Practice Expertise
- Industry & Commerce
- Employment
- Corporate & Commercial
- Insolvency & Restructuring
Areas of Practice
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Industry & Commerce
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Economic Crimes & Investigations
- Employment, Incentives, Mobility & Pensions
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Start-ups & Venture Capital
- White Collar Crime & Investigations View More
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Corporate & Business
Dispute Resolution
Financial Services
Government & Public Sector
Industrial & Manufacturing
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WSG Leadership
- Employment and Labor Group - Member
- Immigration Group - Member
- Women's Professional Forum Group - Member
Profile
Simone Wetzstein is Co-Head of the Employment Law Team at Walder Wyss and has been advising clients with dedication and clarity for over a decade. She counsels national companies, international corporations and private individuals on the full spectrum of employment law, with particular emphasis on drafting employment contracts, designing compensation models, advising on the termination of employment relationships, and guiding clients through complex restructuring processes such as transfers of undertakings and mass redundancies.
Her practice also includes advising on staff leasing matters, as well as supporting clients in obtaining work and residence permits. Simone Wetzstein regularly represents clients in court and has built extensive expertise in employment-related aspects of social security law. A particular focus of her work lies in tackling discrimination and advancing gender equality.
Simone Wetzstein studied law at the Universities of Zurich and Haifa and was supported during her studies by the Swiss Study Foundation. She was admitted to the bar in 2013 and is a Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law. As a Fulbright Scholar, she deepened her knowledge of discrimination law and mediation at Columbia Law School in New York, where she earned her LL.M. in 2017. She also shares her expertise through teaching in the CAS Best Practice Employment Law at ZHAW.
She has been a lawyer at Walder Wyss since 2013. Before joining the firm, she trained in a major Zurich law firm and at the Administrative Court of Aarau. For many years, she also served as director of the Winterthurer Musikfestwochen -bringing together her love for law, culture, and organisation.
Simone Wetzstein practises in both German and English and also speaks French and Hebrew. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practise throughout Switzerland.
Beyond her professional life, Simone is the mother of three children-a role that constantly inspires her perspective on fairness, balance, and human connection in the world of work.
Her practice also includes advising on staff leasing matters, as well as supporting clients in obtaining work and residence permits. Simone Wetzstein regularly represents clients in court and has built extensive expertise in employment-related aspects of social security law. A particular focus of her work lies in tackling discrimination and advancing gender equality.
Simone Wetzstein studied law at the Universities of Zurich and Haifa and was supported during her studies by the Swiss Study Foundation. She was admitted to the bar in 2013 and is a Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law. As a Fulbright Scholar, she deepened her knowledge of discrimination law and mediation at Columbia Law School in New York, where she earned her LL.M. in 2017. She also shares her expertise through teaching in the CAS Best Practice Employment Law at ZHAW.
She has been a lawyer at Walder Wyss since 2013. Before joining the firm, she trained in a major Zurich law firm and at the Administrative Court of Aarau. For many years, she also served as director of the Winterthurer Musikfestwochen -bringing together her love for law, culture, and organisation.
Simone Wetzstein practises in both German and English and also speaks French and Hebrew. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practise throughout Switzerland.
Beyond her professional life, Simone is the mother of three children-a role that constantly inspires her perspective on fairness, balance, and human connection in the world of work.
