Nathan Bouvier

Nathan Bouvier

Associate
Baker McKenzie Switzerland SA

Biography

Nathan is an associate in the Baker McKenzie Geneva office and a member of the Firm’s tax practice group.

Nathan is an attorney-at-law. He has published several articles in the field of real estate transactions and has contributed to several of the Firm’s publications, public events as well as webinars on taxation, notably on employee taxation and wealth management.

Practice Focus

Nathan’s practice focuses particularly on real estate transactions as well as international corporate taxation, including domiciliation in Switzerland. He assisted several clients with audits conducted by the Swiss Federal Tax Authorities. He also advices high net worth individuals on wealth management, including trust structuring and lump-sum taxation.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Swissroc and Orllati on the acquisition of a freehold land in Geneva.
  • Advised Nestlé on the sale of a data center and office property in Bussigny.
  • Advised Arab Bank on the acquisition of a commercial development project in Renens.
  • Advised Tandem Diabetes Care on the acquisition of AMF Medical SA.
  • Advised Swisscanto Anlagestiftung on the acquisition of a prime asset in Lausanne.
  • Advised PSP Swiss Property on the acquisition of a prime asset in Geneva.

Professional Honors

  • Prix OREF 2020

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Expert Suisse
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Geneva Bar Association

Admissions

  • Certified Tax Expert (Expert fiscal diplômé, Switzerland) (2024)
  • Switzerland (2019)

Education

  • University of Geneva (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Profession) (2017)
  • University of Geneva and Zurich (Master of Law) (2016)
  • University of Geneva (Bachelor of Law) (2014)

Languages

  • English
  • French

Commentary on the Federal Court ruling 2C_624/2021 of 28 March 2022 (ATF 148 II 121) in RDAF, La jurisprudence fiscale du Tribunal fédéral en 2021-2022

Commentary on the Federal Court ruling 2C_822/2021 of 26 January 2022 in RDAF, La jurisprudence fiscale du Tribunal fédéral en 2021-2022

Co-author (with Tobias Rohner), Vente de sociétés immobilières – une appréciation fiscale in RDAF, n°4/2022, p. 258ss