Partner
CurrentAndreas Lienhard is a partner and member of Pestalozzi's Litigation & Arbitration Group as well as of the Employment & Pensions Group in Zurich. He specializes in national and international commercial law litigations, debt enforcement proceedings and arbitration.Andreas represents clients in disputes involving private international law, contract law, administrative law and, in particular, employment law, before state courts and in arbitrations, where he acts as both Counsel as well as arbitrator. He regularly litigates before commercial courts and, especially, labor courts. He has particular expertise in representing clients in disputes about, e.g., summary dismissals, unfair and/or invalid ordinary dismissals, bonuses, equity grants, overtime and extra-time, non-compete obligations and gender equality. He also regularly assists and advises clients in connection with (national and cross-border) internal investigations.Andreas began his professional career as a law clerk at the district court of Dietikon, Canton of Zurich, in 2008. He worked as an associate in the employment law team of a leading Swiss law firm in Zurich (2012 to 2014) before joining Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd in 2015. Through his professional work, Andreas gained broad experiences in litigating and arbitrating disputes across various industries, including commodities, engineering and construction, public transportation, life sciences, IT, banking, energy, e-commerce and sports.Andreas is an expert on Swiss civil procedure law, Swiss private international law, arbitration law as well as Swiss contract and employment law. He is the author of three bestseller textbooks in his field of expertise, where he also regularly publishes articles, contributes to well renowned commentaries and acts as speaker.