Areas of Practice
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Industry & Commerce
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Economic Crimes & Investigations
- Employment, Incentives, Mobility & Pensions
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Start-ups & Venture Capital
- White Collar Crime & Investigations
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Walder Wyss Team in der IEL Elite 2026 ausgezeichnet
WISAG Gruppe erwirbt Stampfli AG
Walder Wyss advised Novo Holdings on the acquisition of Catalent
The Walder Wyss Employment Team recognized as "Global Elite 2025" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
Walder Wyss advises Mercer on the acquisition of hkp///group
Voliro announces USD 12 million Series A funding round
Flowit announced CHF 4m seed funding round
Subway® expands Presence in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with Convenience House Schweiz AG
Bregal Unternehmerkapital erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an BSI Software von Capvis
Energie 360 Grad verkauf Säntis Energie
Walder Wyss berät die Fundamenta Group Holding AG beim Verkauf ihrer Immobiliensparte an die Swiss Prime Site AG
SMG acquires majority stake in Flatfox from Mobiliar
Walder Wyss recognized as "Global Elite 2024" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
Walder Wyss advises WEG S.A. as Swiss counsel in the acquisition of the industrial electric motors and generators business of the Regal Rexnord Corporation
ITS Kanal Services AG erwirbt die Restclean AG
Bavarian Nordic Acquires Emergent BioSolutions' Travel Vaccines Portfolio
Promotions at Walder Wyss
CRK wird Teil der MYTY Group
Series Seed Finanzierungsrunde von myDropz AG
Ufenau verkauft die Swiss IT Security Gruppe an Triton
Permira führt Nexthink Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von USD 180 Mio. an
Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Weiterbildung als Fachanwälte SAV Arbeitsrecht
Swiss IT Security Group übernimmt keyon AG
Blue Sail Medical vollzieht Erwerb der NVT
WiseTech Global erwirbt SISA Studio Informatica SA
Walder Wyss berät Nestlé beim CHF 10.2 Mrd. Verkauf ihres Skin Health Business
Blue Sail Medical erwirbt NVT
Dana erwirbt Oerlikon Drive Systems
DigiCert kauft QuoVadis
Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss
Chinesischer Tech-Riese Baidu investiert in Schweizer Startup aiCTX
Continental verkauft Continental Automotive Switzerland
Dana erwirbt Oerlikon Drive Systems
Flexera übernimmt Brainwaregroup
Rieker Investment AG übernimmt die Meister Abrasives Gruppe
FinanceFox successfully completes Series A financing round
Recordati erwirbt Pro Farma AG
Groupe SEB erwirbt die WMF Gruppe von KKR
Oriflame: Grenzüberschreitende Vermögensübertragung abgeschlossen
IPH-Gruppe übernimmt Montalpina
Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to acquire Keytrade Bank
Arval übernimmt das Flottenservicegeschäft von GE Capital in Europa
ADVA Optical Networking erwirbt Oscilloquartz SA
HgCapital erwirbt 91.85% an P&I Personal & Informatik AG und lanciert öffentliches Übernahmeangebot
Walder Wyss Team in der IEL Elite 2026 ausgezeichnet
WISAG Gruppe erwirbt Stampfli AG
Walder Wyss advised Novo Holdings on the acquisition of Catalent
The Walder Wyss Employment Team recognized as "Global Elite 2025" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
Walder Wyss advises Mercer on the acquisition of hkp///group
Voliro announces USD 12 million Series A funding round
Flowit announced CHF 4m seed funding round
Subway® expands Presence in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with Convenience House Schweiz AG
Bregal Unternehmerkapital erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an BSI Software von Capvis
Energie 360 Grad verkauf Säntis Energie
Walder Wyss berät die Fundamenta Group Holding AG beim Verkauf ihrer Immobiliensparte an die Swiss Prime Site AG
SMG acquires majority stake in Flatfox from Mobiliar
Walder Wyss recognized as "Global Elite 2024" by International Employment Lawyer IEL
Walder Wyss advises WEG S.A. as Swiss counsel in the acquisition of the industrial electric motors and generators business of the Regal Rexnord Corporation
ITS Kanal Services AG erwirbt die Restclean AG
Bavarian Nordic Acquires Emergent BioSolutions' Travel Vaccines Portfolio
Promotions at Walder Wyss
CRK wird Teil der MYTY Group
Series Seed Finanzierungsrunde von myDropz AG
Ufenau verkauft die Swiss IT Security Gruppe an Triton
Permira führt Nexthink Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von USD 180 Mio. an
Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Weiterbildung als Fachanwälte SAV Arbeitsrecht
Swiss IT Security Group übernimmt keyon AG
Blue Sail Medical vollzieht Erwerb der NVT
WiseTech Global erwirbt SISA Studio Informatica SA
Walder Wyss berät Nestlé beim CHF 10.2 Mrd. Verkauf ihres Skin Health Business
Blue Sail Medical erwirbt NVT
Dana erwirbt Oerlikon Drive Systems
DigiCert kauft QuoVadis
Beförderungen bei Walder Wyss
Chinesischer Tech-Riese Baidu investiert in Schweizer Startup aiCTX
Continental verkauft Continental Automotive Switzerland
Dana erwirbt Oerlikon Drive Systems
Flexera übernimmt Brainwaregroup
Rieker Investment AG übernimmt die Meister Abrasives Gruppe
FinanceFox successfully completes Series A financing round
Recordati erwirbt Pro Farma AG
Groupe SEB erwirbt die WMF Gruppe von KKR
Oriflame: Grenzüberschreitende Vermögensübertragung abgeschlossen
IPH-Gruppe übernimmt Montalpina
Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to acquire Keytrade Bank
Arval übernimmt das Flottenservicegeschäft von GE Capital in Europa
ADVA Optical Networking erwirbt Oscilloquartz SA
HgCapital erwirbt 91.85% an P&I Personal & Informatik AG und lanciert öffentliches Übernahmeangebot
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