2009
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
David Wallace Wilson
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Partner
David Wallace Wilson is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Geneva office, where he heads the private wealth group. He advises individuals and families on wealth structuring and estate planning for their personal and business assets.
Expertise
Experience
- Advising individuals and families on wealth structuring, life-time and estate planning
- Specialist in complex family, guardianship and inheritance disputes
- Acting as executor in international successions
- Advising trustees and intermediaries on regulatory issues (AML, CRS etc.)
- Assisting clients with their fine-art and philanthropic ventures
Career
Professional Experience
2003
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Education and Admission
2013
STEP Advanced Certificate in Mediation
2003
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2003
STEP Qualified Practitioner
2001
Master of Law in Comparative Jurisprudence (M.C.J.), New York University
1998
Master of Law, University of Geneva
Additional Professional Activities
- Chairman of STEP Geneva (2014-2020, officer 2004-2013)
- Expert on Swiss trust law, Swiss Federal Office of Justice (2018 to date)
- Founder of www.trusts.ch, the leading website on trusts in Switzerland
- Extensive speaking engagements and topical publications
Recognitions
- STEP: Founder’s Awards 2021
- Legal 500: Private Clients, Leading Firms – French-Speaking 2015 to date
- Chambers & Partners High Net Worth 2014 to date
- Who’s Who Legal: Private Clients, Global Elite Thought Leader 2018 to date
- WealthBriefing Swiss Awards: Swiss Leading Individual Award 2015
- Private Client Global Elite List 2012 to date
- Who’s Who Switzerland 2015 to date
- CityWealth Leaders List 2017 to date
- Expert Guides: Best of the Best 2018 to date
Languages
- French
- English
- German