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.

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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"

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)
  • Author and speaker in the fields of activity

Further publications

Further publications
2024

Lexology Panoramic. Climate Regulation Switzerland, 2024

Prof. Dr. Isabelle Romy, Denise Wohlwend, Dr. Christoph Jäger
Further publicationsPublications
2021

Repetitorium Planungs-, Bau- und Umweltrecht

Dr. Christoph Jäger
Further publicationsPublications
2021

Photovoltaik-Anlagen auf Bauten in der Landwirtschaftszone

Dr. Christoph Jäger
Further publicationsPublications
2021

Solaranlagen im Meldeverfahren nach Art. 18a RPG

Dr. Christoph Jäger
Further publicationsPublications
2021

Art. 10 und 12 EnG in der Raumplanung – Kantonale Pflichten zur Ausscheidung von Eignungsgebieten und Förderung erneuerbarer Energie

Dr. Christoph Jäger

Conferences

ConferencesSpeaking Engagements
17. February 2020

Zweitwohnungen

Dr. Christoph Jäger
ConferencesSpeaking Engagements
2020

Technische Verhandlungen – Bereinigung der Angebote nach Art. 39 BöB/IVöB 2019

Dr. Christoph Jäger
ConferencesSpeaking Engagements
23. October 2019

Solaranlagen – Das Meldeverfahren nach Art. 18a RPG

Dr. Christoph Jäger
ConferencesSpeaking Engagements
22. June 2018

Änderungen des Angebots im Verfahren

Dr. Christoph Jäger
ConferencesSpeaking Engagements
21. June 2017

Ausstand – Besonderheiten im Beschaffungsverfahren

Dr. Christoph Jäger

Contact

Bern

Effingerstrasse 1
Postfach
CH-3001 Bern


Tel. +41 58 200 35 00
Fax +41 58 200 35 11
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch
 

Gstaad

Promenade 58
CH-3780 Gstaad

gstaad@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Kellerhals Carrard

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