Valfor Attorneys-at-law acts on a wide range of real estate matters including the management of assets, urban and mobility planning, and the preservation of historical monuments. The Geneva team is headed by Yves de Coulon, who has extensive expertise in the hotel industry and regularly advises and represents institutional and private clients on civil and administrative issues. Marc Metzger, who heads the Zurich team, has expertise as counsel to private real estate investors and construction companies.
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Key clients
- Casacuberta Inmuebles
- Hôtel Beau-Rivage SA Genève
- HRS Real Estate AG
- MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES - MSF
- VAMED Management und Services Schweiz AG
- ZSC Lions AG
- ZSC Lions Arena Immobilien AG
- Rehaklinik Seewis AG
- Rehaklinik Tschugg AG
Work highlights
- Assisting Casacuberta Inmuebles with all its real estate and hospitality projects of acquisition, construction and development as well as with the management of the company and the hotels for the last 15 years.
- Advising ZSC Lions Arena Immobilien AG on all legal aspects related to this project, incl. regarding the tender for the general contractor and the negotiations of the general contractor agreement, the negotiations of an energy contracting agreement, the tender of a catering partner as well as the negotiations of the catering agreement and the respecting lease agreements, and any and all aspects regarding project execution and management as well as construction disputes.
- Advised Rehaklinik Tschugg AG on the real estate due diligence and the negotiation of a long-term lease agreement for the clinic facilities.
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Yves de Coulon, Marc Metzger