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Pestalozzi

Real Estate

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Pestalozzi

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About

Provided by Pestalozzi

Pestalozzi offers a comprehensive portfolio of legal services for all kinds of real estate projects in Switzerland, from industrial plant to offices, hotels and restaurants through to residential housing. Our long-standing and interdisciplinary expertise covers a vast range of real estate-related services:

  • Advising international and domestic corporate and private clients in legal matters relating to owned or leased premises, including acquisitions, sales, sale and lease-back transactions, leases, financings, construction permits, planning and zoning law issues, work contracts and construction matters as well as environmental issues and real estate-related disputes.
  • Advising professional investors in all legal matters relating to real estate transactions, including due diligence reviews, contract negotiation, portfolio transactions, the acquisition, legal division and sale of properties, regulatory matters such as the acquisition of Swiss real estate by non-Swiss residents, the transfer of properties into non-Swiss trusts and advice relating to the implementation of property transfers with land registers and tax authorities.
  • Advising private clients with regard to the financing, acquisiton, sale and lease of residential real estate both as main residence and as second home, including contract negotiation and drafting as well as regulatory matters such as the acquisition of Swiss real estate by non-Swiss residents.

Clients (1)

  • Adam Opel AG, Coca-Cola, Coop, J&J, McDonald's, UBS

Industries (1)

  • Construction & Materials, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care, Private Clients, Real Estate Finance, Retail, Travel & Leisure, Utilities

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Switzerland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Pestalozzi advises on a broad range of real estate issues, including sales and acquisitions and lease agreements. The law firm possesses further expertise in disputes arising from construction projects. Pestalozzi assists with regulatory matters, including the Lex Koller and zoning issues. The team works with the law firm's corporate department to advise on the real estate aspects of corporate matters.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Pestalozzi advised Lake Resort Interlaken on Lex Koller and Lex Weber aspects of the creation, design and legal structuring of hotel apartments, including the duration of free own use and the overall internal set-up.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I really rely on them and am comfortable doing so. Our interest is aggressively pursued on our behalf without direction from us. I would recommend them to anybody, except our counterparty. They are really exceptional.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

  • Pestalozzi's strengths are its excellent service orientation, speed of processing, adherence to deadlines and competence.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

  • They are very pragmatic and experts in their field.

    Real Estate respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Michael Lips
    Michael Lips

    Michael Lips

    Michael Lips assists clients with construction, acquisition and lease agreement mandates. He acts on behalf of hospitality groups, corporates and high net worth individuals.

    • Michael Lips is really excellent and got us a really good deal.

      Real Estate respondentEurope
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  • Larissa Rickenbacher
    Larissa Rickenbacher

    Larissa Rickenbacher

    Larissa Rickenbacher is a senior associate based in Zurich. With her wide-ranging expertise, she ably advises on permitting and Lex Koller and Lex Weber issues, as well as sale, purchase and lease agreements and construction contracts.

    • Larissa Rickenbacher offers excellent and very collegial cooperation.

      Real Estate respondentEurope
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