Monika Naef

Our Services

• Negotiate a contract successfully and skillfully
• As an employer, receive support in matters of public or private employment law (employment contracts, termination of an employment relationship, applications for work permits, etc.)
• Outsource your legal department or rely on additional resources
• As the owner of a business, plan your succession
• Successfully resolve a dispute or litigation
  

 We listen to your concerns carefully. As a business law firm, we comprehensively advise and represent your company and you as an entrepreneur in all matters concerning business and commercial law. Due to our broad industry experience – especially in pharma, life sciences, chemicals and suppliers – you will obtain strategic and tactical advice. A smooth operational implementation of your strategies enabled by our solution-oriented approach. Where needed, our experience in negotiations and litigation will support your goals.

«Only the combination of expertise, experience and competence leads to sustainable solutions.»

Main Practice Areas
- Employment Law (Corporate, International, Expats)
- Contract, Trade and Company Law
- Negotiation (management and tactics)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A)
- Dispute Resolution (Litigation and Arbitration)
- Public and Private Employment Law
- Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Licenses
- School and Education Law

Experience
- Partner (since 2005)
- Head Section Law of an International Chemicals Group
- Legal Advisor to Human Resources and Pension Fund of an International Pharmaceutical and Chemicals Group (1997-2000)
- Legal Advisor Pharmaceuticals Division (1991-1995)
- Legal Advisor Industrial Divisions (1989-1991)
- Member of the Board of several SMEs
- 14 years of living abroad on three continents (USA, Europe and Japan)

Education
- IN-BOARD (Insead Alumni Association Board Training) 2016/2017
- Certified Global Negotiator, HSG (2013)
- Insead IEP F/S (2002)
- Bar Examination Basel-Landschaft (1990)
- University of Basel (lic. iur. 1987)