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Rawlinson & Hunter Switzerland comprises our Zurich and Geneva offices. From Switzerland, we provide a comprehensive range of trustee, corporate administration, accounting, audit and assurance, and tax services to individuals, privately held structures and corporates alike. CLEAR ADVICE IN A COMPLEX WORLD A personal, tailored service Tell me more about your... Services Select Service Art Collectors Companies & Partnerships Domicile & Residence Estate Planning Matrimonial Disputes Personal Tax Investigations Personal Taxation Trusts & Foundations I'm looking for... People Select Person Andrew McCallum Leon Keen William Houseley

Trusts and foundations, which are frequently used in conjunction with companies, can play a key role in the wealth management needs of individuals, families and corporates. TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS Trusts and foundations, which are frequently used in conjunction with companies, can play a key role in the wealth management needs of individuals, families and corporates. Carefully planned and structured, they can enable clients to preserve, protect and accumulate wealth, whilst minimising or deferring exposure to tax. Various types of trusts and foundations have been developed and the most suitable structure will depend upon each client’s unique circumstances. With offices in many of the jurisdictions featuring trust and foundation laws, we are well placed to meet most client requirements. We assist our clients (in conjunction with their own professional advisers) on the formation, administration and management of trusts, foundations, partnerships and companies. Our private clients range from the small family trust to large complex international family offices, while our corporate clients range from small family businesses to top 100 international public companies. The provision of trust and foundation services is one of our core lines of business and has been for so many years. We take the time at the outset to understand our clients’ requirements and expectations to ensure that we develop the right relationship and the optimal solution. As we are completely independent, we are not tied to any other service provider which allows us to offer our clients unfettered choice in selecting and working with third party service providers and professional advisers. We aim to offer the highest level of personal service as our culture is all about building long term relationships. Many of our clients have been with us not just for years, but for generations. Our Swiss trust company is licenced by FINMA. Our Specialists

Rawlinson & Hunter Switzerland comprises our Zurich and Geneva offices. From Switzerland, we provide a comprehensive range of trustee, corporate administration, accounting, audit and assurance, and tax services to individuals, privately held structures and corporates alike. SWITZERLAND Switzerland is one of the world’s leading financial centres for international banking and asset management. Some of the world’s largest international and private banks have their headquarters in Zurich and Geneva. Many internal financial services firms have chosen to locate in Zurich or Geneva to take advantage of the country’s economic and political stability, the availability of professional firms and qualified staff to support their businesses, and the favourable tax rates. Rawlinson & Hunter Switzerland comprises our Zurich and Geneva offices. From Switzerland, we provide a comprehensive range of trustee, corporate administration, accounting, audit and assurance, and tax services to individuals, privately held structures and corporates alike. Client confidentiality is at the heart of our Swiss operations: all of our client work is undertaken in Switzerland and all records are retained here. We manage a discrete number of structures with total assets in excess of USD 12 billion. In addition to financial assets, we have extensive experience in dealing with complex assets such as family businesses, art, commercial and residential real estate. We have a significant level of professional indemnity insurance, which provides assurance to those who trust us to deal with significant assets on a daily basis. All shareholders are fully active in the business. The absence of external shareholders, such as private equity investors, guarantees our independence and allows us to offer the most suitable solution to our clients, with no bias or preference to any one structure or jurisdiction. We do not provide investment advisory or management services, delegating this responsibility instead to a select range of investment specialists. This ensures that the management of trust assets can be monitored thoroughly and independently. Our team based in Switzerland is highly qualified, encompassing qualified and practicing lawyers, chartered accountants and registered auditors, many also holding the relevant STEP qualifications. We are supported by a team of experienced professionals within the other international R&H offices. Our rigorous in-house policies ensure that all matters are conducted in full compliance with national and international laws and regulations. Our Swiss trust company is licenced by FINMA. Senior members of our Swiss team sit on various industry leading bodies.

REGISTERED OFFICES Zurich Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Bellevueplatz 5 8001 Zurich Switzerland Geneva Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Rue du Mont-Blanc 4 1201 Geneva Switzerland

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters William Houseley Partner +41 44 227 6716 William.Houseley@rawlinson-hunter.ch William is based in the Zurich office and is a Director of Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG and R&H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG. William specialises in private client services including the administration of complex international trust and asset holding structures, private trust companies and purpose trusts for ultra-high net worth individuals. William joined Rawlinson & Hunter as a Senior Trust Manager in March 2017 and has over ten years’ experience in the trust industry. Prior to joining Rawlinson & hunter, William spent nine years in a senior role with HSBC Trust Company in Zurich, working with private clients and structured finance vehicles, he also worked for Rothschild Trust (Schweiz) AG. William moved to Zurich with his family in 2006 and prior to that had worked in the legal function at businesses specialising in intellectual property licensing (in connection with the production and distribution of films and television programmes) and at the Wellcome Trust. William was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1999 and he is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Expertise

