Employment

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd’s employment team is renowned for advising clients across several labour law issues, as well as on employment matters relating to high-end transactions and major disputes. It has a particularly strong reputation in the employment litigation arena. Notable individual Vincent Carron has extensive experience of representing clients before the labour courts and advising them on all employment law matters including the drafting and reviewing of employment documentation. Michael Hess advises domestic and foreign clients on employment law matters such as international employee transfers.

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Testimonials

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‘The employment team at Schellenberg Wittmer is highly qualified and very experienced in labour law matters. The team members are very responsive and solution-oriented, with excellent quality services provided to clients.’
‘Vincent Carron is an outstanding employment law specialist, with an exceptional capacity to apply his in-depth knowledge of all labour law matters to any concrete employment case with a strategic, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.’
‘I use Michael Hess for employment work and he is extremely responsive and commercial.’
‘SW are true partners to us, not just service providers. The long-term relationship we have with them allows for a true collaboration, with in-depth understanding of issues at stake and our style.’
‘We collaborate a lot with Vincent Carron, who is simply the best in his field (pension plans) in Switzerland. Mr Carron not only delivers outstanding services to us, but brings creativity and different points of view that we would not have thought of ourselves.’
‘Seamless experience.’
‘Very knowledgeable and well networked. Pragmatic approach.’
‘Vincent Carron and his team have deep expertise in the area of law we work together. Vincent Carron is a true expert in the field of employment law. They are reliable and what I appreciate most, besides spot-on legal counsel, is that they are always available and follow up diligently.’

Key clients

Credit Suisse
OTB Ventures
Orange Cyberdefense
Cardinal Health
Bouygues Construction
Procter & Gamble
Schroder & Co. Bank AG
Magnit Global Switzerland GmbH
ams-Osram AG

Work highlights

Advising Orange Cyberdefense with regard to all employment and social insurance aspects of the acquisition of Telsys and SCRT.
Advised a client on a cost-effective operating model leveraging resources available within the group and assisted with setting up its Swiss business and obtaining the required licences.