Beat Kühni Partner
Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.

Beat Kühni

Partner
Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.
+41 58 450 80 00
beat.kuehni@lenzstaehelin.com
Zürich
Brandschenkestrasse 24
CH-8027 Zürich
www.lenzstaehelin.com
  • Expertise

    Beat Kühni ist Partner und Experte in den Bereichen Gesellschaftsrecht, M&A, Immobilienrecht, Bank- und Finanzmarktrecht sowie Vertrags- und Handelsrecht. Er ist Leiter der Fachgruppen Real Estate und Handels- und Vertragsrecht in Zürich. Zudem ist er langjähriges Mitglied mehrerer Sektionen der Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA) und leitet die Arbeitsgruppen, welche für die VC/PE-Modelldokumentation der SECA verantwortlich sind. 

  • Fachgebiete

  • Spezialgebiete

    Corporate und M&A (mit Fokus auf Private M&A, Private Equity und Venture Capital) , Immobilienrecht, Vertrags- und Handelsrecht, Banking und Regulatorisches, Unternehmensfinanzierungen, strukturierte Finanzierungen, unternehmensinterne und aufsichtsrechtliche Untersuchungen, Insolvenz und Restrukturierungen
  • Beruflicher Werdegang und Ausbildung

    und Ausbildung

    2003Partner, Lenz & Staehelin
    1996Associate, Lenz & Staehelin
    1998University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)
    1995Anwaltspatent Schweiz
  • Sprachen

    Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch
  • Mitgliedschaften

    Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV), Zürcher Anwaltsverband (ZAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Mitglied der Private Equity, Venture Capital und Legal & Tax Sektionen der Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppen von Fachexperten, die mit der Redaktion und Aktualisierung der VC/PE-Modelldokumentation der SEC
  • Kontakt

  • Assistenz

  • Referenzen

    Beat Kühni has strong and broad knowledge and experience, and a good track record.

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

    He is very competent and offers very good communication.

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

    Beat Kühni assists clients with transactional real estate mandates, including related construction and planning law elements. He boasts particular expertise in the handling of commercial, hospitality and residential properties.

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

    Beat Kühni is exceptional by every definition.

    Chambers & Partners, 2025

    His attention to detail, responsiveness and dedication to meeting client needs make working with Beat a pleasure.

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

    Beat Kühni has very broad expertise, is very responsive and very client- and business-oriented.

    Chambers & Partners, 2024

    Very experienced and responsive; strong negotiator.

    IFLR 1000, 2024

    The collaboration with Beat Kühni and his team is highly efficient, and their advice is always to the point and very helpful. He has an in-depth understanding of our industry and broad knowledge and experience on scale-up companies in general.

    The Legal 500, 2024

    He has a strong focus on transactional matters.

    Who's Who Legal, 2024

    Beat Kühni is a go-to figure in the Swiss market for private M&A, where he is lauded for his "outstanding precision and responsiveness".

    Who's Who Legal, 2022

    Beat Kühni is revered for his top-tier work on real estate investments with sources adding, “He is extremely professional, efficient and result-driven.”

    Who's Who Legal, 2022

    Beat Kühni is described by peers as having "excellent negotiation skills, broad expertise, high responsiveness and very good business acumen.

    Who's Who Legal, 2021

    Very professional, efficient, responsive and creative

    IFLR 1000, 2020

Beat Kühni has strong and broad knowledge and experience, and a good track record.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

He is very competent and offers very good communication.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

Beat Kühni assists clients with transactional real estate mandates, including related construction and planning law elements. He boasts particular expertise in the handling of commercial, hospitality and residential properties.

Chambers & Partners, 2026

Beat Kühni is exceptional by every definition.

Chambers & Partners, 2025

His attention to detail, responsiveness and dedication to meeting client needs make working with Beat a pleasure.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Beat Kühni has very broad expertise, is very responsive and very client- and business-oriented.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Very experienced and responsive; strong negotiator.

IFLR 1000, 2024

The collaboration with Beat Kühni and his team is highly efficient, and their advice is always to the point and very helpful. He has an in-depth understanding of our industry and broad knowledge and experience on scale-up companies in general.

The Legal 500, 2024

He has a strong focus on transactional matters.

Who's Who Legal, 2024

Beat Kühni is a go-to figure in the Swiss market for private M&A, where he is lauded for his "outstanding precision and responsiveness".

Who's Who Legal, 2022

Beat Kühni is revered for his top-tier work on real estate investments with sources adding, “He is extremely professional, efficient and result-driven.”

Who's Who Legal, 2022

Beat Kühni is described by peers as having "excellent negotiation skills, broad expertise, high responsiveness and very good business acumen.

Who's Who Legal, 2021

Very professional, efficient, responsive and creative

IFLR 1000, 2020

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