Dr Serge Pannatier

Serge Pannatier is Counsel in the Commercial practice group and specializes in employment and compensation matters. He advises clients on a broad range of employment-related issues including the hiring and dismissal of employees, the employment law implications of corporate reorganizations, collective dismissals, the consistency of employment contracts with statutory requirements, long-term incentive plans, social security and pension fund issues. He also represents clients in employment litigation and assists them with all questions regarding global immigration and mobility. His clients consist mainly of multinational companies and international organizations.

Before joining CMS, Serge Pannatier worked as a trade negotiator with the Swiss Federal Administration, where he gained extensive experience in international trade matters. He therefore advises clients on matters relating to WTO law, international economic sanctions and customs law. He subsequently spent many years with another leading international law firm.

In parallel with his practice, Serge Pannatier has been a faculty member at the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern. He is also the author of numerous publications and conference contributions in the fields of international trade law, environmental law and WTO-related matters.