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters Andrew McCallum Senior Partner +41 0(22) 901 00 12 andrew.mccallum@rawlinson-hunter.ch Andrew is Senior Partner of the Swiss firm, leading both the Zurich and Geneva offices and having responsibility for the oversight of the Swiss firm’s trust, corporate administration, accounting and audit services. Andrew is a bilingual private client and corporate services partner with over 25 years Swiss and international experience at board, trustee and audit committee level on trusts, foundations, companies, family offices and not-for-profit entities. He specialises in both private client and corporate services, including estate planning and the establishment and ongoing administration of complex international trust and foundation structures, private trust companies and purpose trusts. In addition to being trustee on family trusts, Andrew undertakes the accounting and auditing of trusts and underlying entities for other trustees and family offices. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland), an authorised “expert-auditor” in Switzerland, a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and holds an MBA. He is also a CEDR-accredited mediator. Andrew sits on several industry leading boards and committees at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC). He is currently Chair of the Swiss and Liechtenstein STEP Federation (2018-present), Chair of the STEP Worldwide Professional Standards Committee, and is Treasurer and Committee member of both STEP Geneva (2010-present) and the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (2018-present). Previously he was member of the STEP Worldwide Governance Committee (2021-2023), and was a Governing Board member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Commission of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Andrew is fluent in English and French. He is a regular speaker at conferences and training courses and publisher of articles, and he has been called upon to provide expert evidence to Court in the area of private client financial statements and business analysis. Expertise

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CONTACT US Office Address Zurich Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Bellevueplatz 5 8001 Zurich Switzerland T + 41 (0) 44 227 6700 E webenquiry.switzerland@rawlinson-hunter.com Geneva Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Rue du Mont-Blanc 4 1201 Geneva Switzerland T +41 (0) 22 901 00 12 E webenquiry.zurich@rawlinson-hunter.com

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters Leon Keen Partner +41 (0)44 227 6700 leon.keen@rawlinson-hunter.ch Leon joined the Zurich office as a director in March 2016. He is a tax and succession lawyer by training and practiced in London before moving to Zurich in 2013. He brings this background to his fiduciary role on substantial trust and other private wealth structures as a director of our trust company with its seat in Zurich. Having studied Law and German Law at King’s College London and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Leon trained at Simmons & Simmons in London and qualified as an English solicitor in 2010. He then practised as a private client lawyer at Maurice Turnor Gardner in London, predominantly advising international individuals and families in relation to their personal tax and succession planning. Leon is involved in STEP, a member of the young lawyers’ association AIJA and has fluent English and German, as well as basic Portuguese and Spanish. He lives in Zurich and is the father of a young son. Expertise

Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters

Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. ESTATE PLANNING Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. Regular reviews of the estate and detailed illustrative calculations of potential liabilities keep our clients aware of opportunities available to them, while our international focus allows us to advise clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions. Frequent discussions with the client and the client’s family ensure that we are aware of their wishes as they develop and can act in their best interests. For UK connected clients, the inheritance regime provides excellent opportunities to plan estates and protect family wealth through the use of lifetime gifts, trusts, family limited partnerships and careful consideration of wills. Our expertise in tax planning means that we are an excellent choice for clients wishing to draft their wills in a tax efficient manner. Our partners are also experienced in acting as executors, alone or with family members or lawyers. We have all the necessary experience to deal with the administration of the estate, from the initial application for probate to the final distribution. The close relationships we build up with our clients mean that we can deal effectively with any sensitive family issues that arise. Our Specialists

Great care must be taken with any tax enquiry, however innocent the initial approach. Tax investigations can put significant pressure on an individual or company and expert professional help can keep these pressures to a minimum. PERSONAL TAX INVESTIGATIONS Great care must be taken with any tax enquiry, however innocent the initial approach. Tax investigations can put significant pressure on an individual or company and expert professional help can keep these pressures to a minimum. We have an enviable reputation in this field with both private and corporate clients and Revenue Authorities. Our experience ranges from ad hoc factual enquiries at local level to full scale investigations. We appreciate the difficulties faced by clients under investigation and know how to minimise them. We are used to working with lawyers, where necessary, and can provide forensic accounting skills. We are used to negotiating with Revenue Authorities up to the highest levels. We can ensure that a client’s exposure to liabilities, interest and penalties are kept to a minimum and that any investigation is dealt with quickly and efficiently. Our Specialists