Ms Sidonie Morvan > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

 

Career

Sidonie Morvan specializes in real estate law and mainly deals with real estate acquisitions, construction and development projects, landlord and tenant law, and real estate related litigation.

Ms Morvan regularly advises real estate investors, companies with corporate real estate matters, well-known players in the Geneva real-estate world (developers, architects, real-estate agents, general contractors) and individuals. She assists them before the competent civil and administrative courts. Her activities cover all the main areas of real estate, such as transactions,  legal due diligence of properties and real estate projects, drafting and negotiating of contracts (in particular purchase, construction and lease agreements) and the assistance with all questions arising in connection with the realisation of real estate projects (public procurement zoning, urban planning, LFAIE).

Ms. Morvan is an associate judge at the Geneva tribunal for leases and rents.

She was the founding Partner of a boutique law firm in 2013 dedicated to real estate & construction law. She joined CMS as a partner in January 2021.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

  • Judge at the Geneva Lease Court
  • Vice-chairman of Fondation Prim’Enfance
  • Board member of OCG (Geneva Chamber Orchestra)
  • Member of the Committee of Jurisconseiljunior
  • Member of the Committee of PLR (Veyrier)
  • International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI)
  • Swiss Association of Real Estate (SVIT)
  • Geneva Real Estate Chamber (CGI)
  • Women in property Switzerland association (WIPSWISS)
  • Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG)
  • Federation of French Speaking Businesses (FER)
  • Women’s law network (WLN)
  • Swiss circle of Women Directors (CSDA)
  • PropTech Switzerland
  • Rotary (Palais-Wilson section)
  • Geneva Bar Association (ODA)
  • Swiss Bar association (SAV)

Education

  • 2021 – Partner at CMS von Erlach Partners AG
  • 2017 – Partner at OCHSNER & ASSOCIES Head of Real Estate Department Award of Bilanz & Le Temps 2020 (tenancy law section)
  • 2013 – Founding Partner at «MORVAN & FABJAN», boutique real estate law firm Award of Bilanz & Le Temps 2017 (tenancy law section)
  • 2012 – Geneva Real Estate Chamber Associate & lobbying activity for property owners Lecturer in tenancy law (CGI Conseils)
  • 2004 – Joined ZPG, Associate Real Estate
  • 2004 – Admission to Geneva Bar
  • 2001 – Max Planck Institute, Freiburg
  • 2000 – University of Geneva (lic.iur.)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Real estate and construction

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. provides legal advice to both domestic and international clients on all aspects of real estate transactions, from acquisition and development to financing the sale of properties. The Zurich team is headed by Stefan Gerster, who has extensive experience in hotel and entertainment centre investments, and Sibylle Schnyder, who has a particular focus on real estate acquisitions and divestments. Olivier Carrard advises clients on commercial real estate transactions and co-heads the Geneva team together with Sidonie Morvan, who has expertise in tenancy law and real estate-related litigation. At the associate level, Thomas Zweifel and Delphine Di Nolfi are names to watch.