Swiss technical expertise for your cross-border matters.
Trusts, foundations, structured finance, art taxation: the Geneva office deploys the instruments of Swiss law in coordination with the firm's Paris practice, for wealth and financial matters that transcend a single jurisdiction.
Book a consultation →Four technical practices, a single point of contact.
The Geneva office focuses on matters where Swiss law offers a specific technical answer — generally in coordination with Paris, Luxembourg or London.
Trusts & structured finance
Structuring and administration of security trusts (fiducie-sûreté) and management trusts (fiducie-gestion) supporting bond issuances, real-estate financings and cross-border operations. Three-office coordination: Paris, Luxembourg, Geneva.
Learn moreArt & collections tax
Counsel to collectors and beneficiaries on international auctions, legal structuring of collections and art-market taxation between France, Switzerland and the United States.
Learn moreSwiss wealth structures
Swiss foundations (art. 335 CC), Luxembourg capitalisation contracts, L-QIF funds, management trusts — the structuring architecture of UHNWI and family-office wealth.
Learn moreSwiss tax residency
Transfer of tax residence France → Switzerland, Geneva lump-sum taxation (forfait fiscal), exit-tax planning, B/C/TOU permits. Complete support for your residency project.
Learn moreA direct Swiss-law practice, coordinated with the Paris bureau.
BENSAID AVOCATS combines a daily Swiss-law practice from Geneva with deep French-law expertise from Paris. Every matter is handled from both perspectives simultaneously, with no loss of information between jurisdictions.
"One of Jonathan Bensaid's strengths lies in his deep grasp of the wealth and tax issues of UHNWI, company founders and their families."
— Décideurs · Wealth Management Guide
Regular engagement with French expatriate communities and their elected representatives, and contributions to academic conferences on trust law and art taxation.
Let us discuss your cross-border matter.
Our Geneva office welcomes you for an initial confidential meeting. Each matter receives a preliminary assessment, with direct partner involvement.
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+33 1 42 27 78 52