Dr. Christoph Jäger

Attorney at Law, Partner, Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law

“Regulatory demands are increasing in both the public and private sector, and management law is becoming more complex across all areas as a result. There is a growing number of standards and they are changing rapidly. We maintain an overview of new developments and support you with our expertise, acting as a team player in your projects and processes. Clear, convincing and congenial.”

About

Christoph Jäger is a proven expert in constitutional and administrative law. In this area, he advises clients, represents them in proceedings at all federal and cantonal courts, conducts internal investigations and provides expert opinions. His clients include communities, administrative bodies at all levels of government, other public companies and institutions, as well as private individuals, associations and private companies from all sectors that need support in connection with the government.

Christoph Jäger focuses on public construction law, spatial planning, the environment, energy, public procurement and commercial administrative law. He also has tried-and-tested experience in private construction law and contract law. He is a member of various expert committees, as well as an author and speaker in his specialist areas, and has several teaching assignments, including lecturing at ETH Zurich and the University of Berne.

Contact

Tel. +41 58 200 35 28

Fax +41 58 200 35 11

christoph.jaeger@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Assistance

Emelie Geissbühler

+41 58 200 35 28

emelie.geissbuehler@kellerhals-carrard.ch

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Languages

German
English
French

Recommended by Legal500 in the practice area of Public Law ("leading individual")

Legal500 EMEA 2020 Rankings: "Christoph Jäger is an excellent and trustworthy lawyer, highly qualified, with a deep understanding of business issues. At the same time, he is socially competent, cooperative and engaged. It is a pleasure to work with him. Uncomplicated, close to our practical issues, very pragmatic in finding executable and reasonable solutions. Very fast in capturing new issues"

Expertise

Practice Areas

Construction and Real Estate

Energy, Infrastructure and Environment

Criminal law, legal assistance, internal investigations, crisis management and compliance

Sectors

Energy and Natural Resources

Public Sector and Procurement

Experience

Ranking & Awards

Career

Memberships

Education

Further Activities

Recommended by Legal500 in the practice area of Public Law (“leading individual”) > Kellerhals Carrard > Zurich > Switzerland | The Legal 500 law firm profiles

Professor Walther Hug Prize (2010) for one of the best theses in law awarded at universities in Switzerland

Since 2015: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard Bern KlG

2009–2015: Attorney at Kellerhals Carrard Bern KlG

2004–2009: Research assistant at the Swiss Association for National Planning VLP-ASPAN (today: EspaceSuisse – Association for Spatial Planning)

2003–2004: Attorney at a Bern law firm

2000–2002: Internships in civil courts, government official office, and law practices

1997–2000: In parallel to his studies, part-time work at the Swiss Association for National Planning VLP-ASPAN (today: EspaceSuisse – Association for Spatial Planning)

Berne and Swiss Bar Association (BAV/SAV)

Berne Association of Lawyers (BJV)

EspaceSuisse – Association for Spatial Planning (ES)

Association for Environmental Law (VUR)

Swiss Association for Public Procurement (SVöB)

Swiss Advocates‘ Chamber of Certified Specialists SBA Construction and Real Estate Law

2021: Certified specialist SBA construction and real estate law, Swiss Bar Association SAV/FSA

2021: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Construction and Real Estate Law, University of Fribourg

2011: Cambridge International Legal English Certificate ILEC

2008: Dr. iur., “summa cum laude,” University of Bern

2003: Admitted to the bar, Cantonal Supreme Court of Canton Bern

2000: lic. iur., “magna cum laude,” University of Bern

Member of the Federal Noise Abatement Commission EKLB (since 2012)

Member of the Bar Examination Commission of Canton Bern, Faculty of Constitution and Administrative Law (since 2014)

Member of the Examination Committee for Notaries of Canton Bern, Faculty of Constitutional and Administrative Law (since 2014)

Member of the Examination Committee of the Federal Procurement Conference FPC/ Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (FOBL) of the “Basics of Public Procurement” certificate course (2015–2020)

Member of the working group "secondary-residences law“ of Canton Bern (since 2018)

Lecturer in environmental law and introduction to the law at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich (since 2010)

Lecturer in public procurement law as part of the lecture on Bernese administrative law and procedural law at the University of Berne (since 2009)

Lecturer at the University of Berne and Module Coordinator for the CAS in Public Procurement (formerly: CAS ICT Procurements; 2015-2022)

Lecturer in the Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) course at the Center of Competence for Public Management at the University of Berne, in Module 2, “Procurement of services (submission)” (since 2018)

Lecturer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences and Module Coordinator for the CAS in Public Procurement, Module 1 “Basic Principles of Public Procurement, Compliance and Project Management” (since 2022)

Lecturer in infrastructure law and expropriation law in the diploma course “Bernese Building Manager,” bwd Education Center for Business and Services, Berne (2018-2021)

Member of the editorial staff of the journal “Baurecht – Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergabewesen” (BR/DC), published by the Institute of Swiss and International Building Law at the University of Fribourg (since 2017)