Ivo Grossenbacher

Ivo Grossenbacher

MLaw, Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Ivo is a specialist in all employment law matters and regularly advises HR departments, employers, and employees. He also has extensive experience in the various areas of contract law, corporate law, and debt collection and bankruptcy law. Beyond providing legal advice to companies and private clients, he excels at mentoring his clients and representing them in litigation.

Languages:
German, English, French

Practice areas:
  • Employment law, including aspects of social security law
  • Civil procedure law (national and international)
  • Private international law (conflict of laws)
  • Contract law
  • Corporate and commercial law
  • Debt enforcement and bankruptcy law
  • Tenancy law
  • Criminal law
Professional career:
  • Partner at GWK LAW Ltd. (2020-today)
  • Associate at a major business law firm in Berne (2017-2020)
  • Junior associate at a major business law firm in Berne (2015-2016)
  • Internship at the District Court Berne-Mittelland, Civil Division (2014-2015)
  • Junior assistant at the Institute for Private International Law and Procedural Law at the University of Berne (2013-2014)
  • Short internship at a business law firm in Zurich (2013)
Education:
  • Admission to the bar (2017)
  • Master of Law (MLaw), University of Berne (2014)
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Berne (2012)
  • High school diploma, Gymnasium Kirchenfeld (2008)
Memberships:
  • Bernese Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Bernese Lawyers' Association
  • Practice group employment law of the Bernese Bar Association