Thomas Braun
Attorney-at-Law
Partner
Contact
+41 43 268 8777 | thomas.braun@epartners.ch
Professional Career
Thomas Braun joined our firm in 2018. After the completion of his studies at the University of Zurich and Geneva he worked for a commercial law firm in Zurich and got his admission to the bar in 2007. Between 2008 and 2018 he was involved in construction- und infrastructure projects as project lawyer for principals and contractors. For five years of this timeframe, he worked as inhouse-counsel for one of the leading installation technology groups in Switzerland.
- diploma CAS real estate and construction law (University of Fribourg, 2018)
- project lawyer Nant de Drance SA (2016 - 2018)
- project lawyer Alpiq Infra AG (2013 - 2016)
- legal department Alpiq InTec Group (2008 - 2013)
- attorney in a commercial- and business law firm in Zurich (2007 - 2008)
Areas of Expertise
Since 2008, Thomas Braun has specialised in advising and representing the interests of clients in construction and plant construction projects. He advises clients in all legal matters within this context, inter alia regarding:
- drafting, reviewing, and adjustment of contracts
- legal opportunity and risk assessments
- negotiations
- strategic analyses
- enforcement of claims
- in-house trainings
- litigations in court and proceedings with authorities
Experience
Thomas Braun advised in projects in the following areas, in the process of which he gained substantial practical experience and well-founded technical knowledge:
- railway and traffic technology
- hydropower plants
- tunneling and underground structures
- construction of research facilities
- various projects in all areas of building technology and installation technology
Languages
German, English, French and Italian
Memberships
- Swiss and Zurich bar associations
Publications
- e:2.22 Substitute performance in the law of contracts for work - a demanding legal instrument Published in: epartners Fokus
- e:2.20 The coronavirus in construction projects Published in: epartners Fokus
- e:3.19 Conformity and Compliance – Declarations with risks and side effects Published in: epartners Fokus