Real Estate and Construction

Experience & Expertise

Our Real Estate and Construction Group assists our clients in drafting, negotiating, implementing and enforcing all types of real estate and construction contracts, including the implementation of efficient construction contracts management. It has extensive experience throughout the Swiss real estate sector in both the commercial and the residential property market.

We have acted as counsel for various real estate transactions involving Swiss and foreign clients. They include:

  • sale and purchase of commercial buildings (i.e. office, retail buildings and shopping centers) and residential properties throughout Switzerland; 
  • sale and purchase of real estate portfolios;
  • sale and leaseback transactions throughout Switzerland; 
  • advising buyers and banks on the financing of real estate transactions;
  • real estate acquisitions by way of share-purchase transactions; 
  • advising bidders at public and private auctions;
  • negotiating and drafting of strategic commercial leases;
  • negotiating and drafting total and general work contracts and project management agreements.

Contacts

Yves Jeanrenaud
Partner
Geneva

Josef Caleff
Partner
Zurich