Av. Philippe Nordmann
Philippe Nordmann is Co-Head of our Employment Law Team and Head of our Basel Office. He advises companies as well as executive employees in all aspects of employment law (e.g. drafting of employment contracts and employee regulations, setting upcompensation schemes, support concerning dismissals and plant closures, advising companies in negotiations regarding collective bargaining agreements, assignments of employees, staff leasing, work permits, competition clauses etc.).
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Philippe Nordmann is a employment, business, and litigation attorney, practicing at Walder Wyss AG. Admitted to practice in Switzerland. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Labor and Employment Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Basel and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Philippe Nordmann is Co-Head of our Employment Law Team and Head of our Basel Office
- He advises companies as well as executive employees in all aspects of employment law (e.g. drafting of employment contracts and employee regulations, setting upcompensation schemes, support concerning dismissals and plant closures, advising companies in negotiations regarding collective bargaining agreements, assignments of employees, staff leasing, work permits, competition clauses etc.)
- He has substantial experience in litigation (in private and public employment law as well as in other areas of the law)
- Moreover, Philippe Nordmann is member of the Private Client team
- He advises private clients in questions of international law
- In addition, he is a board member of several foundations
- Philippe Nordmann was a member of the Tax Appeal Commission of the canton of Basel-Stadt from 2013 to 2015
- Since 2016 he is Vice-President of the Personnel Appeals Commission of the canton of Basel-Stadt and since 2018 President of the Supporter‘s Association of the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the University of St. Gallen
- Born in 1972, Philippe Nordmann was educated at the university of Basel (lic. iur. 1995, Dr. iur. 1997) and at the Cardozo School of Law in New York (LL.M. 2002)
- Before joining Walder Wyss in 2014, he gained working experience as clerk at the civil court in Basel and worked during 14 years as an associate and as a partner in law firms in Basel, during the last four years as a partner in a leading Swiss law firm where he was head of the Employment Law team
- Philippe Nordmann is recognized as a leading expert in the area of employment law by Chambers Europe and Who‘s Who Legal
- In 2020 Philippe Nordmann won the Client Choice Award 2020 in the category Labour & Employment for Switzerland
- In the same year he was honored as one of four "Leading Individuals" in the category Employment Switzerland by Legal 500
- Philippe Nordmann speaks German, English and French
- He is registered with the bar registry of the canton of Basel-Stadt and admitted to practice in all Switzerland
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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