Olivier Vuillaume

olivier.vuillaume@reberlaw.ch

Lic.iur., Attorney at Law
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law
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Swiss citizen

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Preferred Areas of practice

• Construction and Real Estate Law
  Construction and Real Estate Law

  Construction and real estate law is one of our core competencies. Our clients include professional builders, real estate owners, buyers, managers and brokers, construction companies, architects and engineers, as well as public authorities and communities, whom we advise and support in all legal matters relating to real estate and constructions. We are well versed in private construction law as well as in public construction, planning and environmental law and conduct civil construction litigation as well as administrative proceedings.

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  Olivier Vuillaume

• Employment Law and Public Personnel Law
  Employment Law and Public Personnel Law

  We are proven specialists in employment law and offer comprehensive advice to both employers and employees in all matters of employment and public personnel law, including related areas of law such as social security law, immigration law, data protection, etc. We act as a permanent legal service for companies from various industries and regularly represent both employers and employees in court. Therefore, we are familiar with the peculiarities of labor law litigation from both perspectives.

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  Julia Gschwend

  

  Olivier Vuillaume

  

  Angie Romero

  

  Roberto Hayer

• Litigation and Procedural Law
  Litigation and Procedural Law

  We advise our clients in all commercial and private disputes and, if necessary, represent their interests with determination, skill and vigor before all state courts in Switzerland and before arbitral tribunals and authorities. This also applies to proceedings for interim relief, attachment and seizure of assets as well as to the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. In addition, we provide expert opinions on civil procedure law and on criminal and administrative procedure law issues.

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  Olivier Vuillaume

  

  Angie Romero

  

  Beatrice Benz

  

  Julia Gschwend

  

  Roberto Hayer

• Inheritance Law, Pension and Succession Planning
  Inheritance Law, Pension and Succession Planning

  We offer advice and representation in all matters of inheritance law in estate planning and business succession, focusing on the avoidance of future conflicts and striving for holistic succession solutions. We have many years of experience in the drafting of matrimonial and inheritance agreements, wills and testaments, provident orders as well as in the execution of wills. For cases in an international context, we can call on specialists from abroad at any time, if necessary, thanks to our broad network. 

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  Roberto Hayer

  

  Julia Gschwend

  

  Olivier Vuillaume

• Private Clients / SMEs
  Private Clients / SMEs

  We offer private clients, in particular entrepreneurs, comprehensive advice on all legal issues related to the operation of an SME, namely on corporate law, contract law, employment law or regulatory issues. We also support our clients in organizing their private and business succession, in legal issues related to their asset management and in construction projects. In addition, we advise private individuals on the organization of their estate and on property law issues in the event of separation, divorce or death, etc. 

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  Roberto Hayer

  

  Julia Gschwend

  

  Olivier Vuillaume

• Spanish Desk
  Spanish Desk

  REBER operates a Spanish Desk with 4 partners, all of whom are fluent in Spanish and have a cultural background in Spain or Latin America. This allows us to provide targeted and efficient advice in the native language of the client or the opposing party, taking into account the cultural differences between Switzerland and Spanish speaking countries. 

  In our function, we advise and accompany our Swiss clients in cross-border matters, namely in investments or in legal proceedings abroad. We have an excellent network to law firms in Spanish speaking countries, which we have built up over decades. 

  Furthermore, we assist Spanish-speaking clients in relocating to Switzerland, in investments and acquisitions in Switzerland and in court and arbitration proceedings with a Swiss connection.

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  Roberto Hayer

  

  Beatrice Benz

  

  Olivier Vuillaume

  

  Angie Romero

Languages

German, English, Spanish

profile

Olivier Vuillaume is a certified expert in construction and real estate law and in employment law. He is particularly specialized in the conduct of litigation and court proceedings as well as in the out-of-court settlement of disputes in these and other areas of law. You will benefit from his many years of practical experience in asserting and defending claims in court not only in conflict situations, but also wherever such situations are to be avoided, such as in the drafting and negotiation of contracts.

Credentials (Excerpt)

• Permanent legal service for several professional developers and real estate administrators in construction and real estate law issues
• Permanent legal service for several building authorities and municipalities in matters of building, planning, environmental and administrative law
• Permanent legal service for various companies from different industries in labor law issues and everyday business matters
• Representation of several major companies in the construction industry and insurance companies in court
• Successful defenses of a client in state court proceedings against a CHF 26 million liability claim and of a client in arbitral proceedings against a claim with an amount in dispute of USD 40 million
• Several successes before the Federal Supreme Court
  (BGE 1C_633/2023, BGE 1C_209/2023, BGE 5A_47/2019, BGE 5A_672/2015, BGE 4A_307/2014, BGE 1C_244/2014, BGE 4A_553/2010, BGE 4A_439/2010)

Professional memberships

• Zurich Bar Association (ZBA / ZAV)
• Swiss Bar Association (SBA / SAV) 
• Chamber of Specialists SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
• Section Civil Procedure Law of the Zurich Bar Association 
• Section Construction Law of the Zurich Bar Association
• Section Employment Law of the Zurich Bar Association

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