Dr Martin L Müller > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Pestalozzi
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008
Switzerland

Work Department

Mergers and acquisitions / Corporate / Employment.

Position

Member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate/M&A as well as Employment & Pensions groups in Zurich. He advises clients on transactional employment, executive employment, pensions, corporate transactions and restructuring, and commercial contracts.

Career

University of St. Gallen (lic.iur., 1994; Dr.iur., 1997) and Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2002). Bar admission (1999). Joined Pestalozzi (2002). Partner at Pestalozzi (2007).

Languages

German, English, French.

Memberships

International Bar Association, Swiss and Zurich Bar Associations, European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Employment

Pestalozzi are a ‘top-level firm’, advising on senior executive disputes and agreements, working time regulations for white- and blue-collar employees, termination of employment agreements, mass redundancies, employee transfers resulting from corporate restructurings, say-on-pay rules for Swiss listed companies, and partial liquidation of pension funds in connection with spin-offs. Department co-head Martin L. Mueller supports clients with the M&A employment aspects, board level disputes, discrimination, whistleblowing, and collective consultation. Christian Roos, who also co-heads the team, has expertise in mass dismissals, social plan negotiations, and restrictive covenants. Andreas Lienhard regularly litigates before labour courts for claims such as summary dismissals, unfair dismissals, bonuses, and gender equality.