Dr Corrado Rampini > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions | Real Estate | Capital Markets | Data Protection | Reorganization & Insolvency | Internal Investigation | Fintech

Position

Corrado Rampini heads the real estate department of Bär & Karrer. He has broad experience in M&A and capital market transactions but specialises in real estate transactions of all types, including asset deals and large-scale portfolio transactions, acquisitions of real estate companies and IPOs and other capital market transactions of listed real estate companies. He also assists lenders and borrowers in financings of real estate portfolios, enforcements and restructurings of defaulting borrowers in the real estate sector. Beyond M&A and real estate, Corrado Rampini is also considered an expert in data protection and privacy law.

Chambers & Partners ranks Corrado Rampini in tier 1 of the leading lawyers in Switzerland for Real Estate. Legal 500 lists him among the leading individuals in the category Real Estate & Construction. He was awarded “Lawyer of the Year 2016” for Real Estate in the Zurich area by Best Lawyers.

Career

  • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (since June 2014)
  • Member of the board of directors of Bär & Karrer AG (2011-2014)
  • Partner of Bär & Karrer (2005)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (1998)
  • Trainee at Bär & Karrer (1995)
  • Research and Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. Alfred Koller (1992-1995)

Languages

German, English, Italian

Memberships

  • International Association of Privacy Practitioners (IAPP)
  • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

Education

  • University of St. Gallen: Dr. iur. (2003)
  • University of Chicago: LL.M. (2000)
  • Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1997)
  • University of St. Gallen: lic. iur. (1992)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Real estate and construction

(Hall of Fame)

Corrado RampiniBär & Karrer Ltd.

Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises on all areas within real estate and construction, including on traditional real estate transactions, public and private construction law, environment law, and permits. Practice head Corrado Rampini has ‘profound market and legal knowledge of the Swiss real estate market’ with a specialisation in asset deals, capital market transactions of listed real estate companies, and the acquisition of real estate companies as well as IPOs. Daniel Bader has extensive experience in international and intercantonal real estate matters, while Daniel Leu advises private and family offices on the handling of estates, and in connection with foundations and trusts. Rocco Rigozzi focuses on real estate transactions.

Switzerland > TMT

Bär & Karrer Ltd.’s team advises and represents telecommunication companies, cable network providers, social media companies, and broadcasting companies on the full spectrum of TMT matters from outsourcing projects, complex software contracts, regulatory advice to media rights-related arbitration procedures or joint ventures in the IT industry. The team is co-headed by Michele Bernasconi and Christian Kunz, with Bernasconi having expertise in international litigation and arbitration as well as in commercial and transactional work relating to TMT activities, and Kunz having advised on data-driven business models and platform solutions as well as advanced technology projects, AI, digital infrastructure, and technology transactions. Markus Wang, who handles both contentious and non-contentious work in the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sectors, and Corrado Rampini, who is an expert in Swiss and international data protection and privacy law, both support the team.

Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection

Corrado Rampini and Christian Kunz, the latter of whom was promoted to co-head in June 2023, lead Bär & Karrer Ltd.‘s data privacy practice, which is ‘characterised by absolute competence, client proximity and flexibility’. The team often operates for clients on issues relating to AI and machine learning projects, data sharing and the implementation of data protection compliance projects. Rampini is regularly engaged by clients to advise on data protection due diligence matters attached to various transactions, while Kunz’s varied expertise includes cybersecurity, outsourcings of data and data transfers. Rehana Harasgama is also recommended.