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Pascal Hinny

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Partner, Head of Tax
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
French
Biography

Prof. Dr. Pascal Hinny is considered a leading specialist in the field of national and international tax planning for multinational groups of companies (M&A, restructurings, recapitalization, financing, relocation, private equity) in Switzerland. He advises regularly on international and domestic transactions including public tender offers and private equity-buy-outs. Pascal Hinny leads the tax practice group of Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich.

Practice areas
  • Tax law
  • International tax law
  • Corporate Tax
  • Tax litigation
Sector specialisations
  • Automotive
  • Financial Service
  • Consumer Goods
  • Healthcare
  • Constriction
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
Association memberships
  • EXPERTsuisse Tax Chapter
  • Direct tax group of Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE), Brussels
  • Tax group Germany – Austria – Switzerland (D-A-CH), Berlin
  • Chairman of the Swiss Association of Tax Law Professors (SATLP)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Academic qualifications
  • University of St.Gallen (lic. iur., 1990)
  • University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur., 1995)
  • Swiss Certified Tax Expert (1998)
  • London School of Economics LSE (LL.M. Tax, 2001) 
  • University of Fribourg (Professor of Tax Law, 2002)