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Dr. Tobias F. Rohner

Rechtsanwalt, dipl. Steuerexperte / Partner

Dr. Tobias F. Rohner ist Partner im Zürcher Büro von VISCHER und Co-Head des Tax Teams.

Tobias F. Rohner verfügt über mehr als 20-Jahre Erfahrung als Anwalt mit Fokus auf das Steuerrecht. Er ist sowohl beratend als auch prozessierend tätig.

Zu seinen Klienten gehören internationale und nationale Unternehmen, Start-Ups, Fonds- und Truststrukturen sowie vermögende Privatpersonen. Er berät sie im Zusammenhang mit Immigrationen, dem Geschäftsaufbau, der Implementierung von Mitarbeiterbeteiligungsplänen, Umstrukturierungen, Fusionen und Übernahmen, bei Finanzierungstransaktionen, Steueraudits und in der Nachfolgeplanung. Sodann vertritt er regelmässig Klienten vor Behörden und Gerichten in streitigen Steuerangelegenheiten.

Er verfügt über besondere Branchenkenntnisse in der Finanz-, Pharma- und Metallindustrie und im Private Equity Geschäft.

Er ist langjähriger Dozent für Steuerrecht an der Universität Zürich und der Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) und ein gefragter Redner an nationalen und internationalen Konferenzen. Ausserdem amtet er regelmässig als Ersatzrichter am Zürcher Steuerrekursgericht.

Er hat bereits mehr als 70 Beiträge und Monografien im Steuerbereich publiziert, ist Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift "Zürcher Steuerpraxis" und ist Mitautor und Mitherausgeber des Kommentars zum Zürcher Steuergesetz sowie des Handkommentars zum DBG, zwei Standardwerke in der Steuerwelt.

Bevor Tobias F. Rohner zu VISCHER stiess, war er als Partner bei zwei grösseren schweizerischen Anwaltskanzleien und zuletzt während mehr als sechs Jahren als Partner bei einer grossen internationalen Kanzlei tätig.

Languages

Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch

"Tobias F. Rohner is consistently among Switzerland’s leading tax lawyers. His combination of technical excellence, creativity and commercial awareness allows him to deliver solutions that are not only legally sound, but also strategically aligned with business goals."

Legal 500 - 2026

"Tobias Rohner is particularly active advising clients on transactional and contentious tax matters in Switzerland. He is also well versed in cross-border mandates involving tax planning. "

Chambers and Partners - 2026

"Tobias Rohner has a clear understanding of his clients' needs and consistently provides the legal support required to achieve effective results."

Chambers and Partners - 2026

"Tobias Rohner provides clear, commercially practical advice to clients. He is very skilled at finding creative solutions, while maintaining a realistic outlook and addressing specific client issues."

Chambers and Partners - 2026

"Tobias Rohner has a good understanding of client requirements and creates tailor-made solutions."

Chambers and Partners - 2026

"Tobias Rohner is very clever and has a fast understanding of the issues."

Chambers and Partners - 2026

"Tobias Rohner has broad knowledge of tax law solutions for Swiss and foreign corporations as well as high net worth individuals."

The Legal 500 - 2025

"We primarily work with Tobias Rohner. He is not a typical tax lawyer who usually only sees risks. Tobias Rohner is solution-oriented, thinks very quickly, and is super smart and well-known, and therefore has an influence on the practices of the tax authorities. He is even a tax judge, which makes him extremely well-connected. When we reach an impasse, we turn to him because he always has a creative solution up his sleeve."

The Legal 500 - 2025

"Recommended in Tax Law"

Best Lawyers Switzerland - 2024

"Highly recommended in Corporate Tax"

Leaders League: Switzerland - Best Law Firms - 2024

"VISCHER advises and represents airline companies on the cantonal, federal, European, and international levels in questions regarding damage, insurance, contract negotiations, acquisition of aircraft, and regulatory matters. Practice head Peter Kühn supports major clients with contract, transport and aviation law related issues. Christoph Niederer and Tobias F. Rohner advise companies in the transport industry on tax-related matters whilst Urs Haegi supports on corporate work."

The Legal 500 - 2024

"Inclusion in the Citywealth Top 100 Global Tax Professionals 2023"

Citywealth - 2023

""The professional Tobias F Rohner shows great commitment, readiness and devotion towards the best result.”"

Legal 500 - 2023

"he is a very skilful, energetic and committed negotiator"

Legal 500 - 2023

"he impresses with his attitude towards client's needs and professional clarification of issues. He is highly experienced in tax law especially in terms of practical implementation of law."

Legal 500 - 2023

"“he is an expert when it comes to very complex international tax issues. He is very friendly, clever, creative, fast-thinking and has the ability to explain complex matters in a simple and efficient way. He has a can-do attitude and excellent connections with the tax authorities and courts""

Legal 500 - 2023

"It’s great to work with Tobias Rohner. He has excellent VAT technical skills. He demonstrated a very creative and problem solving approach. He’s always available in case of urgent matters, so therefore very nice to work with.’"

Legal 500 - 2023

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