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Peter studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and completed his doctorate with a dissertation on international tax law. After two years as an assistant at the Institute of Finance and Financial Law (IFF) and postgraduate studies at the New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation), he gained experience for around 10 years in a large consultancy firm and as head of department at the St. Gallen Cantonal Tax Office before setting up his own consultancy firm as a tax law consultant in 1999. His main areas of expertise were tax law advice on national and international projects (corporate succession, restructuring, etc.), second opinions on complex tax issues and appeal proceedings. In addition, Peter has been actively involved in tax law training for over 30 years, whereby the focus has always been on the professional training of tax experts. In this context, he has lectured at various universities and most recently as part of the Master's program at the Law School of Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences. In addition, he has regularly published specialist literature on tax law (textbooks, commentaries, articles). Even after reaching retirement age in mid-2024, he is still actively involved as the person responsible for the continuing education seminars of the Institute for Swiss and International Tax Law (ISIS) as well as its president and holds individual board memberships.