Mr Maxime Chollet > VISCHER > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

VISCHER
Rue du Cloître 2-4
1211 Geneva 3
Switzerland

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate, Start-up Desk.

Position

Partner, Head of Corporate & Commercial and Real Estate desks in Geneva.

Career

Maxime Chollet specializes in corporate law, contracts law and real estate. He has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital, mergers & acquisitions and drafting and negotiating agreements for real estate investments and transactions as well as complex leases, total and general work contracts. In these domains, he also represents his clients in courts. Maxime Chollet holds a double academic degree in business administration (HEC) and law from the Universities of Geneva and Sydney. He is one of the founding partners as well as the managing partner of VISCHER Geneva offices.

Maxime Chollet also acts as special coach for the start-ups promoted by the Swiss innovation agency (Innosuisse) and is lecturer (Company Law) at the School of Business Administration of Geneva. 

Languages

English and French.

Memberships

  • Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA)
  • Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
  • Geneva Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Swiss Association of real estate professionals (USPI) 
  • Geneva Real Estate Chamber

Education

  • Universities of Geneva and Sydney (M. Law, summa cum laude, 2008)
  • University of Geneva (B. Law, magna cum laude, 2006)
  • University of Geneva (M. Sc. in Business Administration (HEC), magna cum laude, 2005)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Real estate and construction

VISCHER is a full-service law firm that provides advice on all Swiss legal and tax matters in the real estate market. The team has extensive knowledge in handling the development of urban housing projects, including zoning, parceling, land register matters, and notarial matters. Roland M Müller , who focuses on advising complex real estate transactions and investments, co-heads the practice group with Maxime Chollet, who has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating agreements for real estate-related issues. Andreas C Albrecht supports complex real estate projects with special expertise in planning and zoning law. Raphael Butz leads the team in litigating planning and construction disputes, conflicts in connection with real estate transactions as well as landlord-tenant disputes.