Attorney at Law - Phd - Qualified as notary public - Certified Tax Expert

Founder of PANCHAUD Tax & Legal SA, Mr Cedric Panchaud has a particularly comprehensive academic and professional background. With a doctorate in corporate law, a license to practice as a lawyer and notary, and a diploma as a certified tax advisor, he now advises his clients with unique cross-disciplinary expertise.

<span>Mr.</span> Cedric Panchaud

Publications

  • Wealth Tax in Switzerland, an Overview of this Covert Additional Income Tax, in EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TAX LAW, pp. 271-284, December 2025.

  • Commentary on the Federal Court ruling of June 20, 2023, 9C_39/2023, A spontaneous denunciation that turns sour in ASA 93 I 5 I 2024, pp. 295-315.

  • The British Private Company Limited by Shares as an alternative to the Swiss limited liability company in Cedric Panchaud /Anne Mirjam Schneuwly, GesKR 1 2023, pp. 88-99.

  • The transformation of an association into a corporation, or how to reduce the time required for the registration of a corporation in the commercial register, in GesKR 2 2022, pp. 214-234.

  • EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS: How to choose? in Expert Focus, April 2022, pp. 152–153.

  • THE HEIR HOLDING COMPANY AS A TOOL FOR TRANSFERRING FAMILY BUSINESSES, in Expert Focus, October 2021, pp. 472–478.

  • Asymmetric dividends in corporate law, in Expert Focus, June 2021, pp. 300–304.

  • Die Limited in der Schweiz, Die britische Private Company Limited by Shares als Alternative zur schweizerischen Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (The Limited in Switzerland, The British Private Company Limited by Shares as an Alternative to the Swiss Limited Liability Company) Cedric Panchaud, Rome (Feltrinelli) 2013 and Norderstedt, Germany (BOD) 2013.

  • When you compare, be aware!: Contractual freedom in the context of compulsory civil liability insurance for motor vehicle owners Cedric Panchaud / Christophe Adank, in REAS.- Zurich. -Jg 7 (2009), 2, pp. 212-216.

Bar exam

  • Date: 2012
  • Country: Switzerland

Member

  • Geneva Bar Association

  • Swiss Bar Association

  • Association of Certified Tax Experts of western Switzerland (OREF)

  • Swiss Association of Certified Tax Experts

  • EXPERTsuisse

Areas of activity

  • Tax law for individuals

  • Tax law for legal entities

  • Occupational pension law

  • Corporate law

  • Commercial law

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian

Training

  • Federal diploma as certified tax expert (2017)

  • University of Fribourg, Doctorate (PhD) in Corporate Law (2013)

  • Bar exam in the canton of Zug (2012)

  • Universities of Fribourg and Siena, Master of Law (2009)

  • University of Fribourg, Bachelor of Law (2008)

Professional experience

  • PANCHAUD Tax & Legal SA (2026)

  • Partner at BEKER GUIRAMAND & Partners (2021-2026)

  • Associate with PONCET TURRETTINI (2017-2021)

  • Corporate tax consultant at Ernst & Young SA (2015-2017)

  • Associate at Lenz & Staehelin (2013-2015)

  • Trainee lawyer at Hodel Frei & Partner Rechtsanwälte / Notare (2011-2012)