About
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
We advise corporate clients and high-level management employees on all matters relating to employment relationships and, in collaboration with our tax and social security teams, with regard to all employment related tax and social security aspects.
Our specialized and well-experienced team assists our clients with regard to all administrative and legal aspects of work and residence permit applications related to international recruitments.
- Preparing and advising on standard and tailor made employment contracts
- Incentive and employee participation plans
- Bonus schemes
- Maternity/paternity queries
- Individual and mass dismissals
- Immigration (work and residence permits)
- Employment law mediation and litigation
- Regulatory compliance
- Discrimination issues
- Whistleblowing issues
- Data protection compliance (national and international)
- Work place safety standards
- Staff handbooks/policies/procedures
- HR issues in M&A and private equity transactions
- HR issues in insolvencies
Chambers Review
Bär & Karrer assists domestic and international clients with mass and executive dismissals, bonus payments disputes and pension issues. The law firm has further capabilities advising clients on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, notably with transfers of employees.
Work Highlights
- Bär & Karrer advised Deutsche Börse on the acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm takes a pragmatic and risk-based approach for solving of any issues."
"I appreciate the team's very quick response rate and attention."
"Bär & Karrer is very good at advising on complex cases."
"The firm takes a pragmatic and risk-based approach for solving of any issues."
"I appreciate the team's very quick response rate and attention."
"Bär & Karrer is very good at advising on complex cases."
Notable Practitioners
Laura Widmer often advises on a range of employment matters, including employee transfers, social security matters and litigations. She also acts on employment issues related to M&A transactions.
"It is a real pleasure to work with Laura Widmer as she provides a fast and accurate analysis of the situation and very clear answers."
"She is super quick and an excellent listener. She never rushes her decisions, rather she tries to understand both sides. She is very sympathetic towards us and very realistic in her answers. I feel confident with her advice."
"Laura Widmer is doing a great job and she is really focused on employment law."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bär & Karrer Ltd
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Bär & Karrer Ltd
Aurélie Conrad Hari
Christoph Neeracher
Cinzia Catelli
Cédric Chapuis
Daniel Bader
Daniel Leu
Luca Jagmetti
Matthew T. Reiter
Michele Bernasconi
Peter Hsu
Philippe Seiler
Ruth Bloch-Riemer
Saverio Lembo
Thomas Stoltz
Head of Department
Urs Brügger