Thomas Schönenberger

With Flair and Expertise

Choose your suitable contact partner from our pool of more than 85 attorneys. He or she will assist you personally and draw on the appropriate experts for the matter in hand. While our focus is on commercial law, the range of our attorneys' experience and legal expertise in each individual sector and specialist field goes well beyond this.

We hold our own notary's offices in Basel, Zug and St. Gallen.

Dynamic and Committed

Bratschi is one of Switzerland’s leading and rapidly growing law firms. We are a full-service law firm offering clients a broad range of first-class legal and counseling services. We focus on business and tax law and counseling for medium-sized enterprises.

Our experienced attorneys advise and represent national and international enterprises as well as private individuals and the public sector with great commitment. We provide our clients with one-stop assistance and are present at six major business centers in Switzerland.

We create the best team for our clients and set great store on a personal and long-term client relationship.

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lic. iur., LL.M., Certified Specialist Lawyer SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law
Attorney-at-Law 
Partner
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Language

German, English

As a Certified Specialist Lawyer SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law Thomas Schönenberger advises corporations and private individuals and litigates in all matters of construction and real estate law, with special focus on real estate transactions as well as general/total contractor agreements. Furthermore, he advises clients in corporate transactions and succession planning, in particular family businesses.

Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2001.

Professional career

Thomas Schönenberger has been a partner at Bratschi Ltd. since 2008.

Training

• Certified Specialist Lawyer SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law (part-time) (2014)
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in Construction and Real Estate Law, University of Fribourg Law School (part-time) (2013)
• Certificate of Advanced Studies in Finance and Accounting for Lawyers, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (part-time) (2010)
• LL.M. – International Business Law, University of Zurich Law School (part-time) (2004-2006)
• lic.iur., University of Bern Law School (1999)

Other activities

• Vice chairman of the executive board of the St. Gallen Bar Association

Awards

• Distinction summa cum laude (LL.M. – International Business Law, University of Zurich Law School) (2004-2006)
• Winner of the Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Prize for best performance in the specialization course A "Law of Contracts and Arbitration" (LL.M. – International Business Law, University of Zurich Law School) (2004-2006)

Memberships

• IBA Member
• Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
• St. Gallen Bar Association
• Chamber of Specialist Lawyers SBA in Construction and Real Estate Law

Specialist fields

• Legal advice and litigation in all matters of construction and real estate law
• Corporate transactions and succession planning
• Contracts, in particular in the field of construction and real estate as well as (international) distribution agreements

Practice Groups

• Contracts
• Corporate and Transactions
• Litigation and Debt Collection

Industry Groups

• Construction and Real Estate
• International Practice

Legal areas

• Commercial Law
• Construction Law
• Contract Law
• Environmental Law
• Expropriation Law
• Infrastructure Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Planning Law
• Procedural Law
• Public Tenders
• Real Estate Law

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