Floran Ponce Partner
Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert

Floran Ponce

Partner
Attorney at Law, LL.M., Certified Tax Expert
+41 58 450 70 00
floran.ponce@lenzstaehelin.com
Geneva
Route de Chêne 30
CH-1211 Geneva
www.lenzstaehelin.com
  • Expertise

    Floran Ponce is a partner based in Geneva, where he is a member of the Tax group and is a certified tax expert. He specialises in all aspects of corporate tax including private equity, fund structuring, public and private M&A, restructurings, complex financings and tax disputes. His experience includes acting for private equity funds, fund managers, multinational companies, banks, management teams and prominent families or family offices. 

    Floran is also a regular speaker on tax-related topics and a member of a number of tax professional organisations.

    Floran has been listed as a leading lawyer in his practice area in Chambers & Partners since 2018. He has also been recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Tax in the highly respected Legal 500 EMEA 2024.

  • Practices

  • Professional Experience and Education

    and Education

    2017Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
    2010Joined Lenz & Staehelin
    2014Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
    2012Certified Tax Expert (Akademie der Treuhand-Kammer Award)
    2009Admission to Geneva Bar
    2006Universities of Lausanne and Lucerne (lic. iur.)
  • Specialist Areas

    Tax, Corporate, Commercial and Contracts
  • Languages

    French, English, German, Spanish
  • Memberships

    Geneva Bar Association (OdA), Swiss Bar Association (FSA), International Bar Association (IBA), International Fiscal Association (IFA), Swiss Association of Certified Tax Experts (ASEFID / SVDS), Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF), Harvard Club of Switzerland, Harvard Law School Association of Europe, Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Ponce F., Le bouclier fiscal 2023 - Switzerland, in: Steuer Revue, Août 2023
    • Ponce F., Eckert J., The Corporate Tax Planning Law Review 2023 - Switzerland, in: The Law Reviews, 5th edition, May 2023
    • Ponce F., Group approach and separate entity approach in domestic and international tax law 2023 - Switzerland, in: Cahiers de droit fiscal international, Rotterdam; Vol. 106a (2022), Pages 157 et seq.
    • Neukomm F., Ponce F., The Inward Investment and International Taxation Review 2021 - Switzerland, in: The Law Review, 11th edition, January 2021, 423-435
    • Ponce F., Increased Transparency and Exchange of Information in the Area of Transfer Pricing in Switzerland, in: International Tax Journal, November-December 2018, 41-46
    • Ponce F., Swiss lump-sum tax regime - Recent changes, In: International Tax News, Bloomberg Tax, 8 November 2018
    • Ponce F., The Status quo until the next corporate tax reform, in: The Lawyer, 13 March 2017, 28
    • Barmes M., Ponce F., The Private Wealth & Private Client Review 2015 - Switzerland, in: The Law Reviews, 4th ed., October 2015, 407-420
    • Eckert J., Ponce F., Swiss withholding tax aspects of financing, in: Archivs für Schweizerisches Abgaberecht (ASA) 83, no. 11/12, 2014/2015
    • Eckert J., Ponce F., Swiss lump-sum tax regime: Applicable rules and political outlook, in: BNA International 07/2012, 10 et seqq.
    • Ponce F., L'évasion fiscale en droit fiscal suisse, in: RDAF 2010 II 125 (OREF 2009 Award)
  • Other Activities

    • Member of the Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

    • Member of the Conference Organization Committee of the Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF)

  • Contact Details

  • Assistant

  • Other Activities

    • Member of the Tax Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

    • Member of the Conference Organization Committee of the Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts (OREF)

  • References

    Floran Ponce has an acute business mindset.

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

    He is pleasant to work with, very technically strong but pragmatic and explains things clearly.

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

    Floran Ponce excels in the corporate tax space, with interviewees praising his legal intellect and client management skills.

    Who’s Who Legal, 2024

    Very smart and thoughtful

    Chambers & Partners, 2021

    He is a star in the corporate tax market, renowned for his "excellent technical skills".

    Who’s Who Legal, 2021

    Gives innovative and new solutions on complex cases

    Chambers & Partners, 2020

Floran Ponce has an acute business mindset.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

He is pleasant to work with, very technically strong but pragmatic and explains things clearly.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Floran Ponce excels in the corporate tax space, with interviewees praising his legal intellect and client management skills.

Who’s Who Legal, 2024

Very smart and thoughtful

Chambers & Partners, 2021

He is a star in the corporate tax market, renowned for his "excellent technical skills".

Who’s Who Legal, 2021

Gives innovative and new solutions on complex cases

Chambers & Partners, 2020

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