María Josefa Palmero-Areán
Counsel
Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert
Counsel Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert +41 58 450 70 00 mj.palmero@lenzstaehelin.com |
Lausanne Avenue de Rhodanie 40C CH-1007 Lausanne www.lenzstaehelin.com |
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Expertise
María Josefa Palmero-Areán is a counsel and certified tax expert based in our Lausanne office where she is member of the firm's Private Clients and Tax groups. She focuses on Swiss and international taxation, tax disputes and also advises in commercial and contract matters. She has extensive expertise in advising Swiss and international families and privately owned companies, as well as their owners, which include a number of high net worth individuals. Her main practice area is wealth planning, (re)structuring of assets and transactions, in particular in relation to estate planning, real estate and VAT matters. She also represents clients in tax disputes.
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Practices
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Sectors
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2024 Counsel, Lenz & Staehelin 2010 Associate, Lenz & Staehelin 2010 Legal Officer, Banco Santander (Suisse) S.A., Private Banking (Geneva) 2016 Certified Tax Expert 2010 Swiss Bar admission 2008 University of Geneva and Basle (Master in Civil and Criminal Law), Huet du Pavillon and Société Genevoise de Droit et de Législation (SGDL) Awards 2007 University of Geneva and Duke University (Duke Geneva Program in Transnational Law) 2006 University of Geneva (BLaw and Certificate in Transnational Law) -
Specialist Areas
Private Clients, Swiss and International Taxation, Commercial and Contracts -
Languages
French, Spanish, English, German -
Memberships
Vaud Bar Association (OAV), Swiss Bar Association (SBA), Ordre Romand des Experts Fiscaux diplômés (OREF), Association Suisse des Experts Fiscaux Diplômés - Schweizerische Vereinigung Diplomierter Steuerexperten (ASEFiD-SVDS) and International Fiscal Association (IFA) -
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