Mr Thomas Zweifel > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Mr Thomas Zweifel

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Work Department

Real Estate, Corporate & M&A, Private Clients, Banking & Finance, Employment & Pensions, Private Equity

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Thomas Zweifel focuses on advising and supporting national and international clients regarding real estate transactions. His professional activities comprise inter alia the performance of legal Due Diligences regarding real properties and development / construction projects as well as the drafting and negotiation of purchase, construction and lease agreements. The real estate deals handled by Thomas Zweifel include purchases and sales of extensive building complexes, shopping centres, etc. and the development as well as the realisation of real estate projects. His activities also involve the drafting and negotiation of ground lease and other easements. Furthermore, Thomas Zweifel also practises in the fields of M&A as well as general corporate and contract law and he gained some work experience with respect to regulatory and tax aspects (particularly regarding real estate taxation).

In 2011, Thomas Zweifel graduated from the University of St. Gallen in Business Administration (Bachelor diploma) as well as Law and Economics (Bachelor and Master diploma) and started working at CMS as junior associate. After his admission to the bar in 2013, Thomas Zweifel re-joined CMS as an associate. In 2017 and 2018, Thomas Zweifel pursued a Master of Law degree at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) from which he graduated in 2018.

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

• Zürcher Anwaltsverband (ZAV)
• Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV)

Education

• 2018 – Master of Law, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
• 2013 – Bar admission (Zurich)
• 2011 – University of St. Gallen (HSG), M.A. HSG in Law and Economics
• 2011 – University of St. Gallen (HSG), dipl. Business education teacher
• 2008 – University of St. Gallen (HSG), B.A. HSG in Law and Economics
• 2008 – University of St. Gallen (HSG), B.A. HSG in Business Administration