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Kellerhals Carrard

Kellerhals Carrard

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Switzerland

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Real estate

Kellerhals Carrard's real estate practice is noted for its 'in-depth market knowledge, efficiency and ability to handle complex transactions with precision and speed.' The team, led by Bernd Hauck, Sébastien Fries , Alexandre Kirschmann and Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter, advises on the full range of real estate matters, supporting institutional investors, developers and municipalities on projects, including financing, sale-and-leaseback and development undertakings. With access to the firm's tax, M&A and dispute resolution specialists, the group is able to deliver all-encompassing advice across Switzerland and internationally.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Bernd Hauck is a quick thinker with great responsiveness and communication! He can quickly break down a complex problem into its individual parts and explain it in an understandable way. He is very well organised and always pleasant to work with - you can really trust Bernd to get the job done.'
  • 'For questions on Swiss construction or real estate law that touch on cross-border matters, complex contracts or dispute resolution, Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter is the go-to expert. He brings together technical excellence, an international perspective and a pragmatic problem-solving approach, all while being highly professional and a genuine pleasure to work with.'
  • 'Exceptional business and legal knowledge and experience in the relevant fields; you can clearly see they know what they are doing by heart like no other.'
  • 'Bernd Hauck and Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter seem to be leaders in their field. If I had a real estate problem which required Swiss law expertise, I would start with them.'
  • 'Kellerhals Carrard’s real estate practice stands out for its in-depth market knowledge, efficiency and ability to handle complex transactions with precision and speed. The team advises across the full property lifecycle, acquisition, development, leasing and disposal, always with a strong commercial focus.'
  • 'Kellerhals Carrard has one of the biggest construction and real estate teams in Switzerland. They are present in every language region and cover every aspect of construction law and real estate law. Go to Kellerhals Carrard if you want advise in legal issues around construction or real estate.'

Key clients

  • Swiss Post
  • UBS Fund Management/UBS Sima
  • Logis Suisse AG/GEWONA NORD-WEST, Genossenschaft für Wohnen und Arbeiten/Habitare Schweiz AG/Wohnbau-Genossenschaft Nordwest/Homebase, Genossenschaft für selbst gestaltetes Wohnen und Arbeiten/Genossenschaft Mietshäuser Syndikat Basel
  • Implenia
  • Wegwarte AG
  • CSL Behring
  • Ville de Lausanne
  • Lonza AG
  • HRS Group
  • Swiss Association of Consulting Engineers
  • Itten+Brechbühl AG
  • HRS Investment AG

Work highlights

Advised the City of Lausanne on legal and regulatory responses to widespread dioxin pollution impacting urban residential zones.
Assisted a consortium of housing cooperatives on a CHF200m development of 480 affordable apartments.
Represented Itten+Brechbühl AG on a CHF600m cross-border pharmaceutical infrastructure construction project.
Practice head

Bernd Hauck; Sébastien Fries; Alexandre Kirschmann; Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter

Other key lawyers

Isabelle Romy; Fabrizio Gabrielli; Christoph Jäger; Andreas Güngerich; Jean-Rodolphe Fiechter; Laura Manz

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