Bratschi Ltd’s practice offers regional coverage and profound expertise in a variety of real estate matters including transactions, litigation, arbitration, and public and administrative matters. The team is co-led by Markus Aeschbacher, who has longstanding consultancy and litigation experience in the field of construction and real estate law, and Thomas Schönenberger, who focuses on real estate transactions and contractor agreements. The team was strengthened with the expertise of eight new hires in 2023, six of which are partners. Notable team members include Ion Eglin, Ulrich Keusen, and Marco Colombini.
Testimonials
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‘Fast responses, hands-on aproach, good communication and excellent legal skills.’
‘Markus Aeschbacher is great to work with.’
‘Great coordination of internal teams, also cross-Canton-wise, always easily understandable on-the-point advice (no extra-long memos), perfect cost/benefit ratio.’
‘My main contact people are Dr. Marco Colombini and Dr. Markus Aeschbacher. They are both providing an excellent level of service: very short response times, ability to rapidly grasp the relevant issues, abide by cost caps. ’
‘Well versed even in complex matters of extensive public buildings that evolved over several generations.’
‘Understands the client's need and is able to strategically plan negotiations.’
‘Markus Aeschbacher: his analysis, procedure and experience.’
‘Very good advice, recommendations for different strategies in the respective situations, constant accessibility, reliability of the assigned tasks, knowledge in different areas and geographical locations.’
Key clients
- BP Europe SE, Hamburg, Zweigniederlassung BP (Switzerland)
- Calzedonia Group / Calzedonia Switzerland AG
- Generali Italia SpA
- SPAR Group, including TopCC AG
- Intershop Management AG/Intershop Holding AG
- Realstone SA
- Steigenberger Hotels AG
- Yotel Limited
- Odyssey Hotel Group
- Laudinella Hotel Group
- Merck & Cie.
- DPR Constructions
- Blumer-Lehmann AG
- CSL Behring Bern AG
- Spitalanlagengesellschaft Spitalregion Fürstenland-Toggenburg
- Meier Tobler AG
- Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz
- Arbonia AG
- Asga Pensionskasse Genossenschaft
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen
- Limehome GmbH
- Säntis Home AG
- Fortimo AG und Fortimo Invest AG
- Hälg & Co. AG
- Ego Kiefer AG
- St. Galler Kantonalbank
- Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen
- Municipality and Roman Catholic Community Einsiedeln
- ASTRA – The Federal Road Office of Switzerland
- Petroncini Impianti SpA / Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA
- Oel-Pool AG / Moveri AG
- Monoplan AG
- Hera Hospitality Holding AG
- Success Hotel Management GmbH
- 24 Lens Sàrl
Work highlights
- Advised Meier Tobler AG in a sale-and-lease-back transaction regarding its newly built service centre in Oberbuchsiten SO, Switzerland.
- Advised the international hotel group Steigenberger AG in various new developments in Switzerland; already signed is a long-term hotel management agreement for a new hotel to be built in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, which will be the first hotel of the group in Switzerland under their new hotel brand "House of Beats".
- Advised the international hotel group Yotel on their entrance into Switzerland, the group structure and their first hotel in Switzerland at Lake of Geneva, with announced opening in November 2023.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Markus Aeschbacher, Thomas Schönenberger