Ms. Anna D. Vladau is an international tax lawyer with over fifteen years experience advising high-net-worth individuals and corporations on Swiss, U.S., and cross-border tax matters. She provides strategic guidance on international transactions, executive taxation, and wealth structuring, including treaty relief, transfer pricing, residence and withholding taxes, permanent establishments, and cross-border compliance.

She represents clients at all stages of tax inquiries and disputes, whether through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, or litigation before state and federal courts. She also advises family offices and owners of privately held businesses and individuals on estate and matrimonial planning, including regarding relocation to Switzerland and trusts.

Anna Vladau regularly provides advice to other professionals on complex cross-border tax issues and on tax-related commercial and contractual matters.

She holds an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Lausanne, and is a member of the bar in the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) and the State of New York (USA).

Anna Vladau also teaches tax law and financial markets at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences in Lausanne and at Institut Supérieur de Formation Bancaire (ISFB) in Geneva. She is regularly invited to speak at conferences, seminars, and professional events. Her commentary and insights are often sought by the media, where she contributes to public understanding of evolving tax and legal issues.

About

  • Education

    LL.M, Graduate tax programs, Boston University, Boston (2014)
    Law Degree, University of Lausanne (2009)

  • Bar

    Bar admission, New York State (2014)
    Bar admission, Canton of Geneva (2011)

  • Membership

    President of the Young Bar Association of canton of Vaud
    Account auditor of the Vaud Bar Association (OAV)
    Member of the administrative and criminal continuing legal education commission of the Vaud Bar Association (OAV)
    Member of the Swiss Federation of Lawyers (FSA)
    Member of ExpertSuisse
    Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
    President of the Women’s Business Society (WBS)
    President of the Lausanne committee of Lanterne magique

  • Languages

    French
    English
    Romanian

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm, Lausanne (October 2022)
    Founder and Tax Partner, VB Avocats Sàrl, Lausanne (2020-2022)
    Tax Associate, THEVOZ Attorney LLC, Lausanne (2017-2019)
    Tax Associate, Oberson Abels SA, Lausanne (2015-2017)
    International Tax Counsel, Reiss+Preuss LLP, New York (2014-2015)
    Trainee lawyer, Gros & Waltenspühl, Geneva (2009-2011)

  • Publications

    12 février 2026 – Abolition de la valeur locative : impact réel pour investisseurs immobiliers in MFM, Panorama 360°

    8 février 2026 – La jurisprudence fiscale lors du séminaire de formation continue de l’Ordre des avocats vaudois

    30 janvier 2026 – Traitement fiscal des travaux immobiliers après l’abolition de la valeur locative – quelques exemples pratiques lors du séminaire “Actualités dans le domaine de la fiscalité immobilière” de l’Université de Neuchâtel

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