Dr Stefan Gerster > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Stefan Gerster is a partner with CMS Zurich since 2001. His practice focuses mainly on real estate law. He is the head of our internal practice group Real Estate & Construction.

Among the clients of Stefan Gerster are Swiss and foreign institutional real estate investors, companies with corporate real estate matters and individuals. He provides advice in real estate transactions, including acquisition and financing as well as the sale of real estate. In addition, he has many years of experience in portfolio transactions, investments in hotels, shopping and entertainment centres as well as real estate development projects.

In 1996 Stefan Gerster worked as a foreign associate in a major US law firm. He has been with CMS Zurich since 1991. He is one of the first lawyers to receive the title Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law.

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Kammer der Fachanwälte SAV Bau- und Immobilienrecht
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Swiss Circle

Education

  • 2009 Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
  • 2007 Fachanwalt SAV Bau- und Immobilienrecht, Universität Fribourg
  • 1997 Master of Laws, LL.M., University of Miami, USA, School of Law
  • 1993 Anwaltspatent, Zürich
  • 1991 Rechtsstudium, Dr. iur., magna cum laude, Universität Zürich

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Real estate

(Leading partners)

Stefan GersterCMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.

Able to draw upon its international network of offices, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. regularly assists global scale clients with a myriad of large-scale projects, property acquisitions and portfolio management. The team is praised for its ‘depth of experience and client-oriented service’ and its ‘exceptional, proactive approach’. Four key players head up the group: Sibylle Schnyder, a capable practitioner who is often entrusted by a multitude of developers, investors and financial institutions; Stefan Gerster, who is adept at managing the full diversity of real estate assets; Sidonie Morvan, whose considerable workload consists of residential, industrial and commercial premises management; and Olivier Carrard, a notable presence on the transactional and financing side of this space.