Urs Brunner

Switzerland

Prager Dreifuss
Mühlebachstrasse 6
CH-8008 Zurich
Switzerland

Tel: +41 44 254 55 55

Email: urs.brunner@prager-dreifuss.com
Web: www.prager-dreifuss.com

 
Urs Brunner is the head of Prager Dreifuss’ management committee. He is advising domestic and foreign companies and individuals on commercial matters, especially in the field of employment law. Urs is also member of the Prager Dreifuss Private Clients team and president or member of the board of a substantial number of charitable and family foundations in Switzerland, Germany and other countries.

He has been chairing the Swiss Sports Coach Association for more than ten years and is a member of the Swiss Sports Law Association.

Employment Law Practice:

We advise companies and staff in senior management roles on personnel issues, obtain official permits and provide advice on regulatory matters. Based on our extensive experience in all areas of employment law, we offer customized solutions in the HR field and assistance in the restructuring of companies. We advise our clients in the preparation of up-to-date compensation structures that make them attractive employers.

Our expertise in the area of employment law includes:

• Drafting of employment contract concepts, regulations and operating manuals
• Contractual arrangements for senior executives
• Drafting of standard employment contracts
• Incentive and employee participation programmes
• Transfer of businesses or business units, outsourcing
• Terminations, exemptions and collective redundancies
• Compliance with data protection regulations
• Social security law
• Posting of employees and work permits

Prager Dreifuss:

Prager Dreifuss is one of Switzerland’s leading law firms for business law. As an integrated partnership, we are efficiently organized and managed.

We offer advice in the areas in which we can provide outstanding quality. We thus strive to find integrated, innovative solutions for our clients that are adapted to legal and economic realities. Our attention is equally focused on legal issues as on controlling business risks.

We recognize our clients’ needs and provide services in accordance with the requirements of the mandate. With years of experience and in-depth expertise, Prager Dreifuss is ideally positioned to advise and support international and domestic clients in a wide field of legal matters.

For each project, we at Prager Dreifuss form the best qualified team under the leadership of a partner. About 35 lawyers are admitted as attorneys at law or tax experts. Our teams consist of a partner and lawyers of varying seniority, tailored to the project. We thus offer an attractive cost structure. This key account system guarantees the best possible efficiency, short response times and solutions that are best suited to clients’ needs. We provide interdisciplinary comprehensive answers in all areas of business law.

All our attorneys have acquired additional qualifications in their practice areas and completed studies abroad or work assignments in industry. Ongoing continuing education, either undertaken personally or in the context of our interdisciplinary practice groups, ensures the highest degree of competence even in highly dynamic times.