Maud Udry-Alhanko, LL.M., TEP
Partner, Geneva
T +41 58 552 04 50
maud.udry@mll-legal.com
Profile
Maud Udry‑Alhanko is a Partner in the Private Client group of the firm, which she joined in 2008 after beginning her career there as an associate. She holds an LL.M. from Duke University (2005), passed the New York Bar in 2006, and has been admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2008.
A Certified Specialist in Family Law accredited by the Swiss Bar Association, Maud Udry‑Alhanko has extensive experience in private client matters, with a particular focus on matrimonial and estate planning, as well as divorce and succession. Her practice is frequently characterised by a strong international dimension. She regularly advises entrepreneurs and high‑net‑worth individuals on their relocation to Switzerland, handling complex cross‑border issues relating in particular to immigration, real estate, tax matters, trusts, and art law.
In parallel with her private client practice, Maud Udry‑Alhanko plays a strategic role in advising organisations on the design and implementation of Whistleblowing frameworks and regularly leads internal investigations within multidisciplinary teams of legal specialists.
She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and also advises Swiss charitable foundations, serving on the boards of several foundations.
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- “Maud Udry-Alhanko has great legal knowledge and strategic thinking but is also sensitive to client’s needs, particularly vulnerable clients who she deals with sensitively” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2025
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko is absolutely excellent. She is perfectly trilingual which is extraordinary for clients” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2025
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko is certainly one of the best family lawyer in Geneva for international wealthy clients” – Legal 500 EMEA, Private Client, 2025
- “Maud is a fantastic attorney who is well versed on international, cross-border matters” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2023
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko combines her legal expertise with strategic thinking and compassion for the client. I would not hesitate to recommend her” – Legal 500 EMEA, Private Client, 2024
- “Maud is an outstanding lawyer” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2023
- “Maud is great and has a good scope of the Swiss market” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2023
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko and Serge Calame – always a pleasure to work with. Quick to respond, excellent technical knowledge and we know our clients will be looked after by like minded professionals. Also, both are very affable” – Legal 500 EMEA, Private Client, 2023
- “She has a calm demeanour which appeals to clients and integrates immediately as part of a wider advisory team. She is a pleasure to work with” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2022
- “Maud is an outstanding professional with sophisticated international matrimonial and succession planning knowledge” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2022
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko is identified as a true private client specialist who is excellent at what she does particularly when it comes to family and divorce matters” – Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leaders Private Client, 2021
- “Maud is a truly excellent lawyer” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2021
- “Very good in private international law matters and family work” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2021
- “Maud provides private client advice in a modern and commercial way, which is a real benefit to clients” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2021
- “She is really good, really dynamic. She is really someone you can rely on” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2020
- “She is a litigator and knows how to fight, but she brings an elegance. She puts down markers with a real panache” – Chambers and Partners, HNW, 2020
- “Maud Udry-Alhanko is highly knowledgable in family law matters with an extensive understanding of foreign legal systems, and local mindsets” – Legal 500 EMEA, 2020
Education & Admission
- Certified Specialist SBA Family Law (2018)
- STEP Foundation Certificate and Diploma in International Trust Management (2011)
- Admitted to the Bar in Switzerland (2008)
- Admitted to the Bar in New York (2006)
- Duke University School of Law, LL.M. (2004–2005)
- University of Geneva, lic. iur. (2004)
Memberships and public offices
- Geneva Bar Association (OdaGe)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Swedish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (SSCC)
- Art-Law Foundation / Geneva Art-Law Center (FDA)
Languages
- French
- English
- Swedish
Publications
- Du Prince au Contrôle de Proportionnalité – Panorama de Droit Comparé | 25.03.2024
- Covid-19 crisis – Succession planning and planning for incapacity | 17.03.2021
- When gender equality is driven by market demand | Quand le marché exige l’égalité des genres | 05.04.2019
- Trusts for civil law lawyers | 20.03.2019
Find all publications by Maud Udry-Alhanko on our website mll-legal.com.
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