Nils Harbeke

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, Who's Who Legal 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

Unternehmenssteuerrecht in a nutshell

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

Besteuerung von international tätigen Unternehmen

By Nils Harbeke: EXPERTsuisse, Referat zum Thema " Traditionelles Venture Capital vs. ICO " und Leitung des EXPERTsuisse Seminars "Besteuerung von international tätigen Unternehmen", Zurich, November 2019