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Niederer Kraft Frey AG

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Niederer Kraft Frey AG has ‘strong expertise’ in all aspects of employment law including compensation plans, working time recording, and employee transfers. The team is also very active in employment litigation cases before the Swiss courts, in particular with regard to wrongful termination claims and bonuses. The team is headed by Catherine Grun Meyer, who advises clients on employment law matters in M&A transactions and on personnel lending and temporary staffing regulations, and Valerie Meyer Bahar, whose expertise include drafting of employment agreements and related documents, compensation matters, terminations, and intra-group personnel hiring. Andreas Casutt specialises in executive compensation and incentive schemes whilst Nicolas Kuonen, who joined from Tavernier Tschanz in January 2023, and Thomas Sprecher are dispute resolution specialists. Livia Keller, who impresses clients with her ’responsiveness and quick turnaround time’, advises clients on corporate employment law and compensation.

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  • ‘The team provide sound advice and practical solutions when we have sought legal advice and do so in a very timely fashion.’
  • ‘Valerie Meyer Bahar and Livia Keller are responsive, transparent with legal fees and truly understand the commercial sensitivities when working with us to find a solution to a dispute/challenge we may be facing.’
  • ‘Outstanding performance by all individuals.’
  • ‘Strong expertise in the employment practice, very pragmatic and solution-oriented.’
  • ‘Impressive responsiveness and quick turnaround time from Livia Keller.'
  • ‘Very quick feedback, experienced and always come up with suggestions and solutions to problem solving.’
  • ‘Good blend and adequate coverage for diversified topics, in addition to being familiar with the best practices.’
  • ‘Diligent professionals, detail-oriented and available.’
  • ‘Engaged, goal-oriented, fast in providing feedback and always reachable.’

Key clients

  • Capvis Equity Partners AG
  • Coop
  • Globegarden
  • Global Blue and Silverlake
  • Klopman AG
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers AG
  • Swiss Steel Holding AG
  • HCM International Ltd

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Livia Keller
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Livia Keller represents clients in employment, in contractual as well as in commercial and corporate disputes before cantonal courts and the Federal Court. She also advises on various aspects of employment law, e.g., on employment agreements, employee handbooks, working time regulations, bonus schemes, terminations, domestic and international personnel lending, and employment law issues in connection with domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and restructurings, including employment due diligence, transfer of employees and mass dismissals.
Leading partners
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Catherine Grun Meyer
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Catherine Grun mainly focuses on inheritance, estate and family law (including marital and marital property law), foundation law as well as employment, corporate and contract law. Her work also includes dispute resolution in these areas.
Valerie Meyer Bahar
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Valerie Meyer Bahar specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration as well as employment law. She regularly represents clients in litigious matters, focusing on corporate, commercial and shareholder disputes, and renders advice in the area of employment law, in particular with regard to corporate employment law and compensation matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Catherine Grun Meyer, Valerie Meyer Bahar

Other key lawyers

Andreas Casutt, Nicolas Kuonen, Thomas Sprecher, Livia Keller

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