Donatella Cicognani

As a Managing Partner of Andersen in Switzerland, Donatella deals with the complex issues of Human Resources and manages the administration field. Among others, she deals with the activities of the expatriate staff of multinational groups with branches in Switzerland.

She is an expert in residence permit procedures and oversees coordination with the Swiss social system, which ensures compliance with bilateral agreements.

Donatella manages employment contracts and assists clients in cases of disputes due to dismissal in compliance with Swiss legislation. Internationally, she offers advice on the posting of personnel from and abroad, coordinating the different legislation.

Donatella also administers the human resources services of various SMEs, choosing the outsourced management of the department. She also oversees the process for EU and non-EU globalists (foreigners who reside in Switzerland with flat-rate taxation) and any other foreign national who chooses to reside within the country.

Furthermore, Donatella’s skills include personnel selection. She supports companies in the recruitment of administrative and accounting staff, ranging from the preparation of job descriptions to recruiting activities. These recruiting activities include the assessment of hard and soft skills, which ensure impartial selection and evaluation.

Donatella also assists entrepreneurs and CFOs of SMEs and supports the administrative staff of companies in the area of accounting. She has also lectured on topics of foreign staff at specialized institutes. Donatella is the Swiss representative of the Employment/Labor Law Service Line.