‘The team led by Thomas Stolz is highly professional and a key partner for us. The whole team works quickly and creatively in finding solutions to problems.’

‘Thomas Stolz as lead immigration partner is very customer focused and always represents very well with all our clients.’

‘Bär & Karrer is leading in the corporate and compensation-related employment practice.’

‘Laura Widmer is the expert for compensation-related HR topics.’

‘Very pro-active and commercially aware labour law team, have been very helpful to me and my HR colleagues over the past 12 months. Would highly recommend them!’

‘Balz Gross and his team of associates are superb. They worked on a very sensitive matter with a global strategic significance to my organisation, based in the US. Balz and his team were always able to understand my/my employer’s perspective, even if it mis-aligned with their own local perspective. They helped us achieve a very good result overall. Very pleased.’

‘Balz Gross is a leader in the employment field – an expert who is responsive, commercial and client friendly.’

‘Gregor Buhler was very hands on, commercial in his approach and across all of the details of the case.’

‘People with amazing knowledge and skills, beyond normal high performers. Very professional, always timely delivery, advice not only to the question but also with broader perspective and examples for all points of view for parties involved.’

‘I work mainly with Andreas Müller who has proven to me his very high level of knowledge in comparison to other lawyers/companies. His very positive character and extremely professional and solution oriented approach was noticed at Executive and Board level when involved in some of the topics. He is not afraid to clearly communicate on all aspects of the solution and in case other expert’s input is required, he is transparent about it.’

‘The team is exceptionally dedicated, engaged and, driven. The whole team goes every extra mile. This personally never-experienced level of engagement is paired with an expert knowledge on both partner and associate level. I never experienced such an elite support on a comprehensive level. Very impressive.’

‘Andreas Müller (Partner) – he is almost 24/7 available, even for non-scheduled and very ad-hoc calls or requests. His expert knowledge, paired with profound experience and empathy, patience and customer-orientation is exceptional. On associate level I can echo this for Jeremy Reichlin and Angela Casey.’

‘I have relied on the Lenz & Staehelin employment practice for a quite a few years now and have been uniformly very satisfied with their advisory services. Very capable people, from the more junior to the more senior levels. Simply excellent.’

‘I have been dealing with Ms. Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux for a very long time now. She excels at Swiss labour law issues and has helped us deal not only with technically challenging issues pertaining to contracts, incentives, pension fund rules and regulations, labor consequences of M&A or restructuring decisions but also with the more emotionally difficult issues such as firing employees with long tenure or members of management. She manages to bring a kind of reasonableness to the handling of difficult issues while also taking into account the legal and financial ramifications of all decisions. Many times, her advice and counsel has helped us escape difficult predicaments and avoid litigation, fines or useless conflicts. I highly recommend her as an outstanding lawyer and as a good person too!’

‘Diverse and competent team with a variety of skills and experience which represents a real asset for the client.’

‘Sara Rousselle: pragmatic, responsive, solution-oriented, creative and promoting amicable resolution.’

‘Dominique Müller is engaging, calm and quick to respond to matters; and if he is unable to assist capacity-wise he identifies people within his team able to provide quality advice. Advice is given in a clear, no nonsense manner with clear options for navigation and/or resolution.’

‘Employment team is very much aligned: Left hand knows exactly what right hand does and vice versa.’

‘Dr. Dominique Müller: Very sharp. Can easily predict next step of counterparty. Anja Affolter (Associate): very talented, can absorb tons of material in no time.’

‘Sarah Roussel-Ruffieux is very clear and has a lot of knowledge not only in employment law. She is an expert and her advice results from many business cases with clients or authorities. She finds solutions rather than risks or legal issues, so that both client and foreign adviser know exactly how to proceed. As compared to other Swiss advisors, her advice is always simple and understandable, she makes Swiss employment law accessible!’

‘Very valuable support. To the point, carefully weighing various options, targeted advice.’

‘Dr. Andreas Casutt is a highly professional and pleasant lawyer who wants the best for the client. Exceptional customer orientation. Excellent value for money.’

