About
Frédéric is a specialist in domestic and cross-border taxation for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, international families and family offices, with a particular focus on estate planning, trusts, and succession matters. He also advises corporates on Swiss and international tax issues.
Frédéric is a Swiss Certified Tax Expert (STEX) and a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), and is admitted to both the Geneva Bar and the New York Bar. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in U.S. Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a Kronstein Scholar, and earned his initial law degree from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His academic background also includes a Certificate in Transnational Law from the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London as well as participation in an exchange program at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys, he practiced at two leading Swiss business law firms and also served as a research assistant in inheritance law. He is a regular speaker at conferences on tax matters in Switzerland and abroad.
Frédéric has been recognised for his scholarly work, receiving second prize in the Tannenwald Writing Competition for a paper on U.S. estate tax policy, as well as first prize from the Romand Order of Certified Tax Experts for a paper on the taxation of utility and investment tokens in Switzerland.
He is a committee member of the Young Geneva Bar Association and serves as President of the Week-End Musical de Pully, a classical and jazz music festival.
Memberships
- Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
- New York State Bar Association
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- EXPERTsuisse
- Ordre Romand des Experts Fiscaux (OREF)
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
