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

(Hall of Fame)

Corrado Rampini – Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Bär & Karrer Ltd. demonstrates prowess across the full spectrum of real estate transactions, and the team possesses considerable strengths in tax related restructurings for real estate groups. The team also handles a diverse array of post-acquisition and lease litigation. Corrado Rampini leads the team, with a broad-ranging practice that encompasses asset deals, portfolio transactions and capital market transactions of listed real estate companies. Other key names to note in the practice include Massimo Vanotti, who possesses a strong grounding in advising start-ups and venture capital firms. Daniel Bader and Christoph Suter contribute their vast expertise in tax related mandates arising from the real estate sector, while Rocco Rigozzi is capable of managing share deals and real estate related M&A, among a host of other mandates.

Switzerland > Construction

The cornerstone of the construction practice at Bär & Karrer Ltd. involves private construction matters, with further capabilities demonstrated across the arena of public zoning and development law issues as well as a host of multi-faceted disputes. Practice leader Corrado Rampini is notably active on the M&A and capital markets side, whereas Dominik Infanger acts as a Certified Specialist SBA in both advisory and litigation capacities for a diverse roster of real estate and construction companies. Nadja Jaisli Kull and Cinzia Catelli contribute their considerable expertise on the disputes side of the construction remit.

Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection

Rated as an ‘excellent’, Bär & Karrer Ltd. is frequently retained by a diverse client roster for advice regarding privacy requirements, cybersecurity risks, and the development of data-drive products and services. The offering is helmed by Corrado Rampini, who frequently handles data protection due diligence work arising from a stable of M&A and capital markets transactions, and Christian Kunz, whose varied arsenal of skills is comprised of cybercrime, the monetisation of data, and data disclosure requests, to name a few. Jonas Bornhauser contributes his transactional and advisory capabilities to the group, while Rehana Harasgama‘s expertise includes AI, digital platform, and advertising issues.