‘Deep expertise on the employment issues that matter to me; not just the legal facts but also the interpretation. Solid advice on contractual matters, including practical suggestions on what tradeoffs to make in negotiation.’

‘Highly responsive, professional, helpful. Wiling to take time whilst on holiday to help me meet a deadline. Overall, a pleasure to work with, while also leaving me confident that I was getting the best advice possible.’

‘The employment-law team at this firm is characterised by its exceptionally strong and experienced individuals, who are able to demonstrate impressive expertise and extremely strong negotiating skills.’

‘We experienced Dr. Valerie Meyer Bahar as an exceptionally skillful employment lawyer and litigator who provided highest-quality advice which she is able to deliver very comprehensibly. We can recommend Dr. Valerie Meyer Bahar in every respect as an outstanding professional.’

‘As a full service and tier-one firm, Niederer Kraft Frey cover all aspects of a client’s needs. Even though we usually use Catherine (Grun) as a single point of entry, we always get a tailor-made solution by the respective specialists without delay. Hence, the firm can solve complex issues on a top-level basis. We are extremely content with them in all areas where they work for us. Niederer Kraft Frey are easy to work with. They get the job done. They know how we operate and what we value. We trust each other which speeds up the process so that we get quickly to the core of the issue.’

‘Catherine Grun is a great pleasure to work with. Her advice is well thought out, measured and to the point. She has a capacity to understand and deal with what is going on at every level. She applies her deep legal expertise and broad industry knowledge to get to the results a client needs. She is a first-class lawyer.’

‘The firm was used to assist with a difficult labour law matter. Dr Andreas Leinhard and Christian Roos (partner) were always available even after hours and weekends. Their approach made it feel like we were “in it together”. Advice provided was also practical and delivered in a straight forward and easily understandable way. It didn’t feel like “lawyer speak”. The firm has also been used to provide advice in respect of Swiss tax law (Jonas Sigrist) as it relates to employee share schemes. Likewise advice provided was very practical and implementable. It is a very complex subject but was made easily understandable. It is evident that the firm has breadth and offers a one-stop shop.’

‘Highly responsive team of individuals that provided practical implementable advice and were always on-hand to assist even after hours and over weekends when there were tight deadlines to respond to matters that arose.’

‘The team was able to provide high quality advice on a complex cross-border senior executive termination, demonstrating a clear understanding of the legal issues and taking a commercial and pragmatic approach.’

‘I was very impressed with senior counsel Andreas Lienhard, supervised by partner Christian Roos, who both understand the legal issues and were able to deal with the client in a clear and understandable way.’

‘Open for a very broad range of issues. Very easy to talk to. Good sense of commercial issues.’

‘Highly motivated and professional individuals.‘

‘The team’s consulting approach, which takes into account the specifics of our company, agility and culture. Direct, trusting, fast-acting and pragmatic.’

‘Christian Roos: Extensive business-oriented experience with which he assesses out-of-the-box legal issues concerning employment relationships we address to him. Extremely responsive and at the same time always thoughtful and calm. Louis de Mestral: He incorporates strategic approaches as early as the consultation stage to create a good position in legal disputes. Great commitment and interest in the companies and contacts he advises.’

‘Meticulous attention to detail. Good local connections.’

‘Fast, detailed and friendly.’

‘I have been working with Schellenberg’s Employment practice for 10 years. The team is reactive, always available with a deep technical knowledge. I can rely on them in all circumstances. Their legal guidance is business oriented as they have quickly grown a deep understanding of our operations, businesses and internal processes and structures.’

‘I have been working with Vincent Caron for over 10 years. He is one of the leading employment lawyers in Switzerland which I believe comes from the fact that has an impressive knowledge not only of Swiss employment law but also social security law, especially in the area of pensions. His technical mastery, his ability to quickly understand and grasp the issue and his understanding of our operations/structure makes him a trusted partner we can rely on in any situation. He is always available and not only provides clear legal guidance but also provides back-up solutions were needed.’

‘S&W employs only lawyers that are experts in their (limited) domains of activities. Due to the large number of lawyers and the collaboration between them within S&W, customers are confident that their legal issues are always managed state of the art.’

