Europe Guide 2026 : Switzerland
Ranked Individual
Provided by Bratschi AG
Bratschi Ltd. is a leading Swiss law firm for employment and public personnel law, with a practice noted for its exceptional breadth, senior expertise, and continued growth. Advice is offered on the full spectrum of employment matters, combining day-to-day advisory work with complex litigation, arbitration, and transaction-related mandates. The department is co-headed by the highly regarded Angela Hensch.
The firm advises employers across a broad range of industries, including financial services, industrial and manufacturing groups, healthcare and life sciences, technology, and public sector bodies.
The team regularly advises on terminations, termination agreements, restrictive covenants, and employment-related intellectual property issues.
Bratschi Ltd. is particularly well known for its strength in complex restructurings and employment aspects of corporate transactions. The firm also has a strong track record in collective labour agreements and staff leasing matters, notably contract staffing and personnel leasing to Switzerland. A key differentiator is the firm’s strong public sector employment practice, advising on civil service law and other public personnel matters, which is rare among larger Swiss law firms.
Work highlights
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Bratschi boasts a team with extensive expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including employment contracts, internal policies, working hours regulations and terminations, as well as restructurings. Additionally, the team is adept at assisting clients with social security law and HR processes.
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Bratschi assisted Silent Gliss International with a comprehensive review, update and harmonisation of all employment contracts and personnel policies for its international operations.
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They provide prompt and accurate responses in an easy-to-understand manner.
The lawyers are knowledgeable, professional and responsive.
Bratschi's team carefully and intensively examines the facts and issues, offering brilliantly structured and well-thought-out pleadings and a strong understanding of the client's commercial interests.
Their outstanding professional expertise meets pragmatism and an understanding of business concerns. They approach each case patiently, carefully and intensively in a structured manner.
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Angela Hensch is experienced advising on working hours regulations and collective bargaining agreements, with particular expertise in handling gender discrimination issues.
Angela Hensch is a very reputed lawyer.
Employment
Provided by Bratschi AG
Tobias Herren
Head of Department
Svenja Balla
Florence Baumann
Samanta Crivelli
Mirco Darms
Claudio Fritsche
Nathalie Gerster
Florian Hartmann
Céline Hofer
Ivo Hungerbühler
Cédric-Olivier Jenoure
Nico Limoncelli
Harald Maag
Orlando Meyer
Franziska Mutschler
Marco A. Rizzi
Jurij Santschi
Seraina Schaufelberger
Jonas von Allmen
Laura Wigger
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