Ruth Bloch-Riemer is a Partner in the tax department of Bär & Karrer. Her practice focuses on domestic and international tax law. She regularly advises Swiss and foreign high-net-worth individuals in all taxation matters. In particular, she supports clients with regard to wealth and succession planning, the structuring of charitable contributions, questions in the context of the taxation of art and artists, and questions within the field of the domestic and international structuring and co-ordination of their pension and social security. Ruth Bloch-Riemer serves as an expert for the oral Swiss tax expert examinations. She frequently teaches and speaks at national and international conferences and publishes regularly in her field. She is a member of various bodies, including the International Fiscal Association Swiss Branch, the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and STEP. Ruth Bloch-Riemer is newly acknowledged by Legal 500 2024 as “Next Generation Partner”. Additionally, she was awarded Gold as ‘Lawyer of the Year, Switzerland’ at the IFC Awards 2023 as well as the Rising Star Award 2019 by Euromoney Legal Media Group and listed as a Rising Star in Tax in the Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides of 2021 and 2022. She has been acknowledged by Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2020 and 2021 as ‘Up and Coming’, ranking her as a driver of the firm’s growth and working towards an established reputation in the market, and has been ranked Band 4 in private wealth law by Chambers HNW 2022 as well as Band 3 in private wealth law by Chambers HNW 2024. In addition, she has newly been ranked in the Chambers Tax guide in 2025.
This second edition, written by leading Private Client legal specialists, provides an up-to-date jurisdictional comparison of the latest tax and non-tax developments for the private client profession in the areas of planning, administration and litigation....
This first edition, written by leading Private Client legal specialists from around the world, provides a highly practical, up-to-date jurisdictional comparison of the latest tax and non-tax developments for the private client profession in the areas of tax, estate and personal planning, administrat...