‘Strong expertise, pragmatic proposals, and pleasant collaboration.’

‘My main contact Rayan Houdrouge has shown to be extremely commercial whilst advising in many practice areas. This combination is quite rare and is invaluable for clients.’

‘The Employment Practice Team is very responsive, has deep and up to date knowledge and aligns internally with other practice teams where complex matters requires so. Very good collaboration with our internal stakeholders. Business oriented and hands-on support.’

‘The team is extremely reactive and pragmatic. All members communicate very well among them and adopt the same approach and methodology towards complex legal issues. In addition, our firm has very appreciated the adaptability of the team in terms of communication tools and its flexibility in terms of billing.’

‘Rayan Houdrouge is not only an exceptional lawyer but he is also a great manager. He is fully dedicated and use all members of its team in the most efficient manner. He is always solution-oriented and able to design the most adapted strategy to very complex legal situation. He is also capable of remaining calm in all circumstances and always keep in mind the end goal of the strategy.’

‘I appreciate the strong team spirit that I can perceive as a client. The client is considered part of the team and fully integrated in the legal thought process and solution finding. Client is listened to carefully. We get excellent legal perspective always considering legal bottom line with best practice and actual business need.’

‘It is a real pleasure to work with Walder Wyss. The collaboration is extremely efficient and very professional and we really appreciate their transparent way of working. The team is very diverse and innovative: In case of changes in legislation or new decisions, very informative newsletters are sent out immediately, summarizing the changes precisely.’

‘Philippe Nordmann has a vast experience in all employment related areas. He is fast thinking and always reacts immediately to all of our- sometimes very complex enquiries and gives outstanding and helpful advice. He has a high level of responsibility and has a very balanced, pleasant personality. Philippe Nordmann also has a great team supporting him. In this context, I would like to highlight Jonas Knechtli in particular.‘

‘Simone Wetzstein has continuously exceeded our expectations. Her professionalism, integrity, continued support and exceptional expertise have helped us navigate through uncertain situations. She always responds in a timely manner, and offers multiple solutions before executing, so we can proactively choose a tailored service to our questions. This way, costs are proactively mitigated. We feel truly backed and supported by her.’

‘My personal experience with BianchiSchwald LLC has confirmed that I was working with a highly professional team, experts in employment law, cordial and friendly while going quickly to the heart of the matter and issues, without wasting any time. The team has guided me and provide expert advise throughout the legal case and court appearance. I never one had a doubt nor questioned my choice of BianchiSchwald LLC to assist me in my legal procedure.’

‘While I do not have enormous experience working with law firms and competitors to BiahchiSchwald LLC, I have been impressed by and grateful to be represented by Stéphanie Fuld as my lawyer and Nathalie Marti, her assistant and intern at the firm. We worked very closely together, sharing documents, emails and information which helped us to move forward with the defence of my personal case. Stéphanie Fuld guided me through the legal parameters in English and French, when necessary, with her wealth of experience and legal specialization for employment law. I was always confident in her recommendations for our defence and path moving forward at each step. Nathalie Marti is very detailed and provided a lot of research for my specific case, comparing previous legal decisions and double checking all the facts. I highly recommend Stéphanie Fuld. She is very professional and an expert in employment law. I would not hesitate to work again with Stéphanie Fuld and Nathalie Marti again, if the need arises.’

‘Excellent quality in response and legal advice.’

‘Over the last 18 months I have worked closely with Stéphanie Fuld And Alexandra Uffer who provide outstanding service and quality in their legal advice and support in dealing with HR and business related legal matters and whom I highly recommend.’

‘Alfred Blesi is a seasoned practitioner with an in-depth command of his field of practice combined with an extensive experience of litigation. One of the top-notch labour lawyers in Switzerland.’

‘We mostly collaborated with Roberta Papa and Rene Hirsiger. It was a great pleasure to collaborate with them and we will contact them again for future legal cases.’

‘Roberta Papa has familiarised herself with the required special law and has acquired a very high level of expertise in various areas of law relevant to our cases. It is almost impossible to find a lawyer in Switzerland who has an overview of all relevant aspects as she does. We are also lawyers ourselves and we appreciate her extraordinarily also because she is always very precise and thinks of all eventualities without being extravagant. She is also exceptionally pleasant to collaborate with.’

