ALTENBURGER LTD legal + tax's employment law practice is led by Laurent Lehner, who advises a range of different clients on employment, immigration and social security matters. The team handles both contentious and non-contentious work, including restructurings, collective dismissals, internal investigations and cross-border employee transfers. In January 2025 Ralph Imoberdorf was promoted to partner, strengthening the team’s national presence. The group acts for clients across the manufacturing, financial-services and technology sectors and represents them before labour courts throughout Switzerland.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Laurent Lehner is an experienced practitioner in the field of employment law. Him and his team are dedicated, reactive and creative as they always strive to find the best solution for the client and the case.’
- ‘Expertise, ability to challenge cases, humility and a strong focus on winning cases.’
- ‘Level of reactivity, expertise, precision of answers, authentic carrying for their client, strong ownership of their client case.’
- ‘The partners are very responsive and understand the client's expectations and needs well.’
- ‘The employment team is highly responsive, commercially minded and provides clear, practical advice.’
- ‘Laurent Lehner stands out for his deep expertise in employment law and his ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented solutions. He combines technical precision with a clear, client-focused approach, making complex issues easy to navigate.’
Key clients
- Chaberton AG
- Airportparking (Schweiz) AG
- Syndicat Suisse des médias
- Ecole Moser SA
- Eurofins Product Service GmbH/Eurofins Electric & Electronic Product Testing AG
- Priority Engineering Services Limited/Priority Engineering Ltd
Work highlights
Acted for Chaberton AG and two of its senior employees in a multifaceted dispute against a competitor in the Swiss market and one of its employees.
Advised the Geneva branch of Airportparking (Schweiz) AG in the context of an inspection by the Geneva Cantonal Labour Inspectorate and the Federal Labour Inspectorate.
Represented the Syndicat Suisse des médias, as well as one of its members, a long-serving journalist and former employee of a major broadcasting organisation.
Practice head
Laurent Lehner
Other key lawyers
Ralph Imoberdorf