Trevor J. Purdie

Certified Specialist SBA in Labour Law, Partner at L'Etude Swiss
Nationality: Swtzerland, Canada
Course: Beyond Rules: AI and the Law: Smart HR Governance - Mastering Compliance and Responsible AI

Trevor J. Purdie is an experienced, native English-speaking attorney-at-law practising in Switzerland. He advises a primarily corporate and institutional clientele in both English and French across the main areas of business law, excluding tax, including corporate and commercial law, contract law, mergers and acquisitions, investment agreements, labour law and intellectual property.

 In 2022, he obtained the title of Certified Specialist SBA in Labour Law, following an intensive, practice-oriented training programme aimed at advanced employment law practitioners.

 With more than twenty years of professional experience, his practice includes complex merger and share purchase transactions, due diligence and negotiation processes, mass dismissals involving international companies, corporate liquidations and international arbitration. Owing to his combined expertise in employment law, intellectual property protection and company financing, as well as his strong interest in and understanding of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, he regularly advises and supports innovative start-up businesses in Switzerland.