Dr iur Philippe Nordmann

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Work Department

Employment Law / Litigation

Position

Partner. Philippe Nordmann advises national and international companies and business executives in all aspects of employment law (drafting of employment contracts and employee regulations, setting compensation schemes, support concerning dismissals and plant closures, advising companies in negotiations regarding collective bargaining agreements, assignments of employees, staff leasing, work permits etc.). He is recognised as a leading expert in this area. Philippe Nordmann has substantial experience in employment related litigation (private and public law) and arbitration – for example, in disputes about termination, non-competition clauses, bonus and incentive plans.

Career

Research assistant at the University of Basel from 1996 until 2000. Qualified in 1999 (all Swiss courts). From 2000 to 2009 associate at two others Swiss law firms, from 2010 to 2014 Partner at another Swiss law firm. Joined and became Partner at Walder Wyss in 2014. Member of several boards of directors and foundations. Member of the Tax Appeal Commission of the canton of Basel-Stadt from 2013 to 2015 and Vice-President of the Personnel Appeals Commission of the canton of Basel-Stadt since 2016.

Languages

English, German, French

Memberships

Basel and Swiss Bar Association

Education

University of Basel (lic. iur., JD equivalent, 1995), University of Basel (Dr. iur., 1997), Cardozo School of Law, New York (LL.M., 2002)