LAWYER PROFILE

Beat Kühni

Europe 2026

Lenz & Staehelin

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate

Switzerland

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Lenz & Staehelin

Practice Areas

Corporate and M&A, Real Estate, Commercial and Contracts, Banking and Finance, ESG, Investigations, Insolvency and Restructuring

Career

Beat Kühni is a partner and an expert in corporate, M&A, private equity and venture capital, real estate, banking and finance, as well as commercial and contracts. He leads the firm’s Real Estate group and is team leader of the Commercial and Contracts group based in Zurich. Beat is also a standing member of several chapters of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA) and chairs the standing working groups responsible for SECA's VC/PE Model Documentation.

Swiss Bar Admission (1995), University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 1998), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1996), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2003)

Professional Memberships

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Private Equity, Venture Capital and Legal & Tax chapters of Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Head of Standing Working Groups of Expert Practitioners entrusted with SECA's VC Model Documentations

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Real Estate - Switzerland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Beat Kühni assists clients with transactional real estate mandates, including related construction and planning law elements. He boasts particular expertise in the handling of commercial, hospitality and residential properties.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is very competent and offers very good communication.
Real EstateChambers European Guide
Beat Kühni has strong and broad knowledge and experience, and a good track record.
Real EstateChambers European Guide