Nicolas Perrigault is Of Counsel to Bonnard Lawson since January 2022.

Nicolas is a Swiss Attorney-at-Law and a certified Swiss tax expert with over than 25 years of practice in Swiss and international taxation. Nicolas advises companies of all sizes and stages, from start-ups to SMEs to large-cap multinational entities. He also provides advisory services to independent entrepreneurs, individuals, families and exempted institutions on various aspects related to:

  • Personal taxation
  • Corporate taxation
  • Transaction taxation
  • VAT and indirect duties
  • Tax disputes
  • Tax due diligence
  • Voluntary disclosure
  • Financing, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions
  • Estate, gifts, trusts and charitable actions.

Nicolas provides tax advice on the full range of domestic and international tax laws, with a focus on delivering pragmatic and actionable solutions.

When not at the firm, Nicolas holds several other functions and positions. He is a director at Intermandat SA in Lausanne, a mid-cap fiduciary, accounting and audit firm, where he overviews the tax department. As a member of the Board of several other entities active in manufacturing in Suisse romande, Nicolas is widely experienced in advising operational actors of the economy. He is also on the Board of non-profit organizations. Nicolas serves as Associate Judge on the State of Vaud Tax Court. The balance between his positions gives Nicolas a dimensional approach to the various tax aspects faced by taxpayers and their economic implications.

About

  • Education

    Chartered Swiss tax expert (2002)
    LL.M. in European Law, Brussels (1994)
    Masters in Swiss Law, University of Lausanne (1993)

  • Bar

    Bar Admission, State of Vaud (1997)

  • Membership

    Member of the State of Vaud Bar Association  and the Swiss Bar Association
    Member of the Swiss Association of Certified Tax Experts
    Member of EXPERTsuisse

  • Languages

    French
    English
    German

  • Professional Experience

    Intermandat SA – Partner and Head of the tax department (since 2004)
    Associate Judge at the tax Court of the Caton of Vaud (since 2008)
    KPMG Lausanne – Head of tax – Romandie (1999 – 2004)
    Ernst & Young Geneva – Tax manager (1997 – 1999)
    Morton Fraser Milligan Solicitors – Commercial Department, Edinburgh (1995)

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