Our real estate lawyers act as counsel in the following non-contentious matters:

• Sale and purchase of commercial buildings (i.e. office, industrial and retail buildings, shopping centres, hotels and resorts)
• Sale and purchase of residential properties
• Sale and purchase of development sites and all legal aspects
• Sale and purchase of real estate portfolios
• Sale and leaseback transactions
• Real estate acquisitions by means of share deals

• Advice to bidders at public and private auctions
• Negotiation and drafting of complex commercial and retail leases
• Advice to buyers and banks on the financing of real estate transactions

Our Real Estate Group assists our clients in due diligence reviews and in drafting, negotiating, implementing and enforcing all types of real estate contracts. We advise on real estate-related matters, such as construction, environmental law, tax and administrative matters, mortgage rights and encumbrances on properties, and real estate owner’s liability. 

We have extensive experience throughout the Swiss real estate sector in both the commercial and the residential property markets.

We represent clients in contentious matters such as:

• Adjudication, conciliation and mediation proceedings pertaining to post-closing disputes
• Litigation of post-closure disputes
• Litigation and arbitration of lease disputes
• Litigation of statutory liens disputes