Andreas C. Albrecht Dr., LL.M. Attorney at Law and Civil Law Notary Trust and Estate Practicioner (TEP) Managing Partner Languages: German, English, French Contact: +41 58 211 39 44, aalbrecht@vischer.com General Andreas Albrecht is involved with all the legal aspects of large scale constructions projects. This includes the sale and purchase of property, the assessment of zoning and usage compliance issues, the preparation of investment and project contracts, the structuring of construction consortiums and joint venture agreements. Andreas Albrecht also advises and assists his clients in estate, corporate, and administrative law matters. Education - University of Basel (lic. iur., 1992; Dr. iur., 1998); - New York University (LL.M. with specialisation in corporate law, 1998) Teams Civil Law Notaries, Corporate and Commercial, Health Care, Private Clients, Real Estate 1/5
Practice Areas Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Law Notary, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Governance, Estate Planning, Health Law, Inheritance Law, Law of Associations (Swiss Verein), Law of Foundations, Private Clients, Private International Law, Public Procedure Law, Real Estate References Best Lawyers Switzerland 2014-2018 Recommended for Wealth Management Practice Best Lawyers Switzerland 2017/2018 Recommended for Trust and Estates. Legal 500 (EMEA 2018) - "Public Law" - Tier 1 "Public sector clients consider Vischer s response times, industry knowledge and appropriateness of advice outstanding. Andreas Albrecht and counsel Michael Waldner assisted multiple hospitals with regulatory and administrative court proceedings concerning tariff charges for hospital treatments to health insurance companies. The client roster also includes Repower and Swisslos. The knowledgeable Stefan Rechsteiner advises clients successfully over many years." Legal 500 (EMEA 2018) - "Real estate and construction" "Vischer has particular expertise in development projects, but also handles real estate transactions. The group continues to advise Basler Versicherungen on the development of its new headquarters, the Bâloise Park building and assisted UBS with a mixed-use project in Basel, including advice on land registry, neighbour negotiations and property title aspects. Team lead Roland Müller and Andreas Albrecht are the main advisers." Legal 500 (EMEA 2017) - "Public Law" - 1st tier "According to clients, Vischer stands out for its excellency in public law. It successfully defended Swiss International Air Lines in administrative and subsequent appeal proceedings regarding its licence for flights between Geneva and Lugano, and has been acting for several hospitals in proceedings concerning tariffs chargeable to health insurance companies. Other clients include Axpo, Repower and Swisslos. The outstanding Stefan Rechsteiner, Stefan Kohler, Andreas Albrecht and counsel Michael Waldner are recommended." Legal 500 (EMEA 2016) - "Public Law" - 1st tier "Vischer has been representing Swiss International Air Lines in an administrative dispute regarding a licence for flights between Geneva and Lugano, which was appealed by competitor Darwin Airlines. The firm also successfully represented the utility company EKZ in a dispute with competitor AET regarding the right to supply electricity to the construction site of the Alp Transit Gotthard tunnel. Other clients include Swisslos and the University Hospital of Zurich. Very knowledgeable practice head Stefan Rechsteiner is recommended along with Andreas Albrecht and Stefan Kohler." Legal 500 (EMEA 2015) - "Public Sector" - 1st tier "Vischer has been representing Swiss International Air Lines before the Federal Administrative Court in a dispute with Zurich Airport regarding airport charges. It also advised Swisslos on several public and lottery law issues, and has been representing the University Hospital of Zurich in a dispute with health insurers. Stefan Rechsteiner and Andreas Albrecht are recommended." Who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2015) - "Construction & Real Estate" "Vischer garners three listings in this edition. Andreas Albrecht specialises in construction projects with expertise in the sale and purchase of properties, assessment of zoning and usage compliance issues, preparation of contracts 2/5
and the structuring of construction consortiums and joint venture agreements. Benedict Christ has an active real estate practice while Bernhard Christ advises many private clients on their real estate matters." Who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2014) - "Construction & Real Estate" "Three lawyers from Vischer are selected for inclusion including managing partner Andreas Albrecht. He focuses on large scale construction projects and is praised for his 'ability to handle complex legal issues with absolute ease'. The 'very perceptive' Bernhard Christ is a 'pleasure to work with' and the 'first-class' Benedict Christ is praised for his 'forward-thinking' approach." Best Lawyers Switzerland 2013 Recommended for Trust and Estates Who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2013) - "Construction & Real Estate" "Vischer AG cements its reputation as a leading Swiss law firm with three inclusions in this chapter. Andreas Albrecht focuses on large-scale construction projects and is experienced in all stages on large-scale constructions projects and is experienced in all stages of their development, including compliance, contractual negotiation and financing agreements. Bernhard Christ specialises in handling estate matters in his capacity as a notary public, and Benedict Christ demonstrates a "wealth of experience" in real estate transactions." Deals Biogen to Buy Land in Solothurn for new Production Facility Biogen, an international biotechnology company, announced to invest one billion francs for a new biological manufacturing facility in Luterbach in the canton of Solothurn. A pre-contract with the Canton of Solothurn for the purchase of the land has been concluded. The consummation of the land purchase and the beginning of the construction work shall be at the end of 2015. By 2019 the plant should be operational, creating 400 jobs and producing biopharmaceutical medicine. VISCHER advises Biogen in the land purchase, the VISCHER Team including Dr. Andreas C. Albrecht (Managing Partner), Dr. David Jenny (Partner), Dr. Roland M. Müller (Partner) and Mathias Kuster (Senior Associate). Decision of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) Concerning the Rates of University Hospitals The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) decided on important issues concerning the calculation of payment rates of university hospitals. VISCHER (Andreas Albrecht and Michael Waldner) represented the University Hospital of Zurich. Practice - Attorney at Law and Civil Law Notary (since 1998) 3/5
Memberships in Associations - Basel Bar Association - Swiss Bar Association - Swiss Notaries Association - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) - Swiss Lawyers Association - Swiss Association for Protestant Church Law - International Bar Association 4/5
About VISCHER We effectively support our clients in a solution oriented manner in legal, tax and regulatory matters. Our lawyers, tax experts and notaries are organized in the specialist practice teams listed below, each led by an experienced partner. This enables us to individually tailor our services to meet the requirements of the individual project in the most effective manner. Our offices are located in Zurich and Basel, the two largest business centers of Switzerland. Independence is a key factor for the optimal protection of client interests. We therefore put great value on a very high conflict of interest standard that is no longer obvious in the international legal industry. In order to also remain independent in transborder transactions, we have built up our own global network of foreign law firms enabling us to select our foreign attorneys based exclusively on the requirements of the individual mandates and without having to take into consideration the instructions of a law firm group or a network organization. - Antitrust and Competition - Aviation - Banking and Finance - China Desk - Civil Law Notaries - Compliance Support - Corporate and Commercial - Data & Privacy - Employment Law - Energy - Health Care - Immigration - Information and Communication Technology - Intellectual Property - Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech - Listed Companies - Litigation, Arbitration - Media and Entertainment - Mergers & Acquisitions - Pension Funds - Private Clients - Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance - Public Sector and Regulatory - Real Estate - Restructuring and Insolvency - Sports Law - Startup Desk - Tax - White Collar Crime Zürich VISCHER AG Schützengasse 1 8021 Zürich Switzerland Tel +41 58 211 34 00 Basel VISCHER AG Aeschenvorstadt 4 4010 Basel Switzerland Tel +41 58 211 33 00 5/5