‘Boutique firm focused on employment law – extremely experienced and knowledgeable in this field.’

‘Roberta Papa has been advising us for five years and I can only praise her excellent service. Almost always she is able to advise immediately without having to research information. Her in depth knowledge about the theory and also practice in Swiss employment law matters is impressive.’

‘Team with a good mix of very knowledgeable partners and hard-working associates. Very fast response time.’

‘Christian Gersbach has a profound knowledge in Swiss employment practice and a very coherent and pleasant way to explain it to me as a client.’

‘CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd represents an excellent partner for us, which is characterized by pragmatic, goal-oriented and professional work with a hands-on mentality.’

‘Our direct contacts stand out because they are available and willing to go the extra mile for us. They work as hard as we do and give us the feeling that we are not alone even in challenging situations.’

‘Business perspective and comprehensive advice on specific queries.’

‘Work with Christian Gersbach can be described as business oriented advice and partnership.’

‘My collaboration with MLL Legal Firm was initiated when the company I work for, had to deal with a very demanding, in terms of substance and time pressure, project. The decision to assign the project to MLL Legal proved to be the best we could ever made! We received first class legal services and a real partner! Flexibility, commercial understanding, proactiveness, time management, clear and robust guidance, partnership etc. are only few words that describe what makes MLL Legal unique. I would strongly recommend MLL Legal and I wish I could collaborate with MLL Legal in all the countries we activate to.’

‘I was fortunate to collaborate with Mr. Marcel Steinegger. I will not refer to his exceptional legal services that have been proved to be top class, I will focus on what makes him different from all the other lawyers I have worked with across the globe. Mr. Marcel Steinegger becomes a valuable partner who gets engaged demonstrating real understanding of company’s needs. He provides his superb legal advices being always flexible and willing to hear and understand the “commercial” requirements of the business. I wish all the legal advisor I collaborate with are like Mr. Marcel Steinegger.’

‘Professional legal advice, fast response time. Substitution ensured at all times.’

‘The merger has added great HR specialist to the existing team.’

‘Sergio Bortolani, partner, very responsive, accurate billing, pragmatic, problem-solving approach.’

‘Within my role I work with different firms across the European region and MME has excelled not only in their knowledge, but their team has been one of the most proactive and responsive I have had the pleasure to work with thus far.’

‘I had the pleasure to work closely with the employment department of MME specifically Michele Stutz and Linus Hug. As mentioned above their responsiveness and proactiveness have been second to none. From setting up legal employment templates to internal policies, both individuals have always shown a thorough understanding of our organization allowing them to provide assistance while keeping the bigger picture in mind. As a company that was setting up operations for the first time in the Swiss territory while experiencing high volume and rapid growth, it was important to engage with legal partners who were experts in their field and able to provide quick quality work. I can happily say they have delivered on all aspects.’

‘Michele Stutz and Martina Aepli – the two partners at MME legal in the employment department, are both superb – we work with them regularly and they are commercial, technically excellent and very easy to work with. Clients love them.’

‘They have particular specialist knowledge of employment issues in the crypto currency sector, as well as wider financial services, wealth management, tech and related sectors.’

‘Very good practitioners. Special mention of Michele Stutz and Jonatan Baier and Manuela Fuchs.’

‘We received courteous and competent advice from the contact persons at MME Legal at all times. There is nothing to criticize and I would recommend MME Legal at any time.’

‘Michele Stutz and Raffael Blattmann are leading figures in the field of labour law and incredibly pleasant to work with.’

‘MME is an innovation-driven consulting firm very well suited to provide full legal, tax, and compliance advice, with offices in Zurich and Zug. The firm represents companies and individuals in all business and employment matters in Switzerland and internationally. Clients are supported with outstanding personal and thorough attention, speed, and efficiency. We are proud to recommend their diverse expert team and practice ability to fully work in German and English on an international level.’

