What Alithis does

Alithis AG is a Zurich-based boutique consultancy specializing in compliance and regulatory services for Swiss and international trusts, foundations, and non-profit organizations. The firm offers four primary service lines: Advisory, Project Management, In-/Outsourcing, and Training. Its core technical expertise spans anti-money-laundering (AML) frameworks, FATCA and CRS cross-border tax compliance, GDPR, and the operational and regulatory aspects of trust and non-profit governance. The team consists of approximately seven professionals, including TEP-certified practitioners and former senior personnel from Big Four firms, Credit Suisse, and Vistra, with the founder Marc Blumenfeld serving as Managing Director and holding Board roles at STEP and SATC.

The firm's business model is a hybrid of professional services and productized content. Advisory and project-management work is sold on a time-and-materials or fixed-fee engagement basis to enterprise-grade clients such as foundations, family offices, and international law firms. The In-/Outsourcing line provides dedicated compliance resources on a retainer style, allowing clients to augment their internal teams. In 2022, Alithis expanded into productized training through an e-learning platform that sells individual compliance modules at unit price points around CHF 45.90, lowering the barrier to entry for junior practitioners and smaller organizations. Customer relationships are anchored by a small number of named enterprise clients (e.g., Carey AG, Aiducation International, Omaha One Capital) and referral partnerships with international firms such as Carey Olsen, indicating a high-touch, relationship-driven go-to-market approach.

Name

Alithis

Legal name

Alithis AG

Website

https://alithis.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alithis AG is a Zurich-based boutique consultancy providing AML, FATCA, CRS, GDPR, and trust regulatory advisory, project management, outsourcing, and e-learning training to trust, foundation, and non-profit clients in Switzerland and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal & Compliance Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk & Business Continuity (BPAEAPAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Case Management, Investigations & SAR/STR Filing (FSAMAMAF)

Keywords

• Trust compliance services
• Non-profit regulatory advisory
• AML compliance consulting
• FATCA CRS reporting
• Data protection training

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Legal and compliance advisory services for trusts, non-profit organizations, financial institutions, covering regulatory compliance, governance, litigation support, and strategic consulting.
2. Project and Case Management: Project management services for regulatory projects, compliance projects, business development projects, client reviews, corporate governance reviews, and reorganizations.
3. In- and Outsourcing: Insourcing (sending employees to work for clients) and outsourcing solutions where Alithis operates as external legal department or assumes compliance functions like AML compliance or DPO functions on long-term basis.
4. Training Services: E-learning modules, classroom training, workshops, coaching, mentoring, and assessments for compliance training. E-learning products sold individually via webshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alithis is a Swiss boutique compliance and regulatory services provider specializing in trusts and non-profit organizations. The firm delivers advisory services, case and project management, in- and outsourcing solutions (acting as external legal/compliance department), and training services including a proprietary compliance e-learning platform covering data protection, AML, FATCA/CRS, insider trading, corruption prevention, and financial sanctions.

Product overview

Alithis is a compliance and regulatory services provider specializing in trusts and non-profit organizations with more than 10 years of experience. The company offers four core professional services: Advisory Services (legal and regulatory advice on compliance, risk management, governance, and regulatory matters), Case and Project Management, In- and Outsourcing solutions, and Training Services. Supporting the training services, Alithis operates a Compliance E-Learning Platform featuring standard online training modules including Data Protection and Information Security Compact (45.90 CHF), Embargos and Financial Sanctions, EU Data Protection for Executives and IT Officers, EU Data Protection - The Basic Regulation, Insider Trading, Money Laundering Prevention, and Prevention of Corruption. These e-learning products are available individually and can be customized or supplemented with classroom training, coaching, and assessments to address specific client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Legal and regulatory advisory services covering compliance by design, complaint and conflict management, business support, financial market regulations, anti-money-laundering, FATCA, CRS, data protection, governance, outsourcing, and non-profit regulation, targeted at institutional clients in the trusts and non-profit sector.
• Case and Project Management Project and case management services for regulatory projects, compliance projects, business development, tax projects, client reviews, regularizations, and corporate governance reviews.
• In- and Outsourcing Insourcing (sending employees to client premises) and outsourcing services where Alithis operates as an external legal department or delegates compliance functions such as AML compliance or DPO functions on a long-term basis.
• Training Services Training services including e-learnings, classroom training, workshops, coaching and mentoring, and assessments for compliance processes, with offerings for c-suite and board level executives.
• Compliance E-Learning Platform Online compliance training platform offering standard e-learning modules covering data protection, information security, embargos and financial sanctions, EU GDPR, insider trading, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, fraud prevention, code of conduct, MiFID II, ethics, and risk management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick approval of trustee license for Carey AG

