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Fouad G. Sayegh

Fouad G. Sayegh

Partner
lic. iur., LL.M., Rechtsanwalt

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Genf

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Telefon direkt: +41 58 658 30 35
fouad.sayegh@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Tätigkeitsbereiche: Kunst & Unterhaltung Private Clients Steuern & Abgaben Philanthropie und internationale Organisationen Kunst & Unterhaltung Private Clients

Fouad Sayegh is a partner in the tax team. His expertise covers most aspects of domestic and international taxation. He regularly advises high net worth families in their relocation, wealth reorganization, asset protection, estate planning and charitable projects, which often includes tax advice in relation to trusts, private foundations and investment vehicles. In the field of corporate tax, his practice includes advising on M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations, double tax treaty applications and employee incentive plans, where negotiations with tax authorities may be required to secure tax rulings. He frequently represents clients in tax litigation and criminal tax proceedings.

Fouad Sayegh is a regular lecturer on various tax matters. He is listed by Chambers & Partners, Legal500, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal as a Tax and Private Client leading practitioner. Clients and market commentators praise him: “Fouad Sayegh is a very bright, smart tax lawyer, who has sound knowledge of the Swiss tax law and is very creative”.

Fouad Sayegh holds a law degree from the Geneva Law School and an LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University (NYU). Prior to joining Walder Wyss, he was a partner in another leading Swiss law firm. His work experience also includes positions in New York and Hong Kong. Fouad Sayegh served as an associate judge at the Administrative Tribunal of First Instance of Geneva (tax section).

Fouad Sayegh is fluent in French and English. He is registered with the Geneva Bar, and admitted to practice in all Switzerland, as well as in New York. He is a member of the Swiss Bar Association, the Geneva Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Fiscal Association, and the Swiss-China Chamber of Commerce.

HNWI Migration: Swiss Lump-Sum Taxation As the Proverbial Usual Suspect

| von Fouad G. Sayegh und Caroline L. Goette | in: Chambers Expert Focus

Organisation patrimoniale avec aspects américains : vue de Suisse, France, Belgique et Luxembourg

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh und Stéphanie Auféril, Pierre-Jean Estagerie, Alain Van Geel | Estate Planning Skill Group, Congrès 2023 | Genève

Abus fiscal dans un contexte d’organisation patrimoniale : évolution de ce concept en Suisse, France, Belgique et Luxembourg

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh und Gilles de Foy, Pierre-Jean Estagerie, Nathalie Jurczak | Estate Planning Skill Group, Congrès 2023 | Genève

Tax Disputes and Litigation in Switzerland

 | von Robert Desax, Fouad G. Sayegh und Yacine Rezki | David Pickstone | Hrsg.: David Pickstone | «The Tax Disputes and Litigation Review»

Taking up residence in Switzerland: Which tax regime is best?

 | Referent Fouad G. Sayegh | Établissement de résidence en Suisse by Finix Events

How "time" could replace the unfair market value and disrupt international tax law

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh und Yacine Rezki | Annual Conference 2020: Cambridge, 7-9 September (online)

Zeit, ein neuer Benchmark für die Verteilung des Wohlstands

| von Fouad G. Sayegh und Yacine Rezki | in: Le Temps

Entscheidung des Bundesgerichts 2C_11/2018 vom 10. Dezember 2018, hinter den Kulissen

| Referent Fouad G. Sayegh | Course at UNIL: Taxation of Multinational Enterprises | Lausanne

Lump-sum taxation, a 150-year-old innovation

| von Yacine Rezki und Fouad G. Sayegh | in: Note de l'immobilier | Genf

Asian Interests – Wealth Planning and Immigration: Perspectives from Hong Kong, Jersey, United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh, Nancy Chien, Bedell Cristin, David Lin, C P Lin & Co und Alessia Paoletto, Withers | AIJA Half-Year May Conference 2019 | Hong Kong

Mondaq Corporate Tax Q&A

 | von Fouad G. Sayegh und Robert Desax | in: Comparative Guide, Corporate Tax – Switzerland

Das Erbe problematischer Strukturen: Häufige Steuerprobleme für Erben/Begünstigte und Restrukturierungsmöglichkeiten vor dem Todesfall

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh, Laura Dadswell, Penningtons Manches LLP, London, England und Gerd Kostrzewa, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Düsseldorf, Germany | U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends

Risken und Fallstricke beim Management von SPVs in der Schweiz

| Referent Fouad G. Sayegh | STEP Luncheon | Lausanne

Bitcoin and the Law: who will rule virtual gold ?

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh, Yacine Rezki, Pierre Dériaz, Bertrand Clavien, Ardian Balaj, Aleksander Berentsen und Joan Plancade | LegalChain | Genf

Strukturen und Verantwortlichkeit von Rechtsberatern bei Steuerverfahren

| Referenten Fouad G. Sayegh und Marco Cerrato | Cambridge Forum, Forum on International Wealth Disputes | Versailles

Für ein paar Bitcoin mehr

| von Fouad G. Sayegh und Yacine Rezki | in: Bilan

Practical aspects of dealing with the MLI: an instruction manual

 | von Fouad G. Sayegh | in: Taxes Committee newsletter article
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Legal 500 recommended lawyer 2023
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Best Lawyers 2024 - Fouad G. Sayegh
Chambers HNW 2023 _ Fouad Sayegh

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