‘The VISCHER employment team are superb. Notably, Marc Prinz and Anela Lucic.‘

‘We are extremely satisfied with the support we receive from Marc Prinz and his team at VISCHER. Extremely responsive, very pragmatic with very good judgement and common sense. We receive amazing value for money. A true business partner.’

‘The knowledge of the team, across many topics and being able to use it in a pragmatic and straight forward way in relevant contexts.‘

‘Marc Prinz – admirable ability to know how to deal with complex cases, based on technical expertise and commercial knowledge. Anela Lucic – laser-sharp, excellent litigator, extraordinary ability to make the most complex concepts seem simple. A name to watch for the future.‘

‘Sophisticated, multi-lingual professional individuals.‘

‘Marc Prinz. Highly skilled, great communicator, high sense of ownership and engagement, great availability and advisor.‘

‘Efficiency, available, accuracy from Juliette Ancelle.’

‘Anna Neukom Chaney is a very experienced employment lawyer with a quick mind and extremely pleasurable to work with.’

‘Highly qualified professional, very responsive, always provides excellent strategic advice, able to cover many different legal topics, guided us successfully through different conflicts.’

‘From giving advice on our day-to-day employment concerns to advising on complex employment strategies and questions, Thouvenin’s employment team provides practical advice on a broad spectrum of labour and employment law matters. The team’s practitioners are dedicated and provide timely and valued advice for all our employment law issues, including representation in court.’

‘Anna Neukom Chaney is of entrepreneurial nature and she is personally invested in the success of her clients. She understands not only our legal, but also our business needs as well as internal processes. She is extremely reliable and renders tailor-made but still pragmatic advice and follows a cost-efficient approach. We greatly appreciate her hands-on client relationship management and her open and friendly nature – she is perfect to work with!’

‘Highly skilled in understanding complex employment law situations, broad knowledge in all aspects of Employment Law in various industries. Hands on style and pragmatic solutions prepared and implemented. Excellent response time and availability on all inquiries.’

‘Roland Bachmann is an experienced and tough negotiator; he’s the kind of partner you want to work with. Fact based, well prepared and takes actions in the best of your interest before you even need to ask.’

‘Wenger Plattner, and in particular Dr. Bachmann, advises me on all matters of labour law and represents me, if necessary, before the labour courts. Wenger Plattner is a big Swiss law firm with numerous lawyers and nevertheless, with Dr. Bachmann I have a direct contact person and enjoy partner support. The firm is excellently organised, always very accessible and always responds very quickly to my questions. The legal know-how of the entire team is outstanding. Each lawyer has extensive legal knowledge and experience. I always feel excellently advised and supported. Wenger Plattner and the team have the ability to present themselves in a very convincing manner, demonstrating the necessary tact and sensitivity that is often required when dealing with employment law matters. The team’s proactive approach is admirable, and I am always informed about the current status of the work. The billing is always fair and comprehensible. It is a pleasure to work with Dr. Bachmann and his team and I am glad to recommend Wenger Plattner to others.’

‘Dr. Bachmann is an outstanding lawyer with a huge knowledge and experience of many, many years. His integrity is impressive and I greatly appreciate that he always brings issues to the point in a way that is easy understandable for me. I am always up to date about the current work status and welcome his results-oriented approach finding simple and effective solutions. He is very good in negotiation positions with a very eloquent manner. Moreover, he acts with instinctive certainty in negotiations while being respected and highly esteemed by all participants. He is really brilliant in everything he does. I always have the feeling that Dr. Bachmann has dealt with the question in depth. It is important for me that a lawyer does not “only” think in purely legal terms and always has an entrepreneurial view of the solutions that go beyond the ring gear. It is a delight for me to recommend Dr. Bachmann to Legal 500 with the fullest conviction.’

‘First and foremost this is an extremely professional team, with immediate responsiveness and pragmatism when it comes to interfacing with other legal counsel representing (for example) our employees.’

‘I would like to highlight in particular our work with Stefan Müller. He is our ‘go-to’ partner for the delicate, complex and extremely confidential HR legal requests, where the traditional Company legal partner support is is quite impersonal and standard. Müller is pragmatic, motivated and very open to debating potential scenarios for solutions. We find his collaboration refreshing and personalised.’