Tavernier Tschanz - Filippo Lurà

This sophisticated operation in Geneva came warmly recommended. (Chambers Global)
Highly competent and dedicated operation. (Chambers Global)
Satisfied clients agreed: "Their judgment and the accuracy of their analysis really make them apart." (Chambers Global)
This outfit is well established in Geneva, where it enjoys a reputation as a very fine firm of excellent lawyers. (Chambers Global)
This long-established and celebrated Geneva firm enjoys a sterling reputation for its work across francophone Switzerland. (Chambers Global)
All partners have been recommended in their respective fields. (Chambers Global)
Tavernier Tschanz punches above its weight, advising international and domestic banking and corporate clients on a variety of matters including corporate finance, investment funds and syndicated loans. (Legal 500)
Tavernier Tschanz’s pragmatic and highly experienced team advises clients in a variety of industries including banking and financial services, IT, real estate, media, life sciences, and energy. (Legal 500)
This corporate-focused Geneva firm has built a keen following thanks to its thorough and proactive approach. It handles a regular flow of mid-cap M&A transactions, and advises clients on various commercial legal concerns. (Chambers Global)
Competing directly with Zürich-based rivals, Tavernier Tschanz has secured a number of high-profile clients; sources stress that it has also forged impressive relationships with a number of major international firms. (Chambers Global)
The lawyers are very dedicated and make sure the solution serves everyone well and meets the client's needs. (Chambers Global)
Tavernier Tschanz specialises in advice to foreign and multinational clients and is highly recommended. (Legal 500)
Clients compliment the personal and thorough boutique service the firm provides and appreciate the team's cost-conscience approach. (Chambers Global)
"A big name in Geneva", Tavernier Tschanz provides an international client base with a broad range of financial advice. (Legal 500)
A "key player in the market" the firm advises on a number of cross-border transactions for clients in the banking and financial services, stock exchanges, telecoms, IT, multimedia, life science and healthcare sectors. (Legal 500)

Filippo Lurà

(born 1977)

Degrees:

Licence en droit (University Panthéon-Assas – Paris II, 1999)
Maîtrise en droit, distinction in international and European Law (University Panthéon-Assas – Paris II, 2000)
Licence en droit (Fribourg, 2001)
LL.M. (Georgetown University Law Center, 2006)

Admission to the Bar:

Geneva Bar (2008)

Other positions held:

Research assistant to Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz, University of Fribourg (2001-2002)
Research assistant to Prof. Henri Torrione, University of Fribourg (2002-2005)

Areas of specialisations

Tax

Books

Commentaire de l’article 13 LT (droit de timbre de négociation)
Commentaire de la loi fédérale sur les droits de timbre (éd. : Pascal Hinny / Xavier Oberson), Zurich, 2006

Articles

Lo scambio internazionale di informazioni in materia tributaria e la giurisprudenza svizzera – parte I
Diritto e pratica tributaria internazionale 1/2010, pp. 547-565, 2010, with Arno Crazzolara
Lo scambio internazionale di informazioni in materia tributaria e la giurisprudenza svizzera – parte II
Diritto e pratica tributaria internazionale 2/2010, pp. 1019-1035, 2010, with Arno Crazzolara
La compatibilità del regime svizzero d'imposta alla fonte con la giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia
Diritto e pratica tributaria internazionale 2/2010, pp. 1053-1061, 2010
Lo scambio internazionale di informazioni in materia tributaria e la giurisprudenza svizzera – parte III
Diritto e pratica tributaria internazionale 3/2010, pp. 1505-1518, 2010, with Arno Crazzolara
L’amnistia fiscale
Rivista di diritto tributario ticinese, 2003, pp. 486-507, 2003