VISCHER is a full-service law firm that provides advice on all Swiss legal and tax matters in the real estate market. The team has extensive knowledge in handling the development of urban housing projects, including zoning, parceling, land register matters, and notarial matters. Roland M Müller , who focuses on advising complex real estate transactions and investments, co-heads the practice group with Maxime Chollet, who has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating agreements for real estate-related issues. Andreas C Albrecht supports complex real estate projects with special expertise in planning and zoning law. Raphael Butz leads the team in litigating planning and construction disputes, conflicts in connection with real estate transactions as well as landlord-tenant disputes.

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  • ‘The team's strengths are its availability, its competent people and its reliability. ’

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Key clients

  • University Hospital Basel
  • Procimmo SA, Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne
  • Meininger Hotels Group
  • Spiegelfeld Immobilien AG
  • Fédération des Eaux-Vives
  • Einwohnergemeinde Reinach
  • Migros/Sigma, Partner Central Group

Work highlights

  • Advising University Hospital Basel in a CHF 390 million construction project (new clinic building).
  • Advising the Fédération des Eaux-Vives in connection with the construction of the Atria, a rent-controlled building (155 apartments, hotel etc.) in the new Geneva disctrict of the Gare des Eaux-Vives.
  • Advising PROCIMMO SWISS COMMERCIAL FUND II (PSCFII) in the acquisition of the SUN and VSP industry sites from SUN Bürglen AG.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Roland M. Müller, Maxime Chollet

Other key lawyers

Andreas C. Albrecht, Raphael Butz, Moritz Jäggy