LAWYER AND CIVIL ENGINEER
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
EXPERTISE: CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE LAW AND LIFE SCIENCE
E-mail: xavier.borghi@bat-law.ch
Tel: +41 21 533 57 70
Address: Rue Etraz 4
Case postale 5484
1002 Lausanne
BACKGROUND
2021
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
2020/21
CAS Construction and Real Estate Law (Institute for Swiss and International Construction Law at the University of Fribourg)
2011
Bar admission in Zurich
2009
Began advisory and litigation work in a law firm
2009
Master of Laws in economic law, University of Geneva
2008
Master of Laws (lic. iur), University of Geneva
2006-2008
Design and supervision of infrastructure projects in Switzerland and abroad
2006
PhD in engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
2000
Master of Science in civil engineering, ETH Zurich
AREAS OF LAW
Construction and real estate law
Corporate and commercial law
Contract law
Dispute resolution, arbitration
Life science
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Conducting the WEKA seminar “Legal aspects of planning and construction supervision” together with Denis Oliver Adler and Stefan Tönz
Several speaking engagements on technical and legal matters
MEMBERSHIPS
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA)
Swiss Tunnelling Society
Construction Law Group of the Zurich Bar Association
LANGUAGES
French
German
English
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese
PUBLICATIONS AND EXPERT OPINIONS
Numerous legal opinions and technical publications.