Biography: Corporate Tax

Jean-Blaise Eckert is a partner of Lenz & Staehelin. He is specialised in tax, contracts and commercial law. He studied law at the University of Neuchâtel and was admitted to the Bar of Neuchâtel in 1989 and to the Bar of Geneva in 1991. He studied Business Administration in the United States (University of Berkeley, Haas Business School) where he obtained an MBA in 1991. He obtained a diploma as a Certified Tax Expert in 1994. Jean-Blaise Eckert joined Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva in 1991. In 1996 and 1997, he worked as tax manager in the tax and legal department of a regional headquarters of Reuters. He became a partner of Lenz & Staehelin in 1999.

His field of activity is tax law with a special focus on tax planning for multinational groups of companies. Part of his activity is also devoted to private, individual taxation. He practices in French and English. Jean-Blaise Eckert is a member of several professional organisations in Switzerland, a member of the Swiss committee and of the executive committee of the International Fiscal Association. He has been a reporter to the IBA and IFA congress on Swiss tax matters. He is a frequent speaker in Switzerland and abroad and is the author of numerous articles.

Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 140 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss and international clientele.