Private Foundation

  • Establishment of Private Foundations
  • Review and Revision of Foundation Declarations
  • Disputes Among Founders or Beneficiaries
  • Board Mandates

Discretion is legally mandated for attorneys and is a matter of course for us, especially regarding your financial circumstances!

Alexander Singer deals with private foundations in his daily legal practice, specifically:

  • as the author of foundation declarations (foundation deed and supplementary foundation deed),
  • as an advisor, including strategic advice, to
    • founders,
    • beneficiaries,
    • foundation boards,
    • foundation auditors, or
    • supervisory and advisory board members of private foundations,
  • as a lawyer for founders or beneficiaries in the event of disputes among them
  • as legal counsel for founding families in disputes with the foundation board,
  • as a mediator in such disputes,
    and
  • as a board member of private foundations,
    but also
  • in the dissolution or revocation of private foundations.

In many private foundations, family wealth is consolidated or many private foundations hold shares in family businesses. Alexander Singer benefits from his background in a business family and his eleven years as the managing partner of several companies in a large corporate group.

Private foundation law is inextricably linked with company law and inheritance law, in dem wir Ihnen ebenfalls zur Seite stehen.

In disputes between founders or beneficiaries, or between founding families and the foundation board, legal proceedings may also arise. In these cases, we can represent you excellently due to our expertise in litigation law.

We are at your disposal for further information and to analyze your situation.