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Maurus Winzap

Maurus Winzap

Partner
lic. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert

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Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 56 05
maurus.winzap@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Capital Markets Private Clients Private Equity & Funds Start-ups & Venture Capital Tax

Maurus Winzap is a partner and heads the Tax Team. Maurus Winzap’ practice covers all areas of domestic and international corporate taxation. He acts for a broad range of corporate and financial clients, and has developed significant expertise in planning and advising on M&A and private equity transactions, structured financings, corporate restructurings, relocations, capital market transactions, collective investment schemes and management incentive programmes. Furthermore, he focuses on advice to high-net-worth individuals, family offices and companies in connection with succession and estate planning.

Maurus Winzap is a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association (“IFA”) and a Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Tax Law Association (Swiss branch of the IFA). He regularly lectures and publishes in his areas of practice.

Maurus Winzap has been recommended by several international directories such as Chambers, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers as a leading lawyer. Clients appreciate that he is “exceptionally strong”, “very dynamic”, “commercially-minded” and “practical” (Chambers 2018).

Born in 1972, Maurus Winzap received his degree in law from the University of Zurich in 1997 and his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia in 2002. He was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 1999 and became a Swiss certified tax expert in 2004.

Maurus speaks German and English.

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Helvetia – CHF 230 Mio. Senior Bond
More News

Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Overview

| by Irène Suter-Sieber and Maurus Winzap | in: Thomas Reuters Practical Law

Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations Switzerland 2024

 | by Maurus Winzap, Fabienne Limacher and Janine Corti | in: Oliver Currall & Steve Quinn, Sidley Austin LLP (Editor[s]) | "International Comparative Legal Guide"

Corporate Tax 2023: Chapter Switzerland

 | by Maurus Winzap, Fabienne Limacher and Janine Corti | in: "International Comparative Legal Guide" | 19th Edition | pp. 140-147
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Recognitions


Chambers Europe 2023
Chambers Global 2023
Legal 500 recommended lawyer 2023
Who's Who Legal_Recognised
Chambers Securitisation 2021
Best Lawyers 2024 - Maurus Winzap

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