Project Development
Providing a holistic approach, we handle all project development issues to support you in timely implementing your projects.
Advisory specialisations
- Specialized expertise in construction law (private and public)
- Analysis and allocation of construction risk
- Construction advice, planning/zoning law, policy and practice
- Obtaining building approvals including building permits
- Advice regarding subcontractor and general contractor agreements
- Conclusion of project development and project management contracts, architect and engineer contracts, general contractor and project coordination agreements etc. for public and private sector developers, funders, contractors, end-users and service and technology providers etc.
- Customer and supplier arrangements and outsourcing issues
- Environmental advice regarding contaminated land regimes and the protection against or management of associated liabilities (key issues have historically been (and continue to be) asbestos, contaminated land and polluted waters)
- Public procurement (assistance in tender procedures, development of procurement strategies, recourses)
- Court representation
Other relevant areas
Real Estate M&A | Structuring | Rental & Lease Agreements | Real Estate Finance | Real Estate Litigation
“Effective face to face discussions in order to analyse legal situations and opportunities and share possible options”
Publications
Schweiz: Mehrwertabgabe auf Planungsvorteilen
IStR-LB 2019, 66ff.- DE
- Julian Kläser
Anwalt 3.0 und die Immobilien
Swiss Legal Tech 2019. Vortrag vom 4. September 2019, Zürich- DE
Real Estate M&A 2019 – Switzerland
Getting the Deal Through (ed.)- EN
- Wolfgang Müller
- Andrea Sieber
- Denise Läubli
A practical cross-border insight into real estate law – Switzerland
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate 2019, 14th Edition- EN
- Wolfgang Müller
- Denise Läubli
News Portal
Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities
On 22 May 2024 the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the new Transparency Act for Legal Entities to be submitted to the Swiss parliament. The bill introduces a new federal register of beneficial owners of legal entities as well as new due diligence duties for risky activities in the legal profession, following the purpose of enhancing effectiveness of the Swiss framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Furthermore, the bill aims compliance with international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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The new Limited Qualified Investor Fund (L-QIF) – What is it and who is it for?
Following our recent newsletter contributions on this topic, please be informed about key developments regarding a new structuring option for collective investment schemes (funds) in Switzerland, the so-called «L-QIF«, that offers attractive opportunities, in particular for banks, pension funds, and Swiss-based family offices.
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Draft Amendment to the Federal Law on Second Homes (Lex Weber)
On 3 November 2022, the Environment, Spatial planning, and Energy Committees of the National Council (ESPEC/NC) presented a preliminary draft amendment to the Federal Act on Second Homes of March 20, 2015 (SHA, RS 702) to relax the conditions for the expansion, conversion or reconstruction of buildings erected under the old law, i.e., before 11 March 2012, in municipalities with a rate of second homes that exceeds 20 percent.1
Only article 11 of the SHA is affected by this draft, without affecting other articles of the law or the ordinance.
The consultation runs until 17 February 2023.
If adopted, this revision of the SHA is good news for owners of buildings erected under the old law, in municipalities with more than 20% second homes, as they will have more freedom to modify their properties.
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The Duty of Due Diligence under the Responsible Business Initiative – a Change-Maker?
On 29 November 2020 Swiss citizens will vote on the Responsible Business Initiative (Initiative pour des multinationales responsables / Konzernverantwortungsinitiative).
The Responsible Business Initiative (the Initiative) proposes a new due diligence obligation for Swiss-based large companies as well as a liability provision to hold them accountable for human rights and environmental violations made abroad by controlled companies.
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Responsible Business Initiative – a Change-Maker for Corporate Liability?
On 29 November 2020 Swiss citizens will vote on the Responsible Business Initiative (Initiative pour des multinationales responsables/ Konzernverantwortungsinitiative).
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