Kellerhals Carrard advises across the gamut of public law issues and whilst the firm does act for private companies or individuals, its specialism is providing counsel to public authorities, institutions and bodies at both federal and cantonal level.  The firm handles contentious and non-contentious matters from both a domestic and international perspective, with a particular recent focus on construction projects and real estate management. The team operates out of four offices across Switzerland: Christoph Jäger leads the team in Bern, and has vast experience in giving advice on procurement and regulatory issues concerning public infrastructure planning and construction; Isabelle Romy heads the team in Zurich, and specialises in environmental and sustainability law; Ivan Paparelli heads the Lugano practice; whilst Bernd Hauck leads in Basel.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Extraordinarily broad wealth of experience.'

  • 'I find Christoph Jäger to be a very pleasant partner who has an exceptionally sound knowledge of administrative and environmental law. I appreciate his clear language and his modest manner.'

  • 'The team is always reachable and reacts very quickly to every type of question.' 

  • ‘Their know-how is huge and often far further developed than in other law firms.’

  • ‘Kellerhals Carrard stands out for an excellent price-performance ratio. Christoph Jäger's team is fast, always available and experienced. They support us in our projects in a clear, pragmatic and precise manner.’

  • ‘We are extremely satisfied with Christoph Jäger. The quality of the services is outstanding. Everything is excellent, great experience is clearly noticeable, clear and pragmatic solutions.’

Key clients

  • Vigier Holding AG and Vigier group companies
  • Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
  • Swiss Post Ltd and subsidiaries
  • AVAG AG
  • BKW Energie AG (and other group companies of BKW AG)
  • eOperations Schweiz AG
  • Conference of Cantonal Directors of Building, Planning and Environment (BPUK)
  • Bovida Real Estate AG
  • Marti Gesamtleistungen AG
  • Office for Integration and Social Affairs of the Canton of Bern
  • Office for Municipalities and Spatial Planning of the Canton of Bern
  • Grande Cariçaie / ARSUD
  • Ville de Lausanne
  • Migros_Genossenschafts-Bund
  • Immobilienpartner AG
  • Konferenz Kantonaler Energiedirektoren (EnDK)
  • Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse
  • Losinger Marazzi AG
  • Gérard Benone Immobilien an der Rheinlehne

Lawyers

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Christoph Jäger, Isabelle Romy, Ivan Paparelli, Bernd Hauck