Areas of practice

Public Construction law

Spatial Planning

  • Sectoral and structural Planning, Land Use Plans, Agglomeration Projects
  • Activity Zones
  • Redefinition of excessively large building Zones, De-zoning, Planning Zones
  • Agricultural Land Surface Area
  • Compensation for the added value, Compulsory purchase of property
  • Land Improvements, Subdivision, Land Consolidation

Building Regulations

  • Review of Construction Projects, Objections, Appeals at Cantonal and Federal Levels
  • Construction Outside Buildable Zones, Regularization, Restoring Compliance
  • Fire Safety, Barrier-Free Construction (Accessibility for Disabled Persons)
  • Natural Hazards, Archaeological Sites
  • Mobility, Parking, VSS Standards
  • Underground Usage
  • Mobile Telephony (ORNI Regulations)

Second Homes Act (Lex Weber)

  • New Homes Construction
  • Modifications to Existing Homes

Acquisition of Immovable Property in Switzerland by Foreign Non-Residents (Lex Koller)

  • Advisory and Assistance for Foreign Clients in Property Acquisition in Switzerland
  • Main Residences, Holiday Homes, Property Investment in Switzerland

Environmental Law

  • Air Protection and Noise Abatement
  • Contaminated and Polluted Sites, Cost Allocation, Real Estate Transactions
  • Waters Protection (Space Provided for Waters, Correction of Watercourses, etc.)
  • Forest Protection (Demarcation of forest, Deforestation, etc.)
  • Major Accidents, Asbestos, Radon
  • Environmental Criminal Law

Nature and Landscape Law

  • Protection of Cultural Heritage and Sites (ISOS, IFP, ICOMOS, etc.), Historic Monuments
  • Biodiversity Protection, Sustainable Development
  • Protection of Arboreal Heritage

Energy Law

  • Construction of Wind Turbines, Photovoltaic Panels, Heat Pumps, etc.
  • Energy Supply Networks (Heat, Water, Gas, Electricity, etc.)

Public Procurement Law

  • Preparation of Tender Documents
  • Organization of Award Procedure, Design Contest
  • Contestation of Award Decisions

General and Special Administrative Law

  • Administrative Procedures
  • Concessions
  • Use of Public Domain
  • Public Institutions and Trade Regulation

Private construction law

Real Estate Sales Law

  • Real Estate Transactions and Due Diligence
  • Preparation of Tender Documents
  • Real Estate Development, Property Valuation
  • Real Estate Brokerage
  • Notarial Law

Construction Contracts

  • Drafting or Reviewing Contracts and General Terms and Conditions
  • Building Contracts, General Contractor Agreements, Turnkey Contracts
  • Architect and Engineer Mandates
  • Construction Defects, Construction Costs, Delays in Delivery
  • Civil Procedures, Provisional Measures, Emergency Orders, Evidence Preservation
  • Private Expertise, Expert Arbitration
  • Project Management Assistance, Subcontracting, Posted Workers
  • Insurance
  • Civil Liability

Lease Law

  • Residential and Commercial Leases, Rental Yield, Ordinary and Extraordinary Termination
  • Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Lease Agreements

Real estate property law

Real Estate Property Law

  • Property Law (Land Ownership) and Land Registrar
  • Servitudes and Building Right
  • Collective Ownership, Joint Ownership, Condominium
  • Usufruct
  • Rural Land Law and Agricultural Law
  • Real Estate in Inheritance Matters
  • Neighbourhood Law, Rural and Property Code
  • Compulsory Purchase
  • Statutory Mortgage for Tradesmen and Building Contractors
  • Mortgages, Financing, Forced Sale
  • Property Protection, Right to Housing, Homeownership Incentives
  • Preservation of the Rental Market, Right of Pre-emption

Mediation, Out-of-Court Conciliation, Arbitration

  • Neighbourhood Disputes, Condominium Disputes
  • Contractual Disputes (Construction Costs, Overruns or Delays, Architect Fees, Defects in Work or Property, Property Partition)
  • Rights of Way, Encroachment Servitudes
  • Objection Resolution in Planning and Construction Projects
  • Major Projects, Dispute Resolution Boards