inheritance law, drafting wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, advance care directives and asset agreements for registered partnerships in accordance with your wishes. We can carry out notarisations directly at our branch office in Wil/SG.
In addition, we can examine the establishment of a foundation or trust for you as required and are available as foundation board members or trustees on request.
Our lawyers also deal with the distribution of estates and the execution of wills.
Our range of services includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Succession planning
- Advice on preserving the family’s assets
- Advice on issues of matrimonial property law and inheritance law
- Advice on civil partnerships and cohabitation
- Advice to heirs, persons entitled to compulsory portions and beneficiaries
- Preparation of pre-nuptial agreements, contracts of succession by inheritance, last wills and testaments
- Preparation of shareholder agreements
- Preparation of powers of attorney in case of incapacity to contract, also general and special powers of attorney
- Support in the distribution of estates, and disputes relating to the matrimonial property regime and inheritance law
- Execution of wills and representation of heirs
- Preparation of expert opinions
- Mediation in conflicts
- Representation before courts and public authorities
