Foundations

Transferring assets to domestic or foreign foundations can be a means of securing family wealth for generations. We advise on the establishment, administration and dissolution of foundations and trusts structures. In addition to foundations as holding entities to corporate groups, this also includes family foundations and charitable foundations.

Our range of services includes in particular:

• Setting up foundation structures
• Drafting of foundation statutes and bylaws
• Co-supervision in drafting foundation statutes and bylaws when establishing a foreign foundation
• Pre-structuring assets for transfer to foundations
• Ongoing advise to founders/beneficiaries
• Establishment and administration of charitable foundations
• Consulting on trust structures (especially US trusts and Liechtenstein trusts)
• Consulting on corporate governance of foundations
• Assistance of foundation bodies in the performance of their duties (especially foundation boards, advisory boards and protectors)
• Drafting investment regulations
• Consulting on the adaptation of existing foundation structure
• Assumption of board positions in foundations
• Consulting on the establishment and administration of non-profit corporations (gGmbH)