Fouad G. Sayegh

Fouad G. Sayegh

Partner
lic. iur., LL.M., Avvocato

Sede

Ginevra

Contatto

Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 30 35
fouad.sayegh@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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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

| di Fouad G. Sayegh e Caroline L. Goette | in: Chambers Expert Focus

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

| Relatori Fouad G. Sayegh e 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

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

Tax Disputes and Litigation in Switzerland

| di Robert Desax, Fouad G. Sayegh e Yacine Rezki | David Pickstone | Editore: David Pickstone | "The Tax Disputes and Litigation Review"

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

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

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

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

Zeit, ein neuer Benchmark für die Verteilung des Wohlstands

| di Fouad G. Sayegh e Yacine Rezki | in: Le Temps

Decisione del Tribunale federale 2C_11/2018 del 10 dicembre 2018 Dietro le quinte

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

Imposizione secondo il dispendio, un’innovazione di 150 anni fa

| di Yacine Rezki e Fouad G. Sayegh | in: Note de l'immobilier | Genf

Interessi asiatici – Pianificazione patrimoniale e immigrazione: prospettive da Hong Kong, Jersey, Regno Unito, Svizzera e Stati Uniti

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

Mondaq Corporate Tax Q&A

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

L’eredità di strutture problematiche: problemi fiscali frequenti per eredi/beneficiari e possibilità di ristrutturazione prima del decesso

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

Rischi e insidie nella gestione delle società veicolo in Svizzera

| Relatore Fouad G. Sayegh | STEP Luncheon | Lausanne

Il bitcoin e la legge: chi disciplinerà l’oro virtuale?

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

Strutture e responsabilità dei consulenti legali nelle procedure fiscali

| Relatori Fouad G. Sayegh e Marco Cerrato | Cambridge Forum, Forum on International Wealth Disputes | Versailles

Für ein paar Bitcoin mehr

| di Fouad G. Sayegh e Yacine Rezki | in: Bilan

Practical aspects of dealing with the MLI: an instruction manual

| di Fouad G. Sayegh | in: Taxes Committee newsletter article

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