Practice areas

Starting with the purchase of real estate, we advise you on the drafting of real estate contracts, the establishment of condominiums, and the leasing and renting of land, residential and commercial space. Our specialties include the management of property disputes and construction litigation as well as the drafting and execution of contracts in the land register.

• Drafting, trustee processing and land registry execution of all types of real estate contracts (purchase, exchange, donation, transfer, condominium ownership, etc.)
• Construction, property development and construction contract law, law of super-pledges
• Drafting of rental and lease agreements for apartments and business premises
• Representation in eviction and termination proceedings
• Land register law, land transfer law, building law, easement law

Timely and forward-looking planning of your asset succession is essential in view of today's multitude of legal and tax innovations. We advise you on the precise implementation of your personal needs with regard to your assets.

• Inheritance and probate law
• Distribution of inheritance and property, transfer agreements
• Establishment and ongoing consulting of private foundations
• Establishment and ongoing consulting of private foundations
• Representation in and out of court in probate proceedings

Whether construction defects, insurance law, warranty or damages: We understand our clients' business and are fully committed to helping you get justice. In doing so, it is important to us to provide clear information about opportunities and risks right from the start.

• Representation in contentious and non-contentious legal proceedings, in particular construction litigation, damage and warranty law, construction defects, condominium and tenancy law
• Representation in traffic accidents
• Debt collection

In many cases, it is crucial for a company's success to choose the appropriate legal form and to adapt contracts to the corresponding needs. In addition to setting up new companies and providing ongoing advice on corporate law, we also have extensive experience in the area of restructuring and in drafting customized shareholder agreements and general terms and conditions. 

• Establishment, ongoing consulting and liquidation of companies and other legal entities (private foundations, associations)
• Ongoing corporate law advice and representation, in particular drafting, negotiation and review of contracts/general terms and conditions of business
• Establishment and review of agency, distributor, franchise, supply and commission agreements
• Restructuring, in particular mergers, contributions, mergers, real divisions and demergers
• Capital measures (capital increases, adjustments and reductions)

We advise and represent banks, securities service providers, insurance companies and other institutional investors in various areas of banking and capital markets law. 

• Representation before the Financial Market Authority (FMA) and courts in regulatory proceedings
• Banking and insurance contract law
• Money Laundering Compliance
• Distribution and compliance with regard to investment funds according to InvFG 2011 and alternative investment funds according to AIFMG
• Preparation of securities and investment prospectuses

We advise and represent you in connection with alimony, divorce and post-marital property division, but also the drafting of a prenuptial agreement, through which you can individually tailor your rights and obligations arising from a marriage to your needs.

We can look back on many years of consulting experience in corporate reorganizations and private debt settlement proceedings. In this context, we advise on reorganization options as well as liability and avoidance issues.

• Advice and representation in corporate and private insolvency and reorganization proceedings
• Activity as an insolvency administrator