Your legal path
to Switzerland.

We support the legal structuring of a planned move and coordinate all related issues.

This includes, among other things, the relinquishment or retention of existing residences, the future center of life, residence and settlement issues, existing German real estate and companies, and the legal classification of cross-border asset relationships.

For entrepreneurs, we also examine what impact a personal change of residence may have on existing companies, holdings, and management functions.

The goal is a legally sound transition between Germany and Switzerland before significant decisions are implemented.

For larger private assets, we consider not only the residence but the entire asset architecture.

This may include:

Company Holdings · Real Estate · Securities · Investment Companies · Holding Structures · Family Companies · Foundations · Succession Planning

Together with specialized tax advisors and other experts, we examine which assets should be held privately in the future and for which asset components corporate or other structures may be sensible.

We consider both Germany and Switzerland and – for international assets – other affected legal systems.

For entrepreneurs, moving to Switzerland is particularly challenging.

The private relocation of a shareholder does not automatically mean that the company should also be relocated.

Therefore, we first analyze the existing structure:

Where is the operational activity located?

Where are entrepreneurial decisions made?

Where are employees, management, and essential functions located?

Which companies should remain in Germany?

Is a Swiss company necessary or economically sensible?

Which participation or holding structure should be built long-term?

Based on this, an individual Germany-Switzerland corporate structure can be developed.

Swiss Legal Consulting supports entrepreneurs and investors in the preparation and coordination of Swiss company formations.

Depending on the business model, various corporate forms and participation structures are particularly relevant.

Where necessary, we coordinate cooperation with Swiss lawyers, tax advisors, trustees, banks, notaries, and other specialists.

Our advice therefore does not end with the certificate of incorporation.

It is crucial that the new company fits into the client's existing asset and corporate structure.

For many of our clients, acquiring real estate is part of the planned move to Switzerland.

This can raise questions about acquisition, financing, use as a primary or secondary residence, ownership structure, and future asset succession.

Swiss Legal Consulting accompanies the client from strategic preparation to the coordination of involved advisors and service providers.

For larger real estate investments, we integrate the property into the overall asset structure from the outset.

An international change of residence should always be an occasion to review existing wills and succession arrangements.

This is especially true if, after the move,

residence in Switzerland, real estate in Germany, company holdings, bank assets in Switzerland, and family members in different countries

are involved.

Together with our clients, we develop a cross-border succession strategy and coordinate it with the involved advisors.

This can include wills, inheritance contracts, corporate succession arrangements, family companies, and – for appropriate asset situations – foundation or holding structures.

Our goal is succession planning that does not begin only upon death, but becomes part of the asset strategy during one's lifetime.