Career
- Master of Law University of St. Gall, lic. iur. HSG (1990)
- Bar exam (1993)
- Postgraduate studies in International Business Transactions at Mc George School of Law, Sacramento, California, LL.M. (1995)
- Worked as a lawyer in law firms in Zurich, Washington DC and London (international contract law, acquisitions, trusts, litigation).
- Experience as legal counsel in a major bank and in two internationally active industrial companies (compliance, contract law, acquisitions, antitrust, restructuring, tax law, litigation)
- André has over 20 years of experience in international trust and wealth management with an international banking group in Liechtenstein and a boutique trust company in Switzerland. André advises wealthy clients from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe on wealth planning, succession planning and the administration of foundations and family offices and has accompanied such clients in legal proceedings.
Preferred areas of practice
- Estate and succession planning, inheritance law incl. formation and administration of companies, foundations and trusts.
- Corporate law
- Tax law
- Contract law
- Settlement in Switzerland
- Acquisitions
- Criminal law
Memberships
- Member of various boards of directors, foundation boards and trustee companies
- President of the Audit Commission of the City of Zug
- International Advisory Board of the Mc George School of Law, Sacramento, California, USA.
- Swiss Officers' Societies
- Sports Clubs and Patron's Associations
- Lions Movement
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish