Yves de Coulon is an FSA specialist in construction and real estate law. He is one of the founding partners of the firm and heads its Real Estate and Construction department. He has an in-depth knowledge of the real estate market in the Lake Geneva region. His activities cover all the main areas of real estate: transactions, construction, leases, management of real estate assets, financing and investment vehicles, public procurement zoning as well as urban and mobility planning. He also has extensive experience in the hotel industry and in the indirect real estate investments. He advises institutional and private clients on these various aspects and assists them before the competent civil and administrative courts. He is Chairman of the board of Bonhôte Immobilier SICAV, a major listed Swiss real estate investment fund and Chairman of the Horizon Léman Association, which each year manages the Lake Geneva Regions stand at MIPIM (International Market for Real Estate Professionals) in Cannes. He is also a member ot the board of Banque Bonhôte in Neuchâtel and of the board of Fondation Emma Kammacher, a Geneva public foundation which ownes 2'000.- affordable appartments in Geneva. In July 2024, Yves de Coulon was included in the Who's Who of the 100 key players in Swiss real estate (designated by IMMOBILEN Business magazine and its French-language supplement IMMOBILIER ROMAND) who are considered “particularly active, competent and visionary”.
Location
Geneva
Rue Jacques-Balmat 5
P.O. Box 1203
1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland +41 58 220 36 00 Lausanne Av. C. F. Ramuz 80 P.O. Box
1009 Pully/Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 721 04 40 Contact email hidden; JavaScript is required Assistant email hidden; JavaScript is required
1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland +41 58 220 36 00 Lausanne Av. C. F. Ramuz 80 P.O. Box
1009 Pully/Lausanne Switzerland +41 21 721 04 40 Contact email hidden; JavaScript is required Assistant email hidden; JavaScript is required
Languages
- English
- French
He has the capacity to understand the bottom line and provide input accordingly.Chambers Europe, 2023
Yves de Coulon is a top name in the market who is highly recognised in Geneva for his longstanding expertise in all matters relating to real estate, including construction, transactions and asset management.Whos Who Switzerland Contruction & Real Estate, 2023
BianchiSchwald LLC advises clients on a diverse array of real estate matters, including financing and investment vehicles, public procurement and zoning, urban and rural property law. The tram also advises foreign clients in connection with Lex Koller, anLegal500, 2023
Yves de Coulon is recognised as a leading lawyer in Switzerland for his encyclopaedic understanding of real estate law and his outstanding work across the full spectrum of real estate issues.Whos Who Thought Leaders Switzerland Contruction & Real Estate, 2022
Yves de Coulon regularly acts on construction matters and property acquisitions with further experience handling commercial leasing. Clients praise him for being detail-oriented.Chambers Europe, 2022
Yves de Coulon has an incisive mind and deep understanding of the construction laws, in particular of the French-speaking part of SwitzerlandLegal 500 EMEA, 2022
Yves de Coulon is a standout name in the real estate sector who is regarded as very knowledgeable when it comes to development projects and lease negotiations.Whos Who Legal Real Estate, 2021
Yves de Coulon regularly acts on development projects and property acquisitions, with further experience handling commercial leasing.Chambers Europe, 2021
Geneva-based Yves de Coulon heads the group and is a key contact in construction, leases, asset management, financing and public procurement, among other areas.Legal 500 EMEA, 2020
Yves de Coulon is very active in real estate according to impressed sources who applaud his adept handling of transactions and asset management.Whos Who Legal Real Estate, 2020
Yves de Coulon comes highly recommended by market commentators for his experience in this sector. He advises on construction and development projects, as well as refurbishment matters. He also represents clients in construction defect litigation.Chambers Europe, 2019
Yves de Coulon earns acclaim from respondents for his extensive knowledge of the field and the Geneva market.Whos Who Legal Real Estate, 2019
BianchiSchwalds responsive, swift, accurate and efficient team is recommended for real estate transactions and developments in Western Switzerland. Practice head Yves de Coulon has a tremendous command of real estate issues and the industry itself.Legal500 EMEA, 2017
Experience
| Since 2023 | Membre du Conseil dadministration de la Banque Bonhôte & Cie SA |
| Since 2020 | Président de Bonhôte Immobilier SICAV |
| Since 2018 | Président de la FPLC (Fondation de droit public pour le logement bon marché et lhabitat coopératif) |
| Since 2024 | Membre du Conseil de la Fondation Immobilière de Droit Public Emma Kammacher |
| Since 2014 | Président de lAssociation Horizon Léman |
| Since 2024 | Associé, valfor |
| 2001–2024 | Co-fondateur et associé de BianchiSchwald Sàrl (initialement BCCC Avocats Sàrl) |
| 2011–2018 | Juge suppléant au Tribunal des Baux et Loyers de Genève |
| 2013–2014 | CAS en droit de la construction et de limmobilier, Université de Fribourg |
| 2003–2011 | Membre de la Commission de surveillance des Offices de poursuites et faillites de Genève |
| 1991–2001 | Avocat-collaborateur dans des études d'affaires vaudoise et genevoise |
| 1996–1997 | LL.M. in International Business Law, Kings College London |
| 1988–1990 | Stage d'avocat et Admission au barreau de Genève |
| 1985–1988 | Licence en droit, Université de Genève |
| 2014 | CAS im Bau- und Immobilienrecht, Universität Fribourg |
| 1988 | Licentiatus iuris, Universität Genf |
- 2024 Board member of the Banque Bonhôte & Cie
- 2024 Chairman of the board of Bonhôte Immobilier SICAV
- 2024 Chairman of FPLC (Public Foundation for affordable and cooperative dwelling)
- 2024 Chairman of the Horizon Léman Association
- 2024 Member of the Compagnie de 1602
- 2024 Treasurer of the Foundation Société de Lecture
- 2024 Chairman of the Foundation Cyril de Coulon
- Chamber of FSA certified experts in Real Estate & Construction law
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Swiss Association of Real Estate Economy (SVIT)
- Geneva Real Estate Chamber (CGI)
- Geneva Business Law Association (AGDA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Debts Collecting and Bankruptcy Association (Association LP)
- Geneva Bar Association
- Swiss Bar Association
- October 2023 Rencontre daffaires franco-suisse - Construction Event organized by CCI France Suisse at the Lausanne Palace
- July 2023 Foreign companies leasing office space in Switzerland Practical note in Thomson Reuters Practical Law
- April 2023 Retour à la normale Article in Correspondance immobilière romande, n°1_2023, p. 14
- March 2023 Rückkehr zur Normalität Article in Schweizer Immobilienbrief, n°356, p. 11
- March 2023 Les enjeux du futur Article in Immobilier.ch n°1092, 20/03-02/04/2023, p. 10
- January 2023 Un projet de loi destiné à protéger lacquéreur dun logement familial Article in Immobilier.ch n°1088, 16-29 January 2023, p. 18-19
- September 2021 Rencontre daffaires franco-suisse - Construction Event organized by CCI France Suisse at the Lausanne Palace
- March 2020 Un nouveau droit des marchés publics dès 2021 in Bilan, Focus Construction & Architecture, p. 5
- March 2020 Une communauté pour les acteurs de limmobilier lémanique Editorial, in Bilan, Focus Construction & Architecture, p. 2
- ugust 2019 Achat dun logement, les pièges à éviter in Bilan, p. 26-35
- September 2018 Résolutions conventionnelles dun bail à ferme agricole (4A_391/2017) Les Sprints de lImmobilier 2018 2nd round
- July 2018 Le droit de superficie et son application au logement coopératif ou en PPE in Notalex, 2/18, p. 53-67
- April 2018 La Lake Geneva Region a toujours le vent en poupe Article by François Berset, in Tout lImmobilier, n°896, 9 April 2018, p. 6
- December 2017 Conflits dintérêts: une fatalité ? in StonePage n°20, AMI IMMOBILIER, winter 2017-2018
- September 2017 PPE en droit de superficie Crédit Suisse Forum Genève, 27 September 2017
- June 2017 Les assurances construction en Suisse RICS Rencontres transfrontalières, Lyon, 9-10 June 2017
- April 2017 La Lake Geneva Region au MIPIM de Cannes: édition record au Palais des festivals Article by François Berset, in Tout lImmobilier
- March 2017 Le droit de préemption des collectivités publiques en matière de logement, à la lumière dun arrêt récent in Notalex, 1/17
- March 2017 Les pros de limmobilier se retrouvent à Cannes Article by Serge Guertchakoff, in Bilan
- April 2016 La Lake Geneva Region renforce sa présence Interview by François Berset, in Tout lImmobilier
- March 2016 La region lémanique va défendre ses atouts au MIPIM Interview by Fabrice Breithaupt, Supplément IMMOPLUS
- December 2015 Le Stand Lake Geneva Region au MIPIM 2016 in Aspects, p. 13