Nils Harbeke | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

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

vCard CV (pdf) Publications list (pdf)

He is clear, responsive and reliable.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Exceptional good know-how. Very open-minded, pragmatic approach. Always good feedback.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2022

Nils Harbeke is outstanding: very smart and to the point.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2022

Nils has a huge know-how and he is pragmatic and knowledgeable.

Chambers Europe, 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.

Career

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

Membership

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

Publications

ABA: Speaker on panel "Managing Uncertainty In Transfer Pricing: Evolving Methods and Current State of APA Play"

By Nils Harbeke, Markus Baur, Nikolaj Bjornholm, Joseph Duffy, Lisandra Ortiz, Elizabeth Stevens, Marco Valdonio, Mark van Casteren: ABA 23rd annual U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference, March 2023

Investment Funds 2023 – Switzerland: Law & Practice

By Nils Harbeke, Andrea Huber, Oliver Widmer: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2023

Verrechnungspreisliche Fragestellungen mit Bezug zur Schweiz

By Nils Harbeke, Thomas Hug, Patrick Scherrer: Webinar, Schweizerisches und Internationales Steuerrecht (ISIS), 23. Februar

IBA: Speaker on panel "Trends in Transfer Pricing"

By Nils Harbeke, Rogerio Abdala Bittencourt, Annabelle Bailleul-Mirabaud, Sarah Bond, Sven-Eric Bärsch, Richard Slowinski, Christian Wimpissinger: 12th Annual IBA Finance and Capital Markets Conference, January 2023

ESG – a term or a fact? How ESG is driving change – what Legal and Tax functions should prepare for

By Nils Harbeke, Fabian Martens: L500 GC Summit Switzerland (23 November 2022)

Verrechnungspreisrecht der Schweiz

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

Investment Funds 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

By Nils Harbeke, Andrea Huber, Oliver Widmer, Joseph A. Steiner: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2022

IBA: Speaker on panel "Crypto Asset Taxation - Keeping up with the Trends"

By Nils Harbeke, Antti Lehtimaja, Pepijn Pinkse, Stefan Richter, Bruno Sousa, Lisa Zarlenga: 11th Annual IBA Finance and Capital Markets, January 2022
Tax on corporate transactions in Switzerland: Overview (2021)

Tax on corporate transactions in Switzerland: Overview (2021)

By Nils Harbeke: Practical Law, London, October 2021
Tax on corporate lending and bond issues in Switzerland: Overview (2021)

Tax on corporate lending and bond issues in Switzerland: Overview (2021)

By Nils Harbeke: Practical Law, London, October 2021
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