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Irène Suter-Sieber is a partner for employment law, Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law and was a member of the Executive Board (Hiring Partner) at Walder Wyss from 2021 to 2024.
She has extensive experience in representing clients in court in employment law related civil proceedings. She advises Swiss and international companies on all aspects of employment law, in particular, in the drafting of employment contracts, personnel regulations and employee participation programmes, in executive compensation matters, in the enforcement of restrictive covenants, terminations, restructurings such as transfers of undertakings and mass dismissals, international employee transfers, personnel lease as well as employment-related internal investigations, social security and data protection issues.
After completing her studies of law at the University of Zurich (lic. iur. 2006) and her piano studies at the Zurich School of Music (Musician MH, 2006), she was admitted to the bar (2009) and received her doctorate at the University of Zurich in 2012 (summa cum laude, awarded the Prof. Walther Hug Prize and Issekutz Prize). Before joining Walder Wyss, Irène Suter-Sieber worked at a leading Swiss law firm in Zurich for eight years.
Irène Suter-Sieber speaks German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice at all Swiss courts.
She has extensive experience in representing clients in court in employment law related civil proceedings. She advises Swiss and international companies on all aspects of employment law, in particular, in the drafting of employment contracts, personnel regulations and employee participation programmes, in executive compensation matters, in the enforcement of restrictive covenants, terminations, restructurings such as transfers of undertakings and mass dismissals, international employee transfers, personnel lease as well as employment-related internal investigations, social security and data protection issues.
After completing her studies of law at the University of Zurich (lic. iur. 2006) and her piano studies at the Zurich School of Music (Musician MH, 2006), she was admitted to the bar (2009) and received her doctorate at the University of Zurich in 2012 (summa cum laude, awarded the Prof. Walther Hug Prize and Issekutz Prize). Before joining Walder Wyss, Irène Suter-Sieber worked at a leading Swiss law firm in Zurich for eight years.
Irène Suter-Sieber speaks German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice at all Swiss courts.
Areas of Practice
- Corporate & Commercial
- Data Protection
- Employment
- Financial Services
- Economic Crimes & Investigations
- Industry & Commerce
- Insurance
- Litigation
- White Collar Crime & Investigations
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Zusammenschluss von Houzy und Devis.ch
Walder Wyss recognized as "Global Elite 2024" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
UBS/CS Merger Completed
DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being
Credit Suisse and UBS to Merge
IPI Partners to Acquire Swiss Data Center Leader Safe Host
Sale of Projectina to Heligan Group
Nautilus acquires Swiss motion tech company VAY
Groupe Mutuel vor Übernahme der Vorsorgetätigkeiten von Swiss Risk & Care
Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Weiterbildung als Fachanwälte SAV Arbeitsrecht
Viseca spaltet Kartengeschäft in Issuing und einen Dienstleister
Zalando SE übernimmt 3D-Body-Scan Start-up Fision AG
Groupe Mutuel erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung am Versicherungsberater Neosana
Sunrise übernimmt den Web-TV-Pionier Wilmaa
Filtration Group erwirbt Oxyphen
Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss
Zusammenschluss von Houzy und Devis.ch
Walder Wyss recognized as "Global Elite 2024" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
UBS/CS Merger Completed
DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being
Credit Suisse and UBS to Merge
IPI Partners to Acquire Swiss Data Center Leader Safe Host
Sale of Projectina to Heligan Group
Nautilus acquires Swiss motion tech company VAY
Groupe Mutuel vor Übernahme der Vorsorgetätigkeiten von Swiss Risk & Care
Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Weiterbildung als Fachanwälte SAV Arbeitsrecht
Viseca spaltet Kartengeschäft in Issuing und einen Dienstleister
Zalando SE übernimmt 3D-Body-Scan Start-up Fision AG
Groupe Mutuel erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung am Versicherungsberater Neosana
Sunrise übernimmt den Web-TV-Pionier Wilmaa
Filtration Group erwirbt Oxyphen
Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss
Articles
What Happens if the Employee does not Consent to Short-Time Work?
