Bratschi Ltd

Member of the Industry Group Construction, Real Estate and Hotels

Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Partner, Bratschi Ltd. (since 2025) Partner, samlegal, Basel (2020 - 2025) General Counsel with a real estate developing company, Reinach (2013-2018) Senior assistant, Institute for Economic Law (Prof. Dr. Peter V. Kunz), Universität Bern (2010-2012) Assistant, Institute for Private International Law and Civil Procedure (Prof. Dr. Alexander Markus/Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kren), University of Berne (2008-2010) Associate, Bratschi Emch und Partner (2005-2008), Bratschi Wiederkehr Buob, Berne (2008) Inhouse Counsel, Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics, Building Department, Berne (2004) Trainee Lawyer at a large commercial law firm in Basel (2002/2003) Trainee Court/Judicial Clerk at the Civil Court of Basel-City, Basel (2002) Architect with a real estate developing company, Reinach (1998-2002)

Dr Jürg G. Schütz has a broad, interdisciplinary educational and professional background in law and business (construction and real estate sector), which he has acquired over more than 20 years as an attorney-at-law and architect. As former General Counsel of a property developer and Senior Assistant at the Institute for Economic Law, he has in-depth expertise in commercial law, particularly in contract, corporate and procedural law. He assists clients with challenging projects and business transactions, supports them in developing amicable solutions and enforces their rights in court.

He also serves as President of the Federal Valuation Commission, District 7 (Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Solothurn and German-speaking Jura) and as a Judge at the Criminal Court of Basel-City.

Dr Jürg G. Schütz publishes regularly, particularly in the areas of commercial and procedural law, the latter with a focus on mediation. In addition to his dissertation in the field of civil procedural law and out-of-court dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration), he is the author of various essays and commentaries. He is also the sole editor of a commentary on partnership law.

Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2004.

German, English

LL.M., University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, AU (2015) Ph.D. (law), University of Berne, Berne (2009) Mediator und business mediator, Konstanzer Schule für Mediation, Constance (2006 und 2007), Swiss Bar Assiciation SBA, Basel (2006) LL.B./MLaw, University of Fribourg, Fribourg (2002) B.Sc. (Architecture [qualifying degree]), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Brugg-Windisch, Windisch (1998)

Judge, Criminal Court of Basel-City, Basel (since 2025) President of the Federal Valuation Commission for District 7, Basel-City, Basel-Country, Solothurn and German-speaking Jura (since 2022) Deputy President of the Federal Valuation Commission for District 7, Basel-City, Basel-Country, Solothurn and German-speaking Jura (2019-2022) Vice-President of the Expropriation and Valuation Commission II (formerly IV), Canton of Berne (2008-2011) Lecturer in commercial law contracts (master's programme), Institute for Business Law, University of Berne (2011) Lecturer for technical introduction to legal work, Chair of Civil Code II and Introduction to Law, University of Fribourg, Fribourg (2004–2008)