ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein

Switzerland

World Tax Reviews

Overview

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein is recommended for its focus on tax advisory services. The tax team advises firms in various sectors such as FMCG, mining, technology, sports, and energy. Moreover, the team has extensive experience advising banks, asset managers, and family offices. Services cover all tax areas, including dispute resolution, VAT, and structuring. M&A specialist Pascal Taddei, indirect director Britta Rehfisch, and controversy practitioner Andreas Helbing are key contacts. Partner Jürg Altorfer is the incumbent transfer pricing specialist.  

The firm coordinated a litigation case on a tax neutrality ruling on share allocation income and devised a cross-border structure for an MNE. Transfer pricing compliance and benchmarking also featured during the research cycle.  

Tax specialist Alex Uschatz joined the firm from the University of Lucerne in May 2024 and outbound VAT practitioner Olivia Schwarz departed to Cevi Schweiz in September 2024. 

Client feedback

"Street-smart and pragmatic.’’ 

‘’Able to do crisp analysis and come up with relevant recommendations and actions in a swift and cost-effective manner"

Tax

Altorfer Duss & Beilstein is recommended for its established focus on tax advisory services. The tax team advises firms in various sectors, such as FMCG, mining, technology, sports, and energy. Moreover, the team has extensive experience advising banks, asset managers, and family offices. Services cover all tax areas, including dispute resolution, VAT, and structuring. M&A specialist Pascal Taddei, indirect director Britta Rehfisch, and controversy practitioner Andreas Helbing are key contacts.

The firm coordinated an asset relocation pending tax residency relocation. It also created Special Purpose Vehicles in cross-border context. Separate transfer pricing engagements included benchmarking.

Client feedback

“ADB is pragmatic and street smart in their approach. They are able to think commercially and provide concrete and tangible advises without too much ifs and buts.”

“Street smart and constructive in their approach. Always looking for the solution rather than reiterating on the problem/issue.”