Daniel Bader has very strong tax expertise in Swiss law and is very experienced. I do not think he could have done it better.
Daniel Bader attracts widespread approval from sources, who herald him as "one of the prime Swiss private clients tax advisrers" who possesses "a rare ability to boil down complex issues to the essentials, and then pass the advice on in an understandable manner".
Daniel Bader is a top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
Highly skilled, very experienced, excellent lawyer
He is technical and our discussions are always straightforward and efficient.
He offers precise and up-to-date information.
Outstanding
An extraordinary lawyer who provides excellent advice.
Key practitioner in this area with a strong reputation as a tax specialist.
A top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
A deeply knowledgeable lawyer in tax and succession planning.
His advice is rock solid and yet always straight to the point and pragmatic.
Excellent.
Very highly recommended
Great practitioner
Daniel Bader gives clear advice that can be implemented instantly.
He is very professional, kind and ‘Swiss’ precise.
Daniel Bader is a top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
Very easy to work with and responsive.
Is celebrated as a tax specialist.
He is very diligent and skilled at working with ultra high net worth clients.
He is the guy to go to for tax advice on complex structures for major clients.
He is a very smart guy and very reliable and experienced.
A point of reference for private client tax in Switzerland.
Excellent, efficient and knowledgeable.
Impressive client base.
Great lawyer.
Straight to the point.
A charming person to work with.
An excellent tax guy.
An expert on the relationships with tax authorities and smart in finding the right solutions.
An outstanding figure in the market.
He understands our business and tries to do something different even if it hasn't been done before in Switzerland.
An excellent tax adviser.
He has an open and fresh mind when it comes to international tax planning.
Explains difficult tax issues in a simple manner that clients can easily understand.
He's just a pleasure to work with.
He is very cerebral and intellectual and very good.
He is very strong in all aspects of tax.
The quality of his work and the content and ideas are brilliant.
Provides outstanding support.
Highly recommended for his adroit advice.
One of the very best in the area.
An expert in handling complex and international tax matters for private clients.
The quality of his work and the content and ideas are brilliant.
Lawyer of choice.
He is very approachable, has a good international perspective and goes out of his way to understand the case.
Great tactician with exceptional capabilities.
Highly recommended for his work in the field of cross-border structuring.
An outstanding tax lawyer.
Perceptive, prompt and thorough in his responses.
Daniel Bader has very strong tax expertise in Swiss law and is very experienced. I do not think he could have done it better.
About
"Daniel Bader is a partner at Bär & Karrer and co-heads the tax department and the St. Moritz office.
With years of experience in the field, he has become a sought-after consultant for Swiss and international clients seeking guidance on tax law and private client matters.
Daniel Bader specializes in a range of tax and legal-related services, including inheritance tax matters, succession planning, and advising high net worth individuals on all aspects of their private and business activities. He also provides expertise in trusts, international estate planning, wealth structuring, private wealth planning, and navigating in relation to various jurisdictions.
He is a frequent speaker at national and international tax and private clients conferences, and acts as board member of Family Offices. Daniel Bader is member of the Supervisory Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA and international fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ACTEC. He is listed as a leading lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500 and Citywealth. He was recognized by IFC Citywealth as "Lawyer of the Year – Switzerland 2025." In its 2019 edition, the Who's Who of private client lawyers listed Daniel Bader as number one Global Elite Thought Leader EMEA. Furthermore, Who's Who Legal recognizes him as expert in the practice areas "Private Client" and "Corporate Tax".
LanguagesGerman, English, French
Curriculum
Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2010)
Certified Tax Expert (2008)
Associate at a Swiss law firm (2008)
Director and tax advisor at a Swiss bank (2007)
Associate at a Swiss law firm (2005)
University of Zurich: lic. oec. (2003)
Research and Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. H.P. Wehrli (2000-2004)
Memberships and Public Offices
Member of the Supervisory Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA
Member of the Executive Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Swiss Branch
Bär & Karrer has once again demonstrated professional excellence by receiving a Tier 1 ranking for Tax and Private Clients in the latest assessment ...
Bär & Karrer's Private Clients team has once again achieved top accolades in Chambers' annual High Net Worth Guide, ranking as a Band 1 firm in 2024 ...
Cactus Life Sciences, a leading global scientific communications agency, has acquired nspm and eluSCIdate, the largest medcomms firm in Switzerland ...
Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce a new chapter with the opening of our office in St. Moritz. This expansion highlights our commitment to providing ...
The newsletter provides an overview of the main aspects and questions in connection with inheritance tax initiative and an update after the issuance ...
On 27 and 28 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) published two updated circulars relating to interest rates recognised for tax ...
Sportspersons, such as football players, moving to Switzerland or already being Swiss tax residents, should give tax planning some thought. As on the ...