By Irène Suter-Sieber, Sarah Eichenberger |April 2020The Coronavirus has Serious Consequences for the Swiss Economy
By Irène Suter-Sieber |March 2020
Work from anywhere: Was Arbeitgeberinnen beachten müssen
Legal500 Webinars: Data Protection at the Workplace (March 2024)
Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Overview
IBA Global Employment Institute - Twelfth Annual Global Report
Pensions & Retirement Plans 2024 – Switzerland
Bonus - Eine rechtliche Einordnung ins Schweizer Arbeitsrecht samt Prüfungsschema
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2023
Pensions & Retirement Plans 2023 - Switzerland
Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide
Stolpersteine im Arbeitsvertrag
Ordentliche und vereinfachte Arbeitszeiterfassung – was Arbeitgeberinnen wissen müssen
Zusammenschluss von Unternehmen (§ 15 Fusionen [Arbeitnehmerschutz])
Unternehmenskauf (§ 10 Arbeits- und Sozialversicherungsrecht)
Employee Share Plans in Switzerland: Regulatory Overview
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2022
Kündigung wegen Arbeitsunfähigkeit
25 Jahre Gleichstellungsgesetz – Q&A mit Dr. Irène Suter-Sieber
Update: Vacation and public holidays during furlough
Update: Ferien und Feiertage während Kurzarbeit
Employment 2021 - Chapter Switzerland
Das Aktuellste zur Kurzarbeit und zum (un)geimpften Arbeitnehmer (Auszug)
Datenschutzzweckwidrige Auskunftsbegehren im Arbeitsverhältnis: Rechtslage unter geltendem und revidiertem Datenschutzgesetz
Das Arbeitsverhältnis beim Betriebsübergang: Zum Spielraum für Anpassungen des Personalbestands und Vertragsänderungen bei Betriebsübergängen nach Art. 333 OR
Ferien und Feiertage während Kurzarbeit
Unternehmen und Arbeitnehmer im Home-Office – Flexibilisierung der Arbeit
«Sind Sie gegen das Coronavirus geimpft?»
Ich würde diesen Weg ohne zu zögern wieder beschreiten
Wie viel «Mitarbeiter-Tracking» ist erlaubt?
Wenn das Begehren des Arbeitnehmers um Herausgabe seines Personaldossiers in eine «Sackgasse» mündet
«Dead End» of an Employee’s Information Request Concerning their Personnel File
The Job Reporting Obligation Will Become More Important in 2021
Die Stellenmeldepflicht wird im Jahr 2021 an Bedeutung gewinnen
Employment 2020: Switzerland - Trends and Developments
Employment 2020 - Chapter Switzerland
Corporate Client Event
Schrems II: Was gilt neu für den Transfer von Mitarbeiterdaten von der Schweiz ins Ausland?
What does Schrems II mean for the transfer of employee data by Swiss businesses abroad?
Lohn und Kurzarbeitsentschädigung während Kurzarbeit
What happens if the employee does not consent to shorttime work?
Was, wenn der Arbeitnehmer der Kurzarbeit nicht zustimmt?
The coronavirus has serious consequences for the Swiss economy
Das Coronavirus hat gravierende Folgen für die Schweizer Wirtschaft
Appropriation Art – Parodiert, transformiert oder doch nur billig kopiert?
«Blurred Lines» v. «Got to Give it Up» – Plagiat oder Hommage?
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2018
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2019 - Switzerland 2nd Edition
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Employment 2019
Die Hörmarke: Schutzvoraussetzungen und Schutzinhalte nach schweizerischem Recht
Wann sind Hörzeichen unterscheidungskräftig, wann dienen sie lediglich der allgemeinen Kaufreizförderung? - Kommentar zu BGE 135 III 359 (MELODIE) mit sieben Tönen
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