Bespoke Legal Excellence for International Entrepreneurs

DavidoffLaw

In Partnership with ZügerLaw

Comprehensive Legal Expertise for Demanding Entrepreneurs

We provide bespoke legal advice for ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, their businesses, family offices, and families. We handle everything from buying real estate on Suvretta Hill to securing a winning horse at Cheltenham. Need a CEO contract in Monaco, an M&A deal involving Luxembourg and Germany, or guidance on a Bermuda Trust investing in a Liechtenstein AIF? Our expert team crafts sustainable, international solutions and works around the clock to meet your needs.

About Davidoff Law

Excellence in Legal Services. Precision Beyond Borders.

Davidoff Law epitomises legal excellence in Switzerland. Anchored in Swiss precision, we offer bespoke legal solutions to ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, prominent family offices, and distinguished individuals. From corporate law and wealth structuring to cross-border compliance, we devise strategies that address challenges and create unparalleled opportunities.

Moreover, we operate seamlessly across borders. We offer a truly global service through trusted partnerships in the United Kingdom, the United States, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and the UAE. In every matter, our full attention is devoted to ensuring that every client benefits from solutions tailored with care and discretion.

Davidoff Law is recommended by peers, clients and external parties – please request further information.

Our Pledge

Excelling in legal practice necessitates a complete understanding of the client’s situation, identifying several options for action, weighing pros and cons and consequences, and advising the client in objective transparency. We offer reliable, fast, and precise advice around the clock in different time zones. We support negotiations, regulatory and governmental affairs, and litigation. We compile a purposeful task force case by case. If necessary, we choose from a tested professional legal team across continents but advise from a single hand.

Trusted by the Elite

Unmatched Expertise

With decades of legal practice and a huge amount of experience in finance and leadership, our reliable team understands our clientele’s demands fully and gives implementable legal advice.

International Reach

As a law firm based in Zurich, we work with legal partners in all key jurisdictions, ensuring seamless and reliable cross-border solutions.

Tailored Solutions

Every strategy is bespoke, specifically designed to meet the client’s unique needs. We can also deliver a simple one page contract.

Confidentiality and Trust

Discretion is at the heart of our practice. As such, we safeguard your privacy and handle every matter with care.

Our Global Network at Your Service

Davidoff Law operates from Zurich and has a skilled team of Swiss lawyers. Through trusted partnerships, we collaborate with top international and local law firms, allowing us to serve clients across Europe and around the globe. As a result, we deliver seamless, single-source advice. Our expertise combines local knowledge with up-to-date international legal strategies.

We navigate every jurisdiction with tact and insight, ensuring success wherever you are.

Our Expertise: Mastery in Legal Solutions

At Davidoff Law, we serve international entrepreneurs, their businesses, family offices, and families. We thrive on solving complex challenges. With clarity, precision, and innovative thinking, we provide solutions tailored to your needs. Every case gets our full dedication. From handling intricate legal matters to managing straightforward tasks, we deliver results.

Corporate Law and M&A

We assist clients in negotiations and draft contracts for mergers, acquisitions, and corporate structuring. With precision and focus, we navigate multiple jurisdictions and regulators, providing seamless support around the clock.

Equine Law, Art and Escrow

Our specialists bring expertise to international horse trading, from the USA to the UAE. They collaborate with auction houses and galleries worldwide to ensure secure transactions. We also manage escrow accounts for complete reliability.

Listings and regulatory advice, governmental and public affairs

Need a stock or bond listing in Europe or the US? Seeking a regulatory license in Switzerland or abroad? We understand every process and work confidently with regulators. With experience in public affairs in Switzerland and the UK, we deliver where others hesitate.

Real estate, relocation, wealth planning

We handle real estate transactions on a large scale and for private clients. For international relocations, corporate or personal, we provide full support. Our team builds wealth planning solutions with trusts and vehicles and winds them down when necessary. We also guide token issuance and blockchain strategies with precision and innovation.

We serve industries as diverse as finance, real estate, technology, and the arts. Furthermore, where others hesitate, we step in and deliver with confidence. Moreover, our commitment to excellence ensures reliable outcomes in every sector we support.

Meet the Team

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Co-Founder

Tatyana Davidoff, LL.M.
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Co-Founder

Dr Ariel Sergio Davidoff, LL.M.
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Megan Waldmeier BLaw
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Head Monaco – Family Office Expert

John Luigi Megginson
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Of Counsel

Thomas Meier
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Associate

Kerstin Neeb
Of Counsel - Head Japan

Shimon Takagi
Co-Founder

Tatyana Davidoff, LL.M.

Tatyana Davidoff is a Partner at Davidoff Law. Her practice focuses on family offices and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) entrepreneurs.

Her areas are –  Banking Law, Financial and Capital Market & Instruments Law, Fund Law, M&A – mergers and acquisitions, Relocation and Real Estate transactions, Escrow Deals, Blockchain and Technology Law and Family Law (worldwide).