Daniel Bader has very strong tax expertise in Swiss law and is very experienced. I do not think he could have done it better.
Daniel Bader attracts widespread approval from sources, who herald him as "one of the prime Swiss private clients tax advisrers" who possesses "a rare ability to boil down complex issues to the essentials, and then pass the advice on in an understandable manner".
Daniel Bader is a top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
Highly skilled, very experienced, excellent lawyer
He is technical and our discussions are always straightforward and efficient.
He offers precise and up-to-date information.
Outstanding
An extraordinary lawyer who provides excellent advice.
Key practitioner in this area with a strong reputation as a tax specialist.
A top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
A deeply knowledgeable lawyer in tax and succession planning.
His advice is rock solid and yet always straight to the point and pragmatic.
Excellent.
Very highly recommended
Great practitioner
Daniel Bader gives clear advice that can be implemented instantly.
He is very professional, kind and ‘Swiss’ precise.
Daniel Bader is a top private client lawyer with deep expertise in cross-border planning.
Very easy to work with and responsive.
Is celebrated as a tax specialist.
He is very diligent and skilled at working with ultra high net worth clients.
He is the guy to go to for tax advice on complex structures for major clients.
He is a very smart guy and very reliable and experienced.
A point of reference for private client tax in Switzerland.
Excellent, efficient and knowledgeable.
Impressive client base.
Great lawyer.
Straight to the point.
A charming person to work with.
An excellent tax guy.
An expert on the relationships with tax authorities and smart in finding the right solutions.
An outstanding figure in the market.
He understands our business and tries to do something different even if it hasn't been done before in Switzerland.
An excellent tax adviser.
He has an open and fresh mind when it comes to international tax planning.
Explains difficult tax issues in a simple manner that clients can easily understand.
He's just a pleasure to work with.
He is very cerebral and intellectual and very good.
He is very strong in all aspects of tax.
The quality of his work and the content and ideas are brilliant.
Provides outstanding support.
Highly recommended for his adroit advice.
One of the very best in the area.
An expert in handling complex and international tax matters for private clients.
The quality of his work and the content and ideas are brilliant.
Lawyer of choice.
He is very approachable, has a good international perspective and goes out of his way to understand the case.
Great tactician with exceptional capabilities.
Highly recommended for his work in the field of cross-border structuring.
An outstanding tax lawyer.
Perceptive, prompt and thorough in his responses.
Daniel Bader has very strong tax expertise in Swiss law and is very experienced. I do not think he could have done it better.
About
"Daniel Bader is a partner at Bär & Karrer and co-heads the tax department and the St. Moritz office.
With years of experience in the field, he has become a sought-after consultant for Swiss and international clients seeking guidance on tax law and private client matters.
Daniel Bader specializes in a range of tax and legal-related services, including inheritance tax matters, succession planning, and advising high net worth individuals on all aspects of their private and business activities. He also provides expertise in trusts, international estate planning, wealth structuring, private wealth planning, and navigating in relation to various jurisdictions.
He is a frequent speaker at national and international tax and private clients conferences, and acts as board member of Family Offices. Daniel Bader is member of the Supervisory Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA and international fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ACTEC. He is listed as a leading lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500 and Citywealth. He was recognized by IFC Citywealth as "Lawyer of the Year – Switzerland 2025." In its 2019 edition, the Who's Who of private client lawyers listed Daniel Bader as number one Global Elite Thought Leader EMEA. Furthermore, Who's Who Legal recognizes him as expert in the practice areas "Private Client" and "Corporate Tax".
LanguagesGerman, English, French
Curriculum
Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2010)
Certified Tax Expert (2008)
Associate at a Swiss law firm (2008)
Director and tax advisor at a Swiss bank (2007)
Associate at a Swiss law firm (2005)
University of Zurich: lic. oec. (2003)
Research and Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. H.P. Wehrli (2000-2004)
Memberships and Public Offices
Member of the Supervisory Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA
Member of the Executive Board of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Swiss Branch
Bär & Karrer has once again demonstrated professional excellence by receiving a Tier 1 ranking for Tax and Private Clients in the latest assessment ...
Bär & Karrer's Private Clients team has once again achieved top accolades in Chambers' annual High Net Worth Guide, ranking as a Band 1 firm in 2024 ...
Cactus Life Sciences, a leading global scientific communications agency, has acquired nspm and eluSCIdate, the largest medcomms firm in Switzerland ...
Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce a new chapter with the opening of our office in St. Moritz. This expansion highlights our commitment to providing ...
The newsletter provides an overview of the main aspects and questions in connection with inheritance tax initiative and an update after the issuance ...
On 27 and 28 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) published two updated circulars relating to interest rates recognised for tax ...
Sportspersons, such as football players, moving to Switzerland or already being Swiss tax residents, should give tax planning some thought. As on the ...
