Jutta Gangsted

Office Location

Switzerland

Short Biography

Jutta Gangsted is a senior associate in the private client group of Lenz & Staehelin. Her practice focuses on various aspects of international wealth and estate planning, advising families across different generations, trustees and family offices in both contentious and non-contentious cross-border private wealth matters. She originally obtained her law degree in Belgium (Brussels and Leuven), trained as a lawyer in the corporate department at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels, then did her LL.M. at Columbia Law School (New York, USA) and passed the New York State bar before joining Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva where she has been practicing ever since. She also passed her STEP Diploma in International Trust Management achieving the highest Switzerland and Liechtenstein score for the Diploma and several of the individual examinations.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

When in Geneva, "Le Bologne"

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

"Always make sure you are prepared to defend anything you write before a judge"

What was your first job?

High-School teacher in my free time at university

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

The Fall of Giants trilogy

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

The rise of Legal Artificial Intelligence (and learning how to use it to our best advantage)