Legal Counsel
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law, TEP

Alexandra Geiger

Planning and administrating worldwide estates, establish a foundation or trust? The inheritance law specialist you can trust.

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Valentina Lakna
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Profile

As a certified inheritance specialist and TEP, Alexandra advises individuals and families in the areas of domestic and cross-border matrimonial and succession law, wealth and estate planning, estate administration as well as foundations and trusts. She also acts as counsel in complex trust and estate disputes.

She brings extensive experience in advising global families, assists them with relocations, international succession planning and the administration of global estates. Through her work in Singapore, she is very familiar with advising Asian clients and has a comprehensive understanding of countries with common law legal systems.   

Alexandra is recommended in Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide, Legal 500, Lexology Index for Private Client and Switzerland and is listed in the Private Client Excellence Directory. 

Clients refer to her as: "one of the absolute best inheritance law specialists in Switzerland. Her knowledge of inheritance law and her ability to maintain an overview even in exceptionally complex circumstances is unparalleled" and describe her as "very hard working and has extensive knowledge of handling complex contentious estates." 

Education

2023 STEP Diploma in International Trust Management
2022 Registered Foreign Lawyer with the bar in Singapore
2019 Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
2010 Admission to the bar in Switzerland
2006 University of Zurich / Tours (F) (lic. iur.)

Languages

German, English, French

Work Experience

since 2022 Legal Counsel at MME / Foreign Counsel at RAJAH & TANN SINGAPORE LLP, Singapore
2019 - 2022 Legal Partner at MME
2016 - 2019 Senior Legal Associate at MME
2010 - 2015 Legal Associate at MME
2008 - 2009 Internship in a medium-sized commercial law firm in Zurich
2007 - 2008 Internship with an American management consulting company in Los Angeles

Publications

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Successio Association
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
  • Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)