Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd’s practice group has extensive experience in both the commercial and residential property markets, advising on construction law, environmental law, tax, and administrative law matters. The team has niche expertise in serving the hotel industry, often handling complex international purchasing and the sale of property. Geneva-based team head, Yves Jeanrenaud, has considerable know-how advising domestic and international clients on drafting and negotiating property contracts. Josef Caleff, who heads the Zurich team, advises clients on all types of complex real estate transactions, including large commercial leases, contractor agreements, and development projects.
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‘It is my privilege to recommend Josef Caleff, an excellent lawyer who did a lot to help us in the Real Estate field.’
Key clients
- International Labour Organization
- Bouygues Construction / Losinger Marazzi
- BMS – Bristol Myers Squibb
- Credit Suisse AG
- Procimmo AG
- Christie's
- Hotel Beaulac, Neuchatel
- Implenia (Suisse) SA
- Société Privée de Gérance
- Patrizia AGSV Group AG
- SPGI
- Vantage Data Center
- Barry Callebaut AG
- Celgene International II Sarl
- CBRE
- HIG Capital
- IDUN Industries
- Bank Julius Bär
- IFF
- Colt Data Center Cervices
- Hotel Richemond SA
- Royalp SA
- Atlantic Financial Group
- Foundation for industrial land of Geneva (FTI)
- AXA Insurance Group
- NBK Private Bank ( Switzerland)
Work highlights
- Assisted Société Anonyme Hôtel Richemond on the sale of the historic Le Richemond Hotel in Geneva to the Jumeirah Group.
- Advised Petra Hemmi and Serge Fayet in the sale of the major Swiss architecture company hemmi fayet architektur ag to leading ATP Architekten Ingenieure.
- Advised OPG Holdings AG on the acquisition of a large commercial leasehold property in Berne from Aspen Group.
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Katherine Bell is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Dispute Resolution Group and heads the Construction Practice Group in Zurich. Her main areas of practice are domestic and international litigation and arbitration. She advises clients front-end to back-end on complex construction and infrastructure projects and specializes in the resolution of disputes arising out of complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects as well as commercial tenancy and lease agreements across a variety of industries. She acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitral proceedings and represents parties in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts as well as before dispute boards and in other types of alternative dispute resolution procedures. In addition to her disputes practice, Katherine regularly advises clients on public procurement matters, contract drafting and negotiation, contract and claims administration and dispute avoidance. Experience Has acted as counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations under the ICC, DIS, CEPANI, VIAC, CAS and Swiss Rules Has represented clients in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts including before the Swiss Supreme Court Main areas of specialization include construction and engineering as well as sales and commercial tenancy and lease agreements