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Dunja Süssli

Dipl.-Jur., MBA, Head Family Office Services & Philanthropy

Experience

Dunja Süssli has long-standing experience in corporate law and particular experience in financial market supervision law, notably in Liechtenstein and in Swiss and international due diligence law (relating to the fight against money laundering, organised crime and terrorism financing). She mainly deals with the advice and support of high-net-worth private clients, in particular well-known entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial families. The focus is on the establishment and management of foundations, trusts and other companies. In this context, it develops customized and efficient (corporate) structures for long-term and sustainable asset management based on individual client needs. This is done with special consideration of asset protection, succession planning, tax optimization as well as charitable status.

Practice areas

  • Corporate, foundation and trust law: legal advice, legal opinions, incorporation, administration, structuring
  • Family Office Services
  • Philanthropy
  • Financial and capital markets law
  • Due diligence law, compliance
CV
since 2008Associate at NSF, Vaduz
2005-2007Head of the Supervision of Other Financial Intermediaries Department and executive board member at the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority, Vaduz
2003-2007Master’s in Financial Services at the University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
2003-2007Lecturer in Due Diligence Law at the University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
2004Head of department-deputy at the Due Diligence Unit, Vaduz
2003Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English from Cambridge University, United Kingdom  
2002-2003Legal assistant in the Due Diligence Unit, Vaduz
2001-2002Legal & Compliance Officer (deputy for the Head of Legal & Compliance Officer and secretary of the Board of Directors ad int.) at Redsafe Bank, Zurich, Switzerland
1999-2001Junior lawyer at Hamm Higher Regional Court, Germany
1999First state law examination, Germany (Diplom-Jurist)
1994-1999Law studies at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish