About
Blesi & Papa is a leading employment boutique law firm located in Zurich, Switzerland. Established in 2007, Blesi & Papa was the first law firm in Switzerland to focus exclusively on employment, labour, social security, and pensions law. The firm consists of highly qualified and experienced employment lawyers, all with corporate law firm backgrounds. Blesi & Papa offers a comprehensive range of employment-related legal services, including individual and collective employment law, pensions and social security, data protection and related areas, work permits for key employees, non-contentious and contentious matters, including litigation in court and representation of clients before arbitral tribunals and administrative agencies. The firm’s structure ensures that clients receive maximum partner attention in a solution-oriented and practical way. Blesi & Papa’s specialists have extensive experience representing clients in employment litigation and employment-related administrative proceedings before Swiss courts and authorities. Additionally, the firm handles complex cross-border employment matters and is able to provide support to clients in cross-border matters by collaborating with colleagues from Ius Laboris, the global alliance of leading human resources law firms. ### Languages - German - English - French - Italian ### Memberships - Ius Laboris - EELA ### Staffing Figures - 5 Partners - 1 Senior Associates - 2 Associates
Office locations
Zurich
Zurich
Blesi & Papa Usteristrasse 10, Am Löwenplatz Postfach Ch - 8021 Zürich Zurich Switzerland
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alfred Blesi
Alfred Blesi is co-founder of Blesi & Papa and partner of the firm with 36 years of experience. He is a certified specialist SBA Employment Law as well as a certified Social Security Expert. He heads the Swiss Bar Association’s Experts Committee for Certified Employment Law Specialists. Alfred Blesi advises on all aspects of individual and collective employment and labour law, pensions and social security law. He represents domestic and international clients across all industries in contentious and non-contentious matters. Alfred Blesi advises in German, English and French. He regularly publishes on labour and social security law topics. In particular, he has written a widely regarded standard publication on the subject of the employee's garden leave. · Employment & Labour
Daniela Loetscher
Associate
Nina Rabaeus
Nina Rabaeus is Partner at Blesi & Papa with 18 years of experience. She is a certified specialist SBA Employment Law. Nina Rabaeus focuses on: Staff leasing Global mobility and cross-border relocations Employment litigation Employment matters in the Romandie, the French speaking part of Switzerland (Nina’s native language is French). Nina Rabaeus advises in German, English and French. · Employment
Olivia Biehal
Olivia Biehal is Senior Associate at Blesi & Papa with 10 years of experience in employment and labour law. She is a certified specialist SBA Employment Law. Olivia Biehal advises national and international companies as well as individuals in all sectors on all aspects of employment and labour law, including: Drafting employment contracts Termination of employment relationships Enforcement of restrictive covenants Employment litigation Global mobility and cross-border relocations Employment-related internal investigations Employee data protection Olivia Biehal advises in German and English. She also speaks Italian. · Employment & Labour
Pascal Steingruber
Associate · Employment & Labour
Rene Hirsiger
René Hirsiger is partner of Blesi & Papa with 15 years of experience. He is a certified specialist SBA Employment Law and social security expert. René Hirsiger acts as trusted advisors to companies as well as executive employees in all aspects of employment law, including individual and collective employment and labour law, staff leasing rules, executive compensation, enforcement of restrictive covenants, employment-related internal investigations and all aspects of new work forms. He advises domestic and international clients across all industries in non-contentious matters and regularly represents clients before state courts, authorities and arbitration tribunals. René Hirsiger regularly publishes and lectures on his main topics. René Hirsiger advises in German and English. · Employment & Labour
Roberta Papa
Roberta Papa is co-founder of Blesi & Papa and partner of the firm with 22 years of experience in labour and employment law. She is a certified specialist SBA Employment Law and a certified Social Security Expert. Roberta Papa focuses on: Global mobility and cross-border relocations, staff leasing Employment related matters in restructurings and reorganisations; social plan negotiations Social security Employment law in the public sector Employee data protection She advises on all aspects of individual and collective employment and labour law, pensions and social security law (including data protection and immigration law), with a special focus on restructurings, collective dismissals, social plans, executive termination agreements, international assignments and social security implications of global mobility. She represents domestic and international clients across all industries in contentious and non-contentious matters. Roberta Papa advises in German, English, Italian and French. · Labour & Employment
Thomas Pietruszak
Thomas Pietruszak is partner of the firm with 22 years of experience. He is a Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law and Member of the Board of the Institute for Swiss Labour Law. Thomas Pietruszak focuses on: Employment litigation Data protection Internal investigations Collective labour law Employment law in the public sector Thomas Pietruszak advises in German, English and French. · Employment Litigation