Kellerhals Carrard‘s ’professional, customer-orientated and efficient’ team supports private companies and individuals, as well as public bodies and institutions on a range of relevant matters, including public procurement and litigation. The team has particular strength in regulatory matters relating to public infrastructure, environmental law, and expropriation law. Bern team head Christoph Jäger handles contentious and non-contentious regulatory issues relating to public infrastructure, public procurement, public construction, and planning law matters. In Zurich, Isabelle Romy, whose practice covers environment and construction law, heads the team. Dispute resolution expert Ivan Paparelli heads the Lugano team, whilst Bernd Hauck, who has particular expertise in construction law, trade law, and public procurement, leads the Basel team.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Pragmatic, open-minded, customer-oriented, speed, availability high.’
- ‘The team is extremely well-organised and coordinated. A contact person is available at all times. The work results are of exceptionally high quality.’
- ‘The lawyers are very professional, customer-orientated and efficient.’
- ‘Christoph Jäger is a top expert in public procurement law. He helps us find good solutions and gives us confidence in dealing with this complex area of law.’
- ‘The team is available on short notice and provides excellent work in the different fields required by our NGO in the Public Law field.’
- ‘Christoph Jäger is a very trustworthy and dedicated lawyer. His work is characterized by pragmatism, fast and reasonable solutions. His reserved but very interested manner allows everyone to create a good working atmosphere.’
- ‘Kellerhals Carrard is a modern law firm with many extremely talented people providing excellent legal services. Despite the size of the law firm, close personal legal advice was offered at all times in a small team, which made us feel like one of their most important clients, which we appreciated very much.’
- ‘We were legally advised and represented by Christoph Jäger and Thomas Geiger. Both have in-depth expertise in this area of law and are characterised by a very serious attitude to work and accurate working methods. They are always available and always willing to get the best possible deal for their clients.’
Key clients
- Vigier Group
- Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
- Post CH AG
- AVAG AG
- BKW Energie AG
- eOperations Schweiz AG
- Conference of Cantonal Directors of Building, Planning and Environment (BPUK)
- Strabag AG
- Bovida Real Estate AG
- Marti Gesamtleistungen AG
- Office for Land and Buildings of the Canton of Bern
- 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
Work highlights
- Advising and representing Swiss Post in a very complex project development and building permit procedure on a former industrial site.
- Acting on behalf of the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse as neutral experts to examine the existing processes and measures against corruption in connection with armament procurements.
- Advising the City of Lausanne in regard to the immediate measures and additional investigations ordered in response to the finding of dioxin pollution found in the soil of a large residential area in the upper part of the City of Lausanne earlier last year.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christoph Jäger, Isabelle Romy, Ivan Paparelli, Bernd Hauck