Profile

Andreas F. Vögeli heads the Real Estate team at Niederer Kraft Frey. His expertise covers the full lifecycle of real estate, providing a comprehensive and commercially pragmatic approach for his clients. Andreas F. Vögeli is recognised as a leading real estate lawyer in Switzerland.

Deals & Cases

20.12.2021
Ina Invest acquires majoriy stake in CERES Group Holding Ltd.
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06.12.2021
A.P. Møller Holding acquires Unilabs
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03.11.2021
Gold Tree acquires Hotel Basel
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Experience

Andreas F. Vögeli has deep knowledge of the Swiss real estate market and broad expertise in property acquisitions and sales, investments, developments, leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. He also advises on all aspects of commercial, industrial, hospitality and residential real estate, including on regulatory framework requirements.

  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Land Development and Construction
  • Real Estate Leasing and Operations
  • Leisure and Hospitality
  • Real Estate Dispute Resolution
  • Real Estate Litigations
2007 Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
2007 University Freiburg, Certificate of Advanced Studies Construction and Real Estate Law
2006 Center for Urban Real Estate Management Zurich, Master of Science in Real Estate, MScRE
2001 Admitted to the Bar, Rechtsanwalt
1997 University of Freiburg, lic. iur.
Best Lawyers 2017 – 2024
Chambers Europe 2011 – 2024
The Legal500 EMEA 2024 – Hall of Fame
THE LEGAL500 EMEA 2017 – 2023 – LEADING INDIVIDUAL
IFLR1000 2018 – 2023 – Notable Practicioner
Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Switzerland 2019 – 2023
Who’s Who Legal: Global 2019 – 2023
Who’s Who Legal: Switzerland 2016 – 2023
The Lawyer 2022 – Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate – Zurich
Best Lawyers/ Handelsblatt Switzerland 2021/22 – Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law Zurich
ILO Client Choice Awards 2018 – Real Estate Switzerland
ILO Client Choice Awards 2017 – Real Estate Switzerland
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Urban Land Institute
  • Swiss Real Estate Think Tank (srett)
  • International Bar Association
  • Swiss Advocates Chamber of Certified Specialists SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
2010 Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey
1997 Trainee, Associate and Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey

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English

French

Deals & Cases

20.11.2023

Andermatt Swiss Alps AG closes CHF 125m credit facility

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18.04.2023

Consortium of investors co-led by The Risk Management Group and Union Bancaire Privée acquires buildi…

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11.01.2023

Capvis acquires a majority stake in SCHURTER Group

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Events

28.05.2024

Transactions immobilières 2024

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14.03.2023

MIPIM 2023 – the world’s leading real estate market event

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18.01.2023

Swiss Property Fair for Investors IMMO 2023

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Market Perception

«Andreas counts for me as one of the top five individuals in real estate law in the Swiss market. He ‘is highly experienced and focus driven’, ‘has deep knowledge and broad experience’ and his ‘client service and general level of service, level of sophistication and commercial awareness and vision are very strong.’ »
Chambers 2024
«Andreas Vögeli is very professional and has a very high customer orientation. ‘He is one of the best real estate lawyers in Switzerland and has a very long track record.’ »
Chambers 2024
«Andreas Vögeli is one of the best professionals in the market. He has deep knowledge and broad experience. His client service and general level of service is very strong.»
Chambers Europe 2023
«Andreas Vögeli and his real estate team really work as a team. Andreas Vögeli’s qualities are his deep real estate knowledge, his responsiveness and his excellent negotiation skills. He is a team player. »
Chambers Europe 2022
«Andreas Vögeli possesses “very precise knowledge of the field” and is “always available, solution oriented and has huge know-how” of the hospitality sector. »
Who’s Who Legal 2022

Awards & Rankings

06.02.2024

Nineteen NKF lawyers listed as “Thought Leaders Switzerland 2023” by Who’s Who Legal

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14.09.2023

NKF ranked top-tier firm in six practice areas by IFLR1000 2023

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16.01.2023

Twelve NKF lawyers listed as “Thought Leaders Switzerland 2022” by Who’s Who Legal

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Firm News

17.12.2020

NKF first in Switzerland to select and implement Litera Desktop

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In the Media

15.01.2021

The real estate market in Switzerland will certainly remain attractive for some time

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06.03.2019

Review of the 75th Swiss Real Estate Talk: “Crowd investing and Blockchain instead of real estat…

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14.10.2017

Aus der Praxis: Miete oder Gebrauchsleihe?

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Publications

06.04.2023

Real Estate Law Review: Switzerland 2023

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21.04.2022

Real Estate Law Review: Switzerland

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26.03.2021

Real Estate Law Review: Switzerland

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Speaking Engagements

10.06.2021

Mietrechtsschulung bei der Privera AG

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05.09.2019

Ausgewählte rechtliche Aspekte zur Vermietung von Gewerbeliegenschaften und zum Grundstückkauf: Doub…

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27.02.2019

Immobilienanlagen für Privatinvestoren

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