2018 – Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
2010 – Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Mr Michael Hess, LL.M. > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Mr Michael Hess, LL.M.
Work Department
Dispute Resolution / Corporate & Commercial / Employment / Administrative Law & Public Procurement
Position
Michael Hess, a Certified Specialist SBA Labour Law, co-heads the Employment Practice Group in Zurich. He has a strong expertise in advising domestic and foreign clients in all employment related matters. He has vast experience in advising on employment agreements, individual and collective dismissals, business transfers, international employee transfers, remuneration and bonus schemes, non-compete covenants, recruiting and staff leasing compliance, and social security matters. Also, he has ample experience in conducting internal investigations.
Michael is experienced in resolving disputes and negotiating settlement agreements. He regularly represents parties in court proceedings, frequently defending employers, but also enforcing confidentiality and non-compete undertakings.
Career
2005 – Associate in a St. Gallen law firm
2002 – Trainee Clerk with a district court in the Canton of St.Gallen
Languages
- German
- English
Education
2017 – Certificate of Advanced Studies in Labor and Employment Law, University of Zurich
2010 – LL.M. in International Business Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
2005 – Bar Admission in Switzerland
2002 – lic. iur. HSG, University of St. Gallen
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
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