Anja Affolter Marino
Partner, Head of Employment, Pensions and Immigration
Attorney at Law
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Partner, Head of Employment, Pensions and Immigration Attorney at Law +41 58 450 80 00 anja.affoltermarino@lenzstaehelin.com |
Zurich Brandschenkestrasse 24 CH-8027 Zurich www.lenzstaehelin.com |
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Expertise
Anja Affolter Marino is a partner based in our Zurich office, where she heads the Employment group. She advises national and multinational companies on employment, pensions and immigration matters. She regularly assists and represents these clients in proceedings before Swiss courts and administrative authorities. Anja also has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases. She is a member of the Zürich Bar Association (ZAV) and the Swiss Bar Association (FSA).
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Practices
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2024 Partner, Lenz & Staehelin 2014 Associate, Lenz & Staehelin 2014 Swiss Bar Admission 2011 University of Zurich (lic. iur.) -
Specialist Areas
Employment and Pensions, Litigation and Arbitration, Restructuring and Insolvency, Corporate Law -
Languages
German, Italian, English, French -
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) -
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Affolter Marino A., Oertle M., Kommentierung von Art. 27/28, 49/50, 68 Abs. 2, 76/77, FusG, in: Watter/Daeniker/Gaberthüel (eds.), Basler Kommentar zum Fusionsgesetz, 3rd edition, Basel 2025
- Affolter Marino A., Rousselle-Ruffieux S., Employment and Labour Law Switzerland - 2025, in: The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, April 2025
- Affolter Marino A., Baumann L., Nauer E., Corporate Immigration 2024 - Switzerland, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, June 2024
- Affolter Marino A., M&A und Arbeitsrecht – aktuelle Entwicklungen, in: EuropaInstitut, 26. Zürcher Konferenz Mergers & Acquisitions – Tagungsband 2023, Band 235
- Müller D., Affolter Marino A., Delli Colli F., Keine strafprozessualen Garantien bei internen Untersuchungen, in: GesKR (Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht), 2/2024, 295
- Luginbühl T., Affolter Marino A., Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency under Revised Swiss Corporate Law, in: CapLaw 5/2020
- Affolter Marino A., Insolvenzrecht in der COVID-19-Krise: Notrecht und Ausblick, in: Recht relevant für Verwaltungsräte, 5/2020
- Luginbühl T., Brandner S., Affolter Marino A., Alles Gute kommt von oben - Rechts- und Steuerprobleme bei Zuschüssen und Aktionärsdarlehen, in: Sprecher (ed.) - Sanierung und Insolvenz von Unternehmen X, Zurich 2020
- Luginbühl T., Affolter Marino A., "Exit" aus der Nachlassstundung nach erfolgreicher Sanierung, in: SZW/RSDA 3/19
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Contact Details
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Assistant
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References
Dominique Müller and Anja Affolter - highly analytical, just very smart people!
The Legal 500, 2025Anja Affolter and Dominique Müller work very cost effectively, always having the client's interests at the forefront. Both have a distinctly empathetic customer approach that is unfortunately rare in this industry
The Legal 500, 2025Dominique Müller and Anja Affolter: exceptionally knowledgeable, very much to the point, brilliant. I am happy that they are on "my side" and would fear to have them on the other side of the bar.
The Legal 500, 2025Anja Affolter Marino is a pleasure to work with; responsive and commercially-focused on the end result.
The Legal 500, 2024Anja Affolter Marino is recommended for her 'excellent foreign language capabilities' and ability to 'translate legal knowledge into practical terms'.
The Legal 500, 2019
Publications
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Kommentierung von Art. 27/28, 49/50, 68 Abs. 2, 76/77, FusG
in: Watter/Daeniker/Gaberthüel (eds.), Basler Kommentar zum Fusionsgesetz, 3rd edition, Basel 2025