ACTIVITIES
Arnaud Cywie operates in the field of Swiss and international taxation. He is specifically active in trusts and foundations, tax planning, wealth planning (personal and business assets), lump sum taxation and restructuring.
Arnaud Cywie is on the board of several Swiss private trust companies acting for very high-end families.
He also advises and represents private and institutional clients with an international profile, both in negotiations with tax authorities and in litigation.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Partner at Borel & Barbey
Tax expert Federal diploma
Associate at Borel & Barbey
Geneva Bar
Western Switzerland Association of Certified Tax Experts – 1st Prize
Legal intern at Borel & Barbey
University of Lausanne (MLaw and economics)
University of Lausanne (BSc HEC)
LANGUAGES
French
English
German
MEMBERSHIPS
Swiss Lawyers Federation
Geneva Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS
2018
“Switzerland”, Pierre Valentin (contr. ed.), Getting the Deal Through – Art Law, Law Business Research, 2018 (with Anne Laure Bandle)
2017
La réforme des successions nécessite une adaptation du droit fiscal, Le Temps (2017) with Alexandre Jotterand
Quel avenir pour les acquisitions immobilières par les étrangers?, Agefi (2017) with Stéphanie La Roche
Taxe sur les transactions financières, les Suisses mieux lotis que les Européens?, Le Temps (2017) with Colombe de Boccard
2016
RIE III: une réforme capitale pour l’attractivité fiscale genevoise, Le Temps (2016) with Luca Bozzo
2015
Fâcheuses implications – Comment les banques suisses pourraient devenir malgré elles le bras armé des autorités fiscales étrangères, Agefi Magazine (2015)
A Win win plan – Switzerland and Oman recently signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation, bq Doha Magazine, Doha (Qatar) (2015)
Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates – Domestic and international tax issues, International Tax Review, with Jon Truby (2015)
Switzerland’s great attractiveness for foreign investors, India Business Law Journal, with Gautam Khurana (2015)
2014
Getting the Word Out/Relations between Qatar and Switzerland- the power of bilateral and multilateral treaties, bq Doha Magazine, Doha (Qatar) (2014)
TVA et Sponsoring, La Pratique du droit, Zurich (2014)
Traitement TVA des prestations de services par Internet, Expert-Comptable Suisse, Zurich (2014)
Le commerce professionnel de titres: analyse critique de la jurisprudence récente et de la nouvelle circulaire de l’AFC, Revue de droit administratif et fiscal, Lausanne (2014)
CONFERENCES
2018
Specific tax regimes – Switzerland for high-net-worth individual, Farad Finance Forum 2018, Chamber of commerce, Luxembourg, March 2018
2017
Swiss opportunities for CIS high-net-worth individuals: relocation to Switzerland, trusts, acquisition of real estate and works of art, CIS Wealth Moscow 2017, February 2017
2016
Corporate tax reform Act III : Geneva cantonal project, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne Ouchy, December 2016 (with Nicolas Candaux)
Switzerland’s tax attractiveness for foreign investors and high net worth individuals, Intax Expo Global Summit 2016, Conrad Hotel, Dubai, UAE, March 2016
Investing in Switzerland : tax attractiveness and specific issues with UAE and Qatar, Qatar University – College of Law, March 2016