Lenz & Staehelin's employment team, led by Anja Affolter Marino, is praised by a client as 'fast, solution-oriented and efficient approach.' Marino advises national and multinational companies on employment, pensions and immigration matters, often representing clients before Swiss courts and employment authorities. She works closely with Dominique Müller, who tackles internal investigations as well as regulatory proceedings, and Matthias Oertle, who focuses on executive compensation, restructurings and cross-border employment issues.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Outstanding academic skills and in parallel highly pragmatic and extremely sharp. Always available and supportive, not only on a legal basis but also on a human level.’
  • ‘Anja Affolter Marino is very dedicated with a quick and comprehensive grasp and ability to provide customer-oriented, precise and up-to-the-point advice.’
  • ‘From my perspective, Lenz & Staehelin is exceptional because of its fast, solution-oriented and efficient approach. They don’t waste time, they deliver practical results.’
  • ‘They genuinely care, they are available and truly focus on your problem at hand. They understand time sensitivities.’
  • ‘Lenz & Staehelin has excellent experts in a wide range of legal fields. The contact person will bring in the necessary specialists as required, always at very short notice and with meaningful results.’
  • ‘Very well organised, aligned and efficient team, providing comprehensive yet precise and to-the-point advice. Very customer and business oriented.’

Key clients

  • Amundi
  • AstraZeneca
  • Barnes Group
  • CACEIS
  • Cité Gestion
  • Elos Medtech
  • Emergent BioSolutions
  • Enthus Group
  • Krones
  • L Catterton
  • Midea Electrics Netherlands B.V.
  • Nordic BioSite Group

Work highlights

Advised Midea Electrics Netherlands B.V on employment and pension matters in its €760m acquisition of the climate division of Arbonia.
Advised CACEIS on all Swiss employment law and pension matters linked to employee transfers, including advice on modifications to compensation packages.
Advised Rieter Holding on employment matters in its CHF850m acquisition of Barmag.
Practice head

Anja Affolter Marino

Other key lawyers

Dominique Müller; Matthias Oertle