Jonas Sigrist | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

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.

Career

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

Membership

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

Deals and Cases

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

19.09.2024

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

06.09.2024

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

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

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

BEPS 2.0 - Implementation of Pillar Two in Switzerland

By Jonas Sigrist, Pascale Schwizer: Bloomberg Tax International Forum, August 2022 (Reproduced with permission from Copyright 2022 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. www.bloombergindustry.com)
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