Katia Tanner

MLaw Attorney-at-Law  | Associate        
katia.tanner@staiger.law | +41 (0)58 387 80 00 |

Portrait Expertise Career

Katia Tanner advises Swiss and international private clients on inheritance and family law. Her practice focuses on estate planning, in particular wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, corporate succession and asset structuring. In addition, she represents her clients in court in contentious inheritance and family law matters.

Practice Areas

Private Clients   
Inheritance Law and Family Law  
Litigation

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish

2025Associate at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2025Admission to the Bar, Canton of Basel-Stadt
2024Law Clerk at the Civil Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
2023 - 2024Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Walter Boente, Chair for Private Law, focus on the Swiss Civil Code, University of Zurich
2023Junior Associate at a corporate law firm, Zurich
2023 Master of Law, Universities of Zurich und Lausanne (Joint Degree)
2021Bachelor of Law, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
2020Bachelor of International Affairs, University of St. Gallen (HSG)