Stefanie Meyenhofer-Peters

Lic. iur. Attorney-at-Law, LL.M. | Counsel
stefanie.meyenhofer@staiger.law | +41 (0)58 387 80 00 |

Stefanie Meyenhofer-Peters advises national and international clients in the fields of inheritance law, matrimonial property law, estate planning and charitable foundations. She acts both in an advisory capacity and as representative in disputes.

Particular areas of interest are complex inheritance disputes and the settlement and division of estates in a national and international context. In this respect, she also deals with art, foundation and trust law as well as philanthropy.

Stefanie Meyenhofer-Peters also specializes in the settlement of private estates in Switzerland.

In addition to her practice as an attorney-at-law, she acts as member of the board of trustees and the board of directors of charitable foundations.

Practice Areas

Private Clients 
Inheritance Law / Family Law

Languages

German, English, French

2024Counsel at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2018Associate at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2011 - 2015Associate at a corporate law firm, Zurich
2009 - 2010Foreign Associate at Burford Group Ltd, New York, USA
2009Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago, USA
2006 - 2008Associate at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2006Admission to the Bar, Zurich
2004 - 2005Law Clerk at the District Court, Zurich
2003 - 2004Trainee at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2002Licentiatus iuris, University of Fribourg
1998 - 2002Faculty of Law, University of Fribourg
  
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Expert Group Inheritance Law and Family Law (Zurich Bar Association)
     

Die schweizerische Familienstiftung – ein Auslaufmodell?   
August 2008 – in successio 03/08

Submission of Evidence through Digital Documents in Swiss Civil Litigation   
2006 – in Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review 3