Nils Harbeke

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

Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 24
nils.harbeke@pestalozzilaw.com

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Nils Harbeke is outstanding.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2021

Nils Harbeke is head of Pestalozzi's Tax Practice Group. Nils Harbeke has a particular strength in cross-border tax work and tax work for international clients, both inbound and outbound. Prior to becoming a partner with Pestalozzi, Nils Harbeke led a team of tax advisors at PwC.

Nils Harbeke has gained special experience and knowledge in tax work for regulated industries. He frequently works for leading Swiss and international financial institutions and life sciences companies.

Nils Harbeke is co-chair of the Tax Chapter of the Zurich Bar Association and is recognized in Chambers, Legal500, Who's Who Legal (Thought Leader) and Best Lawyers in Switzerland. On behalf of the Swiss Bar Association, Nils Harbeke was called to the Swiss government's working group "Justitia 4.0", an experts group set up to prepare a full digitization of the Swiss justice system.

Nils Harbeke was awarded for outstanding academic achievements - "Best 3" Swiss Certified Tax Experts graduates award; "Best 10 achieving law students" in his year of graduation.

2015

Partner at Pestalozzi Attorneys At Law

2011

Senior Manager at a Big Four Company, Tax - Financial Services

2010

Swiss Certified Tax Expert

2007

Senior Associate at Pestalozzi Attorneys At Law

2004

Bar exam

2003

Tax boutique law firm in Berlin, Germany

Languages

German, English

Expertise & Industries

Financial Services
Life Sciences
Steuern

Membership

Bar Association (Swiss & Zurich; Berlin)
Board of examiners for Swiss Certified Tax Experts examinations
EXPERTsuisse
IFA International Fiscal Association
Justitia 4.0
Swiss Legaltech Association (executive board member)
Tax Chapter Zurich Bar Association (co-chair)

Publications

Echtes Factoring mit Globalzession - Subsidiäre MWST-Haftung

Echtes Factoring mit Globalzession - Subsidiäre MWST-Haftung

By Nils Harbeke: EXPERT FOCUS, 4/2021

Steuerliche Fragestellungen in der Plattformökonomie

Steuerliche Fragestellungen in der Plattformökonomie

By Nils Harbeke, Thomas Hug: IFF Forum für Steuerrecht 2021/1, 18 ff.

Investment Funds 2021 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

Investment Funds 2021 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

By Nils Harbeke, Andrea Huber, Joseph A. Steiner, Oliver Widmer: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2021

Das Verrechnungspreisrecht der Schweiz

Das Verrechnungspreisrecht der Schweiz

By Nils Harbeke, Thomas Hug, Patrick Scherrer: First comprehensive book on transfer pricing in Switzerland, covering all major taxes; Dike Verlag, St. Gallen; available Q1/2022

Taxation of Crypto Assets, Switzerland Chapter

Taxation of Crypto Assets, Switzerland Chapter

By Nils Harbeke: Wolters Kluwer Law International, December 2020

STEP Mid-Atlantic & UK: Speaker on panel "Various Issues of Crypto Asset Taxation"

STEP Mid-Atlantic & UK: Speaker on panel "Various Issues of Crypto Asset Taxation"

By Nils Harbeke: Webinar hosted by STEP, October 2020

Unternehmenssteuerrecht in a nutshell

Unternehmenssteuerrecht in a nutshell

By Nils Harbeke, Patrick Scherrer: Dike Verlag, St. Gallen, August 2020

Tax on corporate lending and bond issues in Switzerland: Overview

Tax on corporate lending and bond issues in Switzerland: Overview

By Nils Harbeke: Practical Law, London, August 2020

What is the latest news on the Swiss withholding tax reform?

What is the latest news on the Swiss withholding tax reform?

By Nils Harbeke: International Tax Report, July 2020

Chambers: Doing Business in Switzerland 2020

Chambers: Doing Business in Switzerland 2020

By Nils Harbeke, Christoph Lang, Martin L. Mueller, Oliver Widmer, Lorenza Ferrari Hofer: Chambers and Partners, London, 2020