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Biography

Mark Barmes is a partner in the Private Client Group of Lenz & Staehelin, advising individuals and trustees in all aspects of wealth planning. He regularly advises in both international and domestic contexts, particularly assisting foreign private clients and trustees to establish themselves in Switzerland and to resolve disagreements. Initially qualified in Queensland, Australia and then England and Wales, Mark has been practicing in Switzerland since 1989. Mark is on the board of Swiss trustee companies and contributes actively in the field of wealth planning in Switzerland through membership and lecturing for STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and as a Committee member of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC).