Cécile Berger Meyer
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Real Estate
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About
Provided by Cécile Berger Meyer
Practice Areas
Cécile Berger Meyer is a partner based at our Geneva office, where she heads up the Real Estate practice group. She advises both private and institutional clients on real estate law, civil matters (purchases, sales, structuring and financing) and administrative law matters (planning, construction licenses, restrictions on acquisitions, public procurements). Cécile is also vice-chair of the SVIT Romandie, a member of various committees of real estate actors / organisations, and has been a judge with the Geneva lease Conciliation Commission and Lease Court for many years. Cécile also sits at the investment committee of a Swiss German based pension fund, and on other boards of directors of real estate companies.
Career
University of Fribourg (lic iur, 2000), Admission to Geneva Bar (2004), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (2004), University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 2006), Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law (2010), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2013)
Professional Memberships
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Geneva Bar Association (OdA), Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), Swiss Advocates’ Chamber of Certified Specialists SBA Construction and Real Estate Law(board member), CVI - Chambre Vaudoise Immobilière (board member), SVIT Romandie (vicechairman).
Personal
Languages: French, English, German, Italian
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Cécile Berger Meyer advises clients on a range of real estate matters, including construction and development projects, commercial property acquisitions and lease agreements.