Geographically, she focuses on the UK, Switzerland, Central Europe, UAE and Hong Kong. 

With over 30 years of professional experience in Swiss banking and asset management   – Tatyana brings unparalleled expertise to mandates involving regulatory representation, cross-border compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) policies.

She managed capital market instruments and mutual funds up to CHF 10 bn and was Global Head of the Due Diligence Office – at the world’s biggest international banks. Her wealth of experience ensures strategic insights and precision in addressing complex legal and financial matters.

A sought-after speaker at conferences in London and Zurich, Tatyana publishes articles on topics of economics and law.

She is the President of the family charity foundation in Zurich (www.gd-foundation.com), with the decade of the well-known initiatives in society, academia, culture, and sports.

Tatyana has a Master of Law degree in International Business Law (LL.M.) from the University of Zürich (UZH) and two more Masters Degrees – in Economics and Mathematics. She studied at the major Universities in Switzerland, UK and Georgia.

Co-Founder

Dr Ariel Sergio Davidoff, LL.M.

Ariel advises UHNWI Entrepreneurs, their companies and family offices as well as their families.

The areas covered are M&A, contract and commercial law, licences and listings, private markets both debt and equity, escrow transactions, equine law, relocation, real estate, art. Attractive niche is governmental relations and defence.

Geographically there is a large focus on the UK and US, then Switzerland and Monaco, the Middle East, and Hongkong.

Beside his mandates in the law firm, Ariel sits on the board of selected international companies, associations, charities and foundations.

Ariel has a Master of Law in International Business Law (LL.M.) from the University of Zurich, Magna cum laude) and is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) since 1999. He is also a qualified board and foundation board member by the University of Berne. His other degrees are in business administration up to a Doctorate.

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Megan Waldmeier BLaw

Head Monaco – Family Office Expert

John Luigi Megginson

John Luigi Megginson is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in private office and luxury brand management. He spent five years managing a prominent family office, overseeing UHNWI affairs, multi-jurisdictional assets, and private client services.

In addition, John Luigi successfully led an international luxury fashion brand, driving global partnerships and operational growth. Fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, he brings a global perspective and deep expertise in family office management. Based in Monaco, he provides strategic guidance to clients seeking bespoke private and corporate solutions.

Of Counsel

Thomas Meier

Thomas Meier is a seasoned trust expert with over 40 years of professional experience in the financial and fiduciary sectors. After completing his training at Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft (now UBS) and gaining international experience in Paris and London, he held various leadership roles (including as CEO) at prestigious institutions such as Rothschild Trust Management AG and the trust division of HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA. From 2005 to June 2018, he served as Executive Director responsible for marketing and acquisition at Paicolex Trust Management AG in Küsnacht. He has also served as a board member for trust companies in the Isle of Man, the Caribbean, and Cyprus.

Thomas Meier has been a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) since 1993 and served several years as Vice President of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC). Since 2018, he has been a member of the advisory board of this organization. Additionally, he is a Non-Executive Director for companies in Geneva and Zurich. His extensive expertise and international network make him a highly respected advisor in the trust industry.

Associate

Kerstin Neeb

Kerstin is an Assiciate of the law firm and supports the clients in project management in take overs, regulatory issues and other fields.

Of Counsel - Head Japan

Shimon Takagi

Shimon Takagi has been a licensed Japanese attorney-at-law (Bengoshi) since 1990. He is also admitted as a U.S. attorney in the State of New York. He handles matters in the areas of corporate and tax law, corporate transactions (acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances), structured finance (bank, asset-based and project finance), securities, real estate and commercial and tax litigation for Japanese and non-Japanese clients.

Together, we lead a firm that is deeply committed to delivering exceptional service and consistently strives for excellence with every client engagement.

The Citywealth “Recommended by Private Clients” 2023/2024 badge awarded to Davidoff Law, recognising its excellence in high-net-worth private client legal services.
The Citywealth “Recommended by Peers” badge awarded to Davidoff Law, highlighting the firm’s excellence in wealth management and legal advisory services.
The Citywealth Leaders List Top 100 Private Client Lawyers badge awarded to Davidoff Law, recognising its excellence in high-net-worth private client legal services.
The Mondaq Thought Leader 2024 badge awarded to Davidoff Law, recognising the firm’s excellence in international legal advisory and wealth management.
The Foundation Board Experts Gold Expert badge awarded to Davidoff Law, recognising its excellence in governance, fiduciary advisory, and board-level expertise.

Züger Law: Precision, Expertise, and Global Perspective

Züger Law is a strategic partner law firm that enhances the skills, capabilities, and team of Davidoff Law.

Office Zürich
Bahnhofstrasse 10
8001 Zürich
Switzerland

Office St. Gallen
Untere Bahnhofstrasse 1
8640 Rapperswil
Switzerland

In Partnership with ZügerLaw

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