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Carey OlsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational law firm specializing in trusts and private wealth. Carey Olsen is featured on Alithis's network page as a collaboration partner for legal services, particularly in the trusts and private wealth area.
• Ronald ChoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore-based law firm specializing in trusts and private wealth. Listed as collaboration partner for international trust matters.
• SATC (Swiss Association of Trust Companies)coreOthersProfessional affiliate membership in SATC. Marc Blumenfeld is also a member as a Professional Affiliate. SATC is the Swiss industry body for trust companies.
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)coreOthersMarc Blumenfeld is Board Member of STEP Switzerland - Zurich Centre. Alithis is listed as affiliated with STEP. STEP is the global professional body for trust and estate practitioners.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vistra: Global corporate, trust and fund services provider with significant Swiss fiduciary operations and compliance offerings. Comparable because Alithis team members (e.g., Anastasia Sulger) previously held senior compliance roles at Vistra Zurich, indicating overlap in client base, regulatory scope (FATCA/CRS, AML) and service portfolio.
• Ocorian: International corporate services, fund administration and private wealth/fiduciary specialist. Comparable due to its dedicated trust and regulatory compliance practice that competes for the same mandates Alithis targets from Swiss-domiciled structures.
• Stonehage Fleming: International multi-family office with trust, compliance and regulatory advisory practices. Comparable because Charlie Willcox was a Director at Stonehage Fleming S.A. for 12 years prior to joining Alithis, evidencing identical client types (family offices, trustees, wealth managers) and similar compliance service offerings.
• Intertrust (CSC): Global corporate services, fund administration and trust services firm (now part of CSC). Comparable because it bundles trustee licensing, fiduciary compliance and governance support — the same core use cases Alithis sells into institutional and family-owned clients in Switzerland.
• Maples Group: Global law firm and fiduciary services provider with strong trust and regulatory compliance offerings. Comparable because it covers trustee licensing, FATCA/CRS reporting and AML compliance — overlapping technical content with Alithis's advisory and outsourcing lines.
• TMF Group: International provider of corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, fiduciary and compliance services across 80+ jurisdictions. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering the very trust, non-profit and regulatory compliance mandates that Alithis addresses for Swiss mid-market clients.

Direct peers

• BodmerFischer AG: Swiss boutique law firm specialising in private client work. Directly comparable as a boutique Swiss practice from which both Marc Blumenfeld (2008–2014) and Rahel Liviero (2010–2018) joined Alithis, indicating closely overlapping practice areas and client segments.
• SwissComply AG: Small Swiss compliance services firm. Most directly comparable as a domestic peer of similar size, with overlapping regulatory focus; Nicole Epp (now Alithis Director) was previously Director at SwissComply from 2022–2024.

Others

• Carey Olsen: International offshore law firm specialising in fiduciary, trust and private wealth. Comparable as a strategic partnership reference for Alithis, and competing for similar cross-border Swiss/non-Swiss trust mandates that Alithis supports on the compliance side.

Regional players

• Kaiser Partner: Liechtenstein-based trust and corporate services firm with Swiss cross-border work. Comparable because Nicole Epp was a Senior Trust Advisor there (2017–2018), and it serves a substantially overlapping client base of family offices, trustees and non-profits needing regulatory compliance support in the Switzerland/Liechtenstein corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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