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Lucien Masmejan

Partner, Head of Private Clients | Lenz & Staehelin

Office Location: Switzerland

Jurisdiction

Switzerland

Top Specialisms

Real Estate

Tax Advisory

Family Governance and Business

Professional Biography

Dr. Lucien Masmejan is a partner heading up the Private Clients group in Geneva and Lausanne. He is widely considered one of Switzerland’s leading lawyers in private client matters and chairs the board of L&S Trust Services SA. Lucien's main practice area is private clients and this encompasses tax law and real estate, as well as general contractual and corporate matters. He advises Swiss and international families and privately owned companies, as well as their owners which include a number of high net worth individuals. Lucien is a member and/or chairman of various boards of directors in Switzerland and internationally, with a focus on services to private clients and families. He is also a frequent conference speaker on tax and company law and has published a number of articles including a 'Commentaire de la loi vaudoise d'impôt'.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Café Beau-Rivage, Lausanne

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Be yourself at all time

What was your first job?

Bookstore boy

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

"Fourrure" by Adelaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Less regulations