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“Apart from the highly qualitative advice provided, Roland Wild managed to get input from related areas to provide a full service”

 
 
Roland Wild
Zurich

Roland Wild

Partner, Certified Tax Expert

+41 44 215 3434

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Melanie Berger

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melanie.berger@swlegal.ch

Roland Wild is a Partner in our Taxation Group in Zurich. He has experience in all aspects of tax law, particularly in corporate tax law, and provides both advisory and forensic services. He specialises in advising clients in the financial industry, in particular banks, asset managers and insurance companies, on financing and tax planning. Roland also advises on tax matters during the due diligence, structuring and integration phases of M&A and real estate transactions. In addition, Roland regularly lectures on tax-related topics and is the author of various professional articles and commentaries on tax matters.

Experience

  • Advising various domestic and foreign financial institutions in claiming Swiss withholding tax refunds, including representation before the tax authorities and in court
  • Providing tax advice to domestic and foreign clients on financing transactions, both to banks and to companies
  • Advising various issuers in Switzerland and abroad on the tax-efficient issuance of their financial products
  • Tax advice to domestic and foreign real estate companies on the acquisition and sale of their real estate portfolios, both in the context of tax due diligence and the tax-efficient structuring of the holding structure

Career

Professional Experience
2024
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2020
Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2017
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2011-2017
Manager in the tax department in a "Big 4" firm
2010-2011
Attorney in a law firm
Education and Admission
2016
Certified Tax Expert
2013
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Forensics, University of Lucerne
2010
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2006
Master of Arts HSG in Law, University of St. Gallen
2004
Bachelor of Arts HSG in Law, University of St. Gallen
Additional Professional Activities
  • Justice Officer (Lieutenant Colonel), Swiss Military Justice
 

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