Jonas Sigrist

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

Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zurich
Switzerland
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

Languages

German, English, French, Italian

Expertise & Industries

Capital Markets
Corporate / M&A
Life Sciences
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Tax

Membership

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

Deals and Cases

19.09.2024

Pestalozzi advised Ricola in the acquisition of a production plant in Lenzburg, Switzerland

06.09.2024

Pestalozzi advised RUAG International in the sale of the Lithography division to Zeiss SMT

03.09.2024

Pestalozzi advises the shareholders of SIGLO Capital Advisors in the sale of the business to Cambridge Associates

Publications

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.

Career

Languages

Expertise & Industries

Membership

Deals and Cases

Pestalozzi advised Ricola in the acquisition of a production plant in Lenzburg, Switzerland

Pestalozzi advised RUAG International in the sale of the Lithography division to Zeiss SMT

Pestalozzi advises the shareholders of SIGLO Capital Advisors in the sale of the business to Cambridge Associates

Publications