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Daniel Gatenby

LL.M. Tax, attorney-at-law

Daniel Gatenby advises Swiss and international entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals on wealth structuring, tax and estate planning and philanthropy. He acts in complex cross-border successions and has a considerable experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional legal advice. Daniel Gatenby also assists clients in tax litigation and in all matters relating to their relocation to Switzerland.
Location
Lausanne Av. C. F. Ramuz 80 CH-1009 Pully/Lausanne T: +41 21 721 04 40
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Expertise

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Experience

2024 Partner, valfor
2021–2024 Partner, PYTHON
2016–2020 Associate, PYTHON
2013–2015 Legal adviser, Service du personnel de l'Etat de Vaud, Lausanne
2012 Legal adviser, Obudscom, Berne
2011–2012 Junior Associate, LexPublica, Fribourg
2019–2020 LL.M. Tax, University of Geneva
2008–2010 Master of Laws, Universities of Fribourg and Cologne
2005–2008 Bachelor of Laws, University of Fribourg
  • Vaud Bar association
  • Swiss bar association
  • International fiscal association

Publications and Speeches

  • Estate planning skill group - Congres 2024 Enghien - round table on bare ownership/usufruct on financial assets - speaker
  • Inheritance in cross border settings between Switzerland and UK, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Acquiring real estate in Switzerland - Legal and tax considerations, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Relocation to Switzerland Immigration and tax law considerations, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Professio juris : an estate planning tool for foreign nationals living in Switzerland, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Transposition - an exception to the private capital gains exemption, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Lump sum taxation: a regulated and durable system, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2024
  • Suisse - Fiscalité du patrimoine 2023, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in Revue de planification patrimoniale belge et internationale, 2023
  • Swiss companies and corporate taxation in Switzerland, in collaboration with Marc Angst (Gestrust SA), in BSL, 2022-2023
  • Confiscatory taxation and the tax shield mecanism, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2022-2023
  • Can a taxpayer who is subject to lump sum taxation take advantage of double taxation agreements?, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2022-2023
  • The tax treatment of real estate company shares in international contexts, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2022-2023
  • Suisse - Fiscalité du patrimoine 2022, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in Revue de planification patrimoniale belge et internationale, 2022
  • Valuation of unlisted shares for wealth tax purposes, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2021-2022
  • Real estate companies a renewed attractiveness?, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2021-2022
  • The new forced heirship rules of Swiss law, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2021-2022
  • Lump-sum taxation: the control calculation, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2021-2022
  • The benefits of gifts in Swiss tax law, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2020-2021
  • Inheritance tax in relations between Switzerland and the UK, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2020-2021
  • The concept of absence of gainful activity in Switzerland in relation to expenditure-based taxation, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2020-2021
  • Obligation to report aggressive cross-border tax arrangements, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2019-2020
  • Flat-rate Taxation and Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2019-2020
  • International Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2018-2019
  • Recent developments concerning lump-sum taxation, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2018-2019
  • International Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters Group Requests, in collaboration with Philippe Kenel in BSL, 2017-2018

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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