Dr Walter Häberling > MLL Legal > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
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Dr Walter Häberling

Work Department
Real Estate and Rental Law | Arbitration and Litigation | Private Clients
Position
Walter Häberling is a partner in the litigation department and real estate practice group and has been with the firm for more than 20 years. He represents clients in commercial, real estate and certain private client litigation and arbitration proceedings. As a former Zurich district court judge he knows what counts in judges’ minds. He has wide-ranging experience in real estate matters with a special focus on commercial lease law. International inheritance matters and execution of wills are his main areas of work for private clients.
Career
Partner with MLL (since 2004), Associate with MLL (1997–2003), Judge at the District Court of Zurich (1995–1997), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1994), Executive Legal Clerk of the District Court of Pfaffikon (1992–1995), Chairman and (since 1992) head of the conciliation authority in rental matters for the District of Pfaffikon (1991–1995), Legal clerk at the District Court of Pfaffikon (1991), Trainee with a Zurich based law firm (1990)
Languages
German, English
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), ZAV’s practice groups for lease law, litigation, arbitration and inheritance law, Texas Exes – the Ex-Students’ Association of the University of Texas, Austin, TX
Education
University of Texas at Austin School of Law, LL.M. (1999), University of Zurich, lic. iur., Dr. iur. (1987/1989)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
The ‘very competent people‘ at MLL Legal give very clear advice and efficiently propose adequate solutions for complex problems across all types of real estate matters. A specialism of the unit are real estate transactions with complex cross-border financing elements involving foreign investors and financial institutions. Further areas of expertise relate to project developments and real estate litigation, the latter in particular with respect to construction law and zoning issues. The Zurich-based Wolfgang Müller is lauded for his outstanding knowledge and supportive attitude. The ‘extremely effective‘ Geneva-based Philippe Prost has a focus on real estate transactions and litigation, as does Romina Brogini. Catrina Lachsinger brings environmental law expertise to the table, in particular with respect to polluted sites. Cosima Trabichet-Castan and Walter Häberling are further key contacts.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Leading firms: French-speaking Switzerland
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