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Bratschi Ltd
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 70
PO BOX
8021 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Member of the Practice Group Contracts
Member of the Practice Group Corporate & Transactions
Member of the Practice Group Litigation & Dept Collection
Member of the Industry Group Construction, Real Estate & Hotels
Member of the Industry Group International Practice
Member of the Industry Group Pharmatceuticals & Healthcare

Position

Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Career

Thomas Schönenberger was awarded a law degree (lic. iur.) from the University of Bern Law School in 1999 and was admitted to the bar of the Canton of St. Gallen in 2001 while working in a law firm in St. Gallen. After a legal internship with focus on corporate taxation within the tax administration of the Canton of Geneva in 2001/2002, he started practicing law in the law firm Buob & Partner in 2002. Besides his legal profession he has been awarded several post-graduate degrees in particular in the fields of international business law (LL.M. – International Business Law at the University of Zurich Law School from 2004 to 2006), of finance and accounting (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Finance and Accounting for Lawyers at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2010) and of construction and real estate law (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Construction and Real Estate Law at the University of Fribourg Law School and Certified Specialist Lawyer SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law in 2013/2014). Thomas Schönenberger has been a partner at Bratschi Ltd. since 2008.

Languages

English, German, French

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
  • St. Gallen Bar Association
  • Chamber of Specialist Lawyers SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

  • Certified Specialist Lawyer SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law (part-time) (2014)
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Construction and Real Estate Law, University of Fribourg Law School (part-time) (2013)
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Finance and Accounting for Lawyers, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (part-time) (2010)
  • LL.M. – International Business Law, University of Zurich Law School (part-time) (2004-2006)
  • lic. iur., University of Bern Law School (1999)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Real estate and construction

(Leading individuals)

Thomas Schönenberger  – Bratschi Ltd

Bratschi Ltd’s practice offers regional coverage and profound expertise in a variety of real estate matters including transactions, litigation, arbitration, and public and administrative matters. The team is co-led by Markus Aeschbacher, who has longstanding consultancy and litigation experience in the field of construction and real estate law, and Thomas Schönenberger, who focuses on real estate transactions and contractor agreements. The team was strengthened with the expertise of eight new hires in 2023, six of which are partners. Notable team members include Ion Eglin, Ulrich Keusen, and Marco Colombini.