Jonas Sigrist

Partner
Attorney at law, Swiss Certified Tax Expert
Head of Tax Practice Group

Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
Schweiz
T +41 44 217 93 26
jonas.sigrist@pestalozzilaw.com

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Jonas has very good and deep tax expertise and provides great out-of-the-box thinking and advice.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Deep and specific knowledge, good understanding of client’s needs, short reaction time.

The Legal 500, 2023

His technical knowledge and responsiveness are really impressive.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Great industry knowledge, good connections to tax authorities.

The Legal 500, 2021

Jonas is, next to being an excellent tax and M&A lawyer, also business minded and is very hands-on. He is always eager to help out and provides his technical advice in a clear way and all in a short time frame.

The Legal 500, 2023

Jonas Sigrist and his team are highly skilled in corporate tax, both nationally and internationally, with an excellent knowledge of international M&A restructurings.

The Legal 500, 2023

Jonas Sigrist is a partner and head of Pestalozzi's Tax Practice Group. His area of practice involves a wide range of international and domestic tax matters. He has a particular focus on tax planning and structuring of international M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.

Jonas Sigrist qualified both as an attorney-at-law and a Swiss Certified Tax Expert. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Zurich, where he specialized in international taxation and social security contributions.

Jonas Sigrist has developed broad experience in acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, reorganizations, relocations, and tax reliefs. His tax practice also covers international employment and employee stock and option plans. His client portfolio varies from multinationals to small and medium-sized companies in life sciences, commodities, financial services, and other sectors.

Prior to joining Pestalozzi in 2009, Jonas Sigrist gained several years of experience in corporate taxation with a Big4 Company and as a consultant in financial services. He has regular speaking engagements and frequently publishes in tax journals. His professional languages are English and German and he has knowledge of French and Italian.

2018

Partner at Pestalozzi

2016

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

2012

Associate at Pestalozzi
Bar admission: Switzerland

2009

Junior associate at Pestalozzi
University of Zurich: lic. iur. / Master of Law (summa cum laude)

2006

Scientific assistant in corporate taxation with a Big4 Company

Sprachen

Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch

Expertisen & Industrien

Kapitalmarktrecht
Corporate / M&A
Life Sciences
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Steuern

Mitgliedschaften

Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
EXPERTsuisse
International Bar Association (IBA)
International Fiscal Association (IFA)

Deals and Cases

Deals & Cases

23.01.2025

Pestalozzi advised Lithium Argentina in its corporate migration to Switzerland

Deals & Cases

13.01.2025

Pestalozzi advised thurmed group in the sale of Wäscherei Bodensee AG to ELIS

Deals & Cases

11.12.2024

Pestalozzi advised Aksia LLC on the FINMA authorization as a Swiss representation office of a foreign asset manager

Publikationen

Practical Law: Doing Business in Switzerland 2025

By Jonas Sigrist, Lara Dorigo, Sarah Drukarch, Christoph Lang, Michael Lips, Fabian Martens, Martin L. Mueller, Oliver Widmer: Practical Law, Global Guide 2025 (Hrsg.), London 2025

Steuerliche Aspekte des Kapitalbands unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Rückkaufs eigener Aktien

By Jonas Sigrist, Pascale Schwizer: Zuger Steuer Praxis April 2023 / Nr. 82, Zuger Steuer-Vereinigung (ZSV) Zug, 2023

Aktienrechtsreform – das ist aus Steuersicht zu beachten

By Jonas Sigrist, Christoph Lang: Neue Züricher Steuerkonferenz 2022, Schulthess, 7. September 2022

Jonas Sigrist

Jonas has very good and deep tax expertise and provides great out-of-the-box thinking and advice.

Deep and specific knowledge, good understanding of client’s needs, short reaction time.

His technical knowledge and responsiveness are really impressive.

Great industry knowledge, good connections to tax authorities.

Jonas is, next to being an excellent tax and M&A lawyer, also business minded and is very hands-on. He is always eager to help out and provides his technical advice in a clear way and all in a short time frame.

Jonas Sigrist and his team are highly skilled in corporate tax, both nationally and internationally, with an excellent knowledge of international M&A restructurings.

Karriere

Sprachen

Expertisen & Industrien

Mitgliedschaften

Speaking Engagements

Grappling with the Fall Out From Hybridity

Deals and Cases

Pestalozzi advised Lithium Argentina in its corporate migration to Switzerland

Pestalozzi advised thurmed group in the sale of Wäscherei Bodensee AG to ELIS

Pestalozzi advised Aksia LLC on the FINMA authorization as a Swiss representation office of a foreign asset manager

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