Fabian Sutter
Partner - Attorney at Law
Fabian Sutter, attorney at law and Swiss certified tax expert, is a partner in our Zurich office. He focuses on Swiss and international taxation, in particular corporate reorganizations and restructurings, M&A, financing and capital market transactions, transfer pricing, private equity, real estate transactions as well as tax litigation. He has a strong focus on Pillar Two aspects in connection with transactional tax matters.
Zurich
German, English, French
Fabian Sutter, Swiss certified tax expert and attorney at law, is a member of the tax practice group. He specialises in Swiss and international taxation with a strong focus on cross-border tax planning, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, M&A as well as financing and capital market transactions, including a strong focus on Pillar Two in connection with transactional matters. He also advises on private equity and real estate transactions. As lead manager of the Swiss transfer pricing practice he further advises clients on complex transfer pricing aspects both in the context of non-contentious procedures and in litigation. He regularly publishes and speaks at conferences.
Work highlights
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25-02-2025Redslim Group sells majority stake to Astorg
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19-02-2025Shift4 to acquire Global Blue
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01-05-2024IK Partners acquires BIOBank Group
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14-11-2023Communardo Group and bitvoodoo merge
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31-10-2022Intel 471 acquired SpiderFoot
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06-11-2021A cross-border team advised BNP Paribas
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02-11-2021A cross-border team advised Trinseo
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16-07-2020Loyens & Loeff advised Cellularline S.p.A.
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03-04-2020Loyens & Loeff advised Karo Pharma AB
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03-04-2019Loyens & Loeff advised RRJ Capital
Contributions
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13-02-2025Top ranking in Chambers Global Guide
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28-11-2024Tax Trends and Developments for MNEs in 2025
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08-03-2024Real Estate tax update - March 2024
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31-01-2024Capital Markets Outlook 2024
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30-11-2023Tax trends and developments for MNEs
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02-05-2023Loyens & Loeff Appoints New Partner
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02-01-2023Capital markets outlook 2023
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29-12-2022EU Tax Alert 198
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23-12-2022The Zurich office under the spotlight
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30-11-2022Tax trends and developments for MNEs
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22-09-2022EU Tax Alert 196
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16-09-2022Loyens & Loeff wins three ITR EMEA awards
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09-03-2022Focus Real Estate - March 2022
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24-01-2022Swiss Special Purpose Acquisition Company
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20-01-2022OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines 2022
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12-01-2022EU Tax Alert 192
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29-09-2021Update on abolishing of Swiss stamp taxes
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29-01-2021Leaders League – Best Law Firm Rankings 2021
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04-06-2020MLI notification regarding the DTT
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29-04-2020Swiss Withholding Tax Reform
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22-04-2020The impact of the COVID-19 crisis
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23-03-2020Two tax challenges of the novel coronavirus
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04-02-2020Investment Climate Comparison 2020
Memberships
Swiss bar association
Zurich bar association
International Fiscal Association (IFA)
ExpertSuisse
International Bar Association
Qualifications
Certified tax expert, 2016
Swiss Bar, 2011
Zurich Bar, 2011
Master of law, University of Berne, Switzerland, 2009
Publications
Fabian Sutter/Julia Ann Nigg, Archiv für Abgaberecht (ASA) 92|9 (2023|2024), Latente Steuern und GloBE-Übergangsregeln: eine Auslegeordnung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von steuerlichen Massnahmen
Fabian Sutter/Lukas Aebi, IFF Forum für Steuerrecht 2022/4, Steuerumgehung bei der erweiterten internationalen Transponierung
Fabian Sutter/Aron Liechti, European Company Law Volume 17, Issue 3 (2020), Swiss Tax Aspects of Debt Financing: A Guide on Contractual Arrangements Required to Mitigate Swiss Interest Withholding Tax and Their Practical Implications
What others say
"Fabian Sutter is a very valuable adviser."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
Fabian Sutter is named Up and Coming in Tax
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Fabian Sutter is a very valuable adviser."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2024)
Fabian Sutter named "Practice head" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
"He was extremely responsive, creative where there were roadblocks and calm under extreme pressure."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Ranked as "Recommended" in the Corporate Tax and Wealth Management categories.
Leaders League Switzerland - (2023)
Ranked as "Excellent" in the Transfer Pricing category.
Leaders League Switzerland - (2023)
"Fabian Sutter is very nice to work with, straight to the point and pragmatic."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
"Fabian Sutter is very nice to work with, straight to the point and pragmatic."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
"He was extremely responsive, creative where there were roadblocks and calm under extreme pressure."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
"He was extremely responsive, creative where there were roadblocks and calm under extreme pressure."
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
Fabian Sutter named "Up and Coming" in Tax
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Fabian Sutter named "Up and Coming" in Tax
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2023)
Fabian Sutter named "Practice head" in Tax
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Fabian Sutter is recognised as Highly Regarded in Real Estate
ITR - World Tax (2024)
Fabian Sutter is recognised as Highly Regarded in Transactional Tax
ITR - World Tax (2024)
Fabian Sutter enters the ranking following good market feedback. He advises clients on the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions and tax structurings.
Chambers & Partners - Global (2022)
Fabian Sutter named "World - Tax - Highly Regarded" in
ITR - World Tax (2023)
Fabian Sutter
Partner - Attorney at Law
Fabian.Sutter@loyensloeff.com
Zurich
German, English, French
<p>Fabian Sutter, attorney at law and Swiss certified tax expert, is a partner in our Zurich office. He focuses on Swiss and international taxation, in particular corporate reorganizations and restructurings, M&A, financing and capital market transactions, transfer pricing, private equity, real estate transactions as well as tax litigation. He has a strong focus on Pillar Two aspects in connection with transactional tax matters.</p>
Fabian Sutter, Swiss certified tax expert and attorney at law, is a member of the tax practice group. He specialises in Swiss and international taxation with a strong focus on cross-border tax planning, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, M&A as well as financing and capital market transactions, including a strong focus on Pillar Two in connection with transactional matters. He also advises on private equity and real estate transactions. As lead manager of the Swiss transfer pricing practice he further advises clients on complex transfer pricing aspects both in the context of non-contentious procedures and in litigation. He regularly publishes and speaks at conferences.