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On the contentious side, the ‘highly committed and solution oriented’ Bratschi Ltd covers a broad variety of arbitration and litigation arising from the real estate sector, while on the non-contentious side, core aspects of the team's work include planning contracts, zoning law and development projects transactions. Markus Aeschbacher, who is notably adept at managing an expansive array of commercial tenancy issues, planning contracts and contractor agreements, and Thomas Schönenberger, spearhead the firm’s real estate offering. Ion Eglin demonstrates expertise in managing all hotel related issues and Tanja Frischknecht is well-positioned to advise on tenancy law.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Bratschi is very competent, extremely service-orientated and is a very flexible full-service firm.’

  • ‘Thomas Schönenberger has excellent expertise in the property sector; he is precise and quick.’

  • ‘The collaboration has always been professional and efficient, and our partner’s expertise has significantly helped us successfully navigate complex legal challenges. I greatly appreciate the reliable and competent support.’

  • ‘I was very pleased with the individuals involved; they approach tasks pragmatically, possess extensive experience, and have consistently delivered excellent results.’

  • ‘Strong expertise and experience in the area of real estate law.’

  • ‘Highly committed and solution oriented.’

  • ‘Comprehensive expertise in all aspects of real estate issues, very responsive and with targeted answers to the issues at hand.'

  • 'Networked well with other in-house and external colleagues to assess the overall context.’

Key clients

  • Fundamenta Group
  • The Chocolate on the Pillow Group,
  • G.A.T.E.S., Hôteliers & Restaurateurs SA
  • Körber Pharma Packaging AG
  • AccorHotels Deutschland GmbH
  • Calzedonia Group / Calzedonia Switzerland AG
  • Generali Italia SpA
  • SPAR Group, including TopCC AG
  • Intershop Management AG/Intershop Holding AG
  • Realstone SA
  • Pensimo Management AG
  • H World International (previously Steigenberger Hotel Group)
  • Yotel Limited
  • Odyssey Hotel Group
  • Laudinella Hotel Group
  • Merck & Cie.
  • 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 Invest AG
  • St. Galler Kantonalbank
  • Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen
  • Bezirk und Römisch-katholische Kirchgemeinde Einsiedeln (Municipality and Roman Catholic Community Einsiedeln)
  • Petroncini Impianti SpA / Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA
  • Monoplan AG
  • Hera Hospitality Holding AG
  • Success Hotel Management GmbH
  • 24 Lens Sàrl
  • Pitanguy family

Work highlights

  • Advised Körber Pharma Packaging AG on a sale-and-lease-back transaction regarding its newly built plant and service centre in Grabs, Switzerland.
  • Advised the owners of the independent asset manager Fundamenta Group on the sale of the real estate division to Swiss Prime Site (SPS), a leading real estate company.
  • Advised a joint venture of Accor International and the German-based hotel group "The Chocolate on The Pillow Group" (previously known as "GHOTEL") on their debut in Switzerland by taking over the "Vulcano" hotel.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Markus Aeschbacher, Thomas Schönenberger

Other key lawyers

Ion Eglin, Tanja Frischknecht, Andreas Brenner