Christian Bruchez

Partner
Swiss Bar Association (SBA) Specialist in Labour Law

Preferred areas

– Labour law
– Collective labour relations
– Pension funds
– Public service law
– Gender equality law

Other areas of expertise

– Social and private
insurance law
– Administrative law
– Disciplinary law
– Personality rights
– Associative rights
– Civil, criminal and administrative
proceedings

Professional experience

– Partner, WAEBER AVOCATS
(formerly Waeber Member
Bruchez Maugué)
(since 2006)
– Associate, Jean-Bernard Waeber
(2000-2005)
– Associate, Schneider & Waeber
(1998-2000)
– Trainee lawyer, Geneva
(1995-1997)

Other activities

– Member of the SBA Special
Committee on Labour Law
(since 2008, president since 2021)
– Member of the Federal
Commission for Women’s
Issues (since 2012, vice-president since 2020)
– President of the Commission for
conciliation under the law
on equality for federal
government employees
(2012-2019)
– Member of the examination
jury for the President’s
certificate of
the Geneva Labour Court
(2017)
– Member of the Geneva Bar
Examination Commission
(2011 – 2014)
– Lecturer in labour law,
University of Geneva,
Geneva School of Economics and
Management, continuing
education lecturer in
management in non-profit
organisations
(since 2004)
– Training of Geneva Labour Court
judges and presidents
(since 2006)
– Instructor and module leader,
University of Lausanne /
Swiss Bar Association (SBA),
specialising in labour law
for lawyers
(since 2008)
– Lecturer in labour law,
University of Neuchâtel,
Faculty of Law
(2009 and 2012)
– Courses on protection
of personality and health rights,
University of Neuchâtel,
MAS/DAS/CAS in Health Law
(since 2010)

Training

– Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
specialist in labour law
(2008)
– Admitted to the Geneva Bar
(1997)
– Bachelor’s degree in Law,
University of Fribourg
(magna cum laude)
(1995)

Languages

– French and German

Professional affiliations

– Geneva Bar Association
– Committee member,
Western Switzerland
Association of Labour Law
Specialists
(AROSDT)
– Faculty of Law Alumni
Association,
University of Fribourg
(Alumni IUS Frilex)

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Christian Bruchez

Partner
Swiss Bar Association (SBA) Specialist in Labour Law

Preferred areas

– Labour law
– Collective labour relations
– Pension funds
– Public service law
– Gender equality law

Other areas of expertise

– Social and private insurance law
– Administrative law
– Disciplinary law
– Personality rights
– Associative rights
– Civil, criminal and administrative proceedings

Professional experience

– Partner, WAEBER AVOCATS
(formerly Waeber Member Bruchez Maugué) (since 2006)
– Associate, Jean-Bernard Waeber (2000-2005)
– Associate, Schneider & Waeber (1998-2000)
– Trainee lawyer, Geneva (1995-1997)

Other activities

– Member of the SBA Special Committee on Labour Law (since 2008, president since 2021)
– Member of the Federal Commission for Women’s Issues (since 2012, vice-president since 2020)
– President of the Commission for conciliation under the law on equality
for federal government employees (2012-2019)
– Member of the examination jury for the President’s certificate of the Geneva Labour Court (2017)
– Member of the Geneva Bar Examination Commission (2011 – 2014)
– Lecturer in labour law, University of Geneva, Geneva School of Economics and Management,
continuing education lecturer in management in non-profit organisations (since 2004)
– Training of Geneva Labour Court judges and presidents (since 2006)
– Instructor and module leader, University of Lausanne / Swiss Bar Association (SBA),
specialising in labour law for lawyers (since 2008)
– Lecturer in labour law, University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Law
(2009 and 2012)
– Courses on protection of personality and health rights, University of Neuchâtel,
MAS/DAS/CAS in Health Law (since 2010)

Training

– Swiss Bar Association (SBA) specialist in labour law (2008)
– Admitted to the Geneva Bar (1997)
– Bachelor’s degree in Law, University of Fribourg (magna cum laude) (1995)

Languages

– French and German

Professional affiliations

– Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
– Geneva Bar Association
– Committee member, Western Switzerland Association of Labour Law Specialists (AROSDT)
– Faculty of Law Alumni Association, University of Fribourg (Alumni IUS Frilex)