Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Employment

Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux is a Partner in our Employment Law Group in Schellenberg Wittmer's Geneva office.

Experience:

• Experience in all aspects of employment law, covering individual labour relations including review of contracts, employee handbooks, complex remuneration and bonus schemes, dismissals and termination agreements; and collective labour relations including collective dismissals, business transfers and assistance in M&A transactions, structure of severance payments, aspects of international employee transfers, staff leasing, work schedule reductions, recording of working time, employer’s liability, due diligence
• Advising and representing clients in cross-border employment matters and global mobility, including social security coordination

2026- Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

2023- Head of Employment Law in a large business law firm in Geneva & Lausanne

2019- Counsel in a large business law firm in Geneva & Lausanne

2017- Senior Associate in a large business law firm in Geneva & Lausanne

2013- Managing Associate in a prominent Swiss business law firm, Co-head of Employment law

2005- Senior Associate in a prominent Swiss business law firm

2004- In-house Legal Attorney in an international Bank

1998- Associate in a prominent Swiss business law firm

French, English

Board member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) Former Vice-Chair of AROSDT (Association Romande des Spécialistes de Droit du Travail/ West Switzerland Association of Employment Law Specialists) Long-standing trainer and member of the exam jury for judges of the Geneva Labour Courts

2011- Certified Specialist SBA Labour Law

1998- Bar Admission in Switzerland

1995- Master of Law, University of Fribourg