David Wallace Wilson
M.C.J. Legal Advisor
David is a partnerships, trusts and estate practitioner, and is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Geneva office, where he heads the private wealth group..
He is a specialist at providing advice and support to collectors, art dealers and auction houses. He acts in complex family, guardianship and inheritance disputes, including administering international successions. Additional areas of expertise include anti-money laundering (AML).
David is highly recommended by legal directories, citing him as a “high-calibre and dynamic lawyer” (Chambers Global), and “unrivalled according to peers” (Who’s Who Legal). He has been named one of the global top 100 practitioners by Legal Week’s International Trust & Private Client Elite.
David is former chairman of STEP Geneva, and a former editor of the Trust Quarterly Review. He is the founder of the leading website on trusts in Switzerland, www.trusts.ch.. David is frequently quoted in the specialized press, lectures extensively, and regularly speaks on topics such as trust disputes, international estates, relocating to Switzerland, Swiss taxation of trusts and AML regulations.
He originally studied Classics, graduating from the University of Geneva in 1998, and holds a Master of Laws in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University (M.C.J. in 2001). He further qualified as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (2003) and was awarded a STEP Advanced Certificate in Mediation (2013). After joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 2003, he became a partner in 2009.
David Wallace Wilson
M.C.J. Legal Advisor
David is a partnerships, trusts and estate practitioner, and is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Geneva office, where he heads the private wealth group..
He is a specialist at providing advice and support to collectors, art dealers and auction houses. He acts in complex family, guardianship and inheritance disputes, including administering international successions. Additional areas of expertise include anti-money laundering (AML).
David is highly recommended by legal directories, citing him as a “high-calibre and dynamic lawyer” (Chambers Global), and “unrivalled according to peers” (Who’s Who Legal). He has been named one of the global top 100 practitioners by Legal Week’s International Trust & Private Client Elite.
David is former chairman of STEP Geneva, and a former editor of the Trust Quarterly Review. He is the founder of the leading website on trusts in Switzerland, www.trusts.ch.. David is frequently quoted in the specialized press, lectures extensively, and regularly speaks on topics such as trust disputes, international estates, relocating to Switzerland, Swiss taxation of trusts and AML regulations.
He originally studied Classics, graduating from the University of Geneva in 1998, and holds a Master of Laws in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University (M.C.J. in 2001). He further qualified as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (2003) and was awarded a STEP Advanced Certificate in Mediation (2013). After joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 2003, he became a partner in 2009.