Real estate and construction
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Hall of fameBär & Karrer Ltd.
Corrado Rampini heads the real estate department of Bär & Karrer. He has broad experience in M&A and capital market transactions but specialises in real estate transactions of all types, including asset deals and large-scale portfolio transactions, acquisitions of real estate companies and IPOs and other capital market transactions of listed real estate companies. He also assists lenders and borrowers in financings of real estate portfolios, enforcements and restructurings of defaulting borrowers in the real estate sector. Beyond M&A and real estate, Corrado Rampini is also considered an expert in data protection and privacy law. Chambers & Partners ranks Corrado Rampini in tier 1 of the leading lawyers in Switzerland for Real Estate. Legal 500 lists him among the leading individuals in the category Real Estate & Construction. He was awarded "Lawyer of the Year 2016" for Real Estate in the Zurich area by Best Lawyers.
Hall of fameNiederer Kraft Frey AG
Andreas F. Vögeli heads the Real Estate team at Niederer Kraft Frey. His expertise covers the full lifecycle of real estate, providing a comprehensive and commercially pragmatic approach for his clients. Andreas F. Vögeli is recognised as a leading real estate lawyer in Switzerland.
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Rocco Rigozzi's practice focuses on real estate, M&A and corporate law. He specializes in real estate transactions of all types, including asset deals, share deals, large-scale portfolio transactions and real estate related M&A-transactions. He has special experience in the field of the Swiss legislation on acquisition of real estate by persons abroad (Lex Koller) and the associated restrictions for international investors. Tenancy law and environmental law form also part of his practice. In addition, Rocco Rigozzi advises corporations on commercial and corporate law, in particular in connection with all types of corporate reorganizations, carve-out transactions, incorporations, shareholders' agreements, as well as capital increases and reductions.
BianchiSchwald LLC
Andreas Suter advises national and international companies in corporate legal matters, in mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Andreas Suter has a strong expertise in commercial law as well as contract law, with a focus in the field of industry. Further he advises family companies with succession planning and is specialized in sports law. Apart from these activities, Andreas Suter is a member of the Board of Directors in various companies.
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Nadine Zanetti mainly practices in the areas of construction and real estate law, real estate transactions, as well as contracts for work and services. She advises our clients and represents them in administrative and judicial proceedings. Nadine Zanetti graduated in law from the University of Zurich in 2011. She was admitted to the Bar in 2013. Prior to working as a lawyer at Wenger & Vieli Ltd., she worked for several years as a lawyer at a law firm for construction and real estate law in the Zurich area, as an intern at a leading business law firm in Zurich, and as a research assistant at the University of Zurich. Nadine Zanetti is in the process of writing a doctoral thesis in the area of the law governing building contracts for work and services. She is currently in training as an SBA certified construction and real estate law specialist.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Katherine Bell is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Dispute Resolution Group and heads the Construction Practice Group in Zurich. Her main areas of practice are domestic and international litigation and arbitration. She advises clients front-end to back-end on complex construction and infrastructure projects and specializes in the resolution of disputes arising out of complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects as well as commercial tenancy and lease agreements across a variety of industries. She acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitral proceedings and represents parties in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts as well as before dispute boards and in other types of alternative dispute resolution procedures. In addition to her disputes practice, Katherine regularly advises clients on public procurement matters, contract drafting and negotiation, contract and claims administration and dispute avoidance. Experience Has acted as counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations under the ICC, DIS, CEPANI, VIAC, CAS and Swiss Rules Has represented clients in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts including before the Swiss Supreme Court Main areas of specialization include construction and engineering as well as sales and commercial tenancy and lease agreements
Homburger
Partner. Stefan Gäumann is the head of Homburger's Real Estate Practice and a partner of Homburger's Litigation / Arbitration team. He has extensive experience in representing clients in state court and arbitration proceedings on construction, real estate and other matters as well as in real estate-related regulatory proceedings. He also advises clients on real estate transactions and the planning and implementation of construction projects.
Baker McKenzie LLP
Charles Gschwind is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Real Estate practice in Geneva and Zurich. Charles graduated from the University of Fribourg Law School with a bilingual degree and earned his MBA at London Business School. He is a recommended lawyer in real estate by both Chambers and Legal 500. Charles regularly publishes in his areas of expertise and has taught namely at the MBA Program of ZHAW and at SVIT School. He is also a member of the Committee of SVIT Romandie. Before joining the Firm in 2020, Charles spent most of his professional career at another major law firm in Zurich. Charles has broad experience in M&A with a particular focus on real estate transactions. He regularly advises domestic and international clients on asset deals, large-scale portfolio transactions, development projects, hotel transactions, acquisitions of real estate companies as well as on the financing of real estate portfolios. Related administrative law matters (e.g., Lex Koller and environmental law), general corporate, commercial and contract law as well as tenancy matters also belong to his areas of expertise. Together with the dispute resolution team, he further regularly advises on (pre-)litigation matters in the real estate sector.
MLL Legal
Cosima Trabichet-Castan specializes in Real Estate and Rental Law and in Labour Law. She advises clients on real estate deals and contracts, gives advice to HR professionals regarding how to deal with employment law issues and represents clients in civil and administrative litigation proceedings across all French speaking cantons of Switzerland. Cosima Trabichet-Castan was also appointed as an assistant judge at the Geneva Court for landlord and tenant disputes in 2016, which shows recognition for her experience and practice in the field of rental law.
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Baker McKenzie LLP
Samuel Marbacher is the co-head of the Firm’s Real Estate practice as well as Banking & Finance practice in Zurich. He joined the Firm in January 2007 and was made partner in 2015.He graduated from the University of St. Gallen Law School and earned his LL.M. degree at the University of Sydney. Mr. Marbacher holds a bachelor's degree in business and finance from the University of Applied Science in Lucerne. Samuel Marbacher teaches at University of Zurich in the CUREM master and executive classes and at the IFZ Institute for Financial Services, Zug. Mr. Marbacher focuses on advising domestic and international client in the area of real estate transactions (including environmental and Lex Koller), real estate financing and syndicated debt financing (including export financing). He also advises on general banking and corporate matters as well as financing related aspects of private insurance law.
MLL Legal
Philippe Prost heads MLL's real estate and construction practice in Geneva. He has developed vast national and international experience in contract, commercial, construction, tenancy, inheritance and labour law, as advisor and as litigator. After graduating from the University of Geneva he was admitted to the bar in 1986 and worked for several months for a prominent American law firm in New York. He also served 14 years as a deputy judge for the Court of Justice in Geneva and is now qualified by the Swiss Bar Association (SBA) as a certified specialist SBA in construction and real estate law.
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