Mr Yves de Coulon > BianchiSchwald LLC > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
BianchiSchwald LLC Offices
5 RUE JACQUES BALMAT
PO Box 1203
1211 GENEVA 1
Switzerland
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Mr Yves de Coulon
Work Department
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Dispute Resolution, Corporate and M&A
Position
Yves de Coulon heads the Real Estate and Construction practice group at BianchiSchwald LLC. He has an in-depth knowledge of the Lake Geneva region real estate market. He is one of the founding partners of the firm. His practice focuses on all major fields of real estate industry: transactions, construction, leases, management of real estate assets, financing and investment vehicles, public procurement and zoning as well as urban and mobility planning. He is a member of the board of the FPLC (Public Foundation for affordable and cooperative dwelling) a major player for the zoning and the housing development projects in Geneva. He also has an extensive experience of the hotel-restaurant industry. He advises institutional and private clients on these various matters and assists them before the competent civil and administrative courts. Furthermore, Yves de Coulon is Deputy Judge before the Leases and Rents court in Geneva.
Career
- Since 2017 : Co-founder and Partner of BianchiSchwald
- 2014 : CAS in construction law and real estate, University of Fribourg
- Since 2014 : Board Member of “Fondation pour la promotion du logement bon marché et de l’habitat coopératif”
- Since 2014 : Chairman of LGR (Lake Geneva Region) Association
- 2003-2011 : Member of the Geneva Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Supervisory Board
- Since 2011 : Deputy Judge at Geneva civil courts
- 2001-2016 : Co-founder and Partner of BCCC
- 1992-2011 : Associate with Lausanne and Geneva law firms
- 1997 : LL.M. in International Business Law, King’s College London
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Memberships
- Chamber of FSA certified experts in Real Estate & Construction law
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Swiss Association of Real Estate Economy (SVIT)
- Geneva Real Estate Chamber (CGI)
- Geneva Business Law Association
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Debts Collecting and Bankruptcy Association (Association LP)
- Geneva Bar Association
- Swiss Bar Association
Education
- 1990 : Admitted Swiss Bar Association, authorized to practice as an attorney-at-law all over Switzerland
- 1988 : Master of Laws, University of Geneva
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)BianchiSchwald LLC acts on a wide range of real estate matters including the management of assets, urban and mobility planning, and the preservation of historical monuments. The Geneva team is headed by Yves de Coulon, who has extensive expertise in the hotel industry and regularly advises and represents institutional and private clients on civil and administrative issues. Marc Metzger, who heads the Zurich team, has expertise as counsel to private real estate investors and construction companies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Switzerland