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Anne Troillet

Partner, LL.M, certified expert in Employment law

anne.troillet@tbavocats.ch

Anne Troillet’s activities range from employment law to occupational pension plans. Her extensive practice in the field of occupational benefit planning (pensions) has led her to assist public and private pension funds in major structural transformations. She assists local and international private companies, as well as public entities, in all matters concerning their employees, from the drafting of contracts and regulations to individual cases regarding employees. She also assists companies in all steps related to restructuring. Anne Troillet frequently speaks at conferences in her fields of specialty and is the author of numerous scientific contributions, both in labour law and in occupational benefit planning law.

Anne Troillet is listed among the specialists recognized by Chambers and Lexology.

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Anne Troillet
Partner, LL.M, certified expert in Employment law

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Education
2011 FSA Specialist in Labour Law, Swiss Bar Association
1999 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Osgoode Hall, York University, Toronto
1996 Admitted to the Geneva Bar
1992 Law degree from the University of Geneva


Professional Experience
2025 Founding partner of Troillet Balzan Avocats, Geneva
2020 Founding partner of Troillet Meier Raetzo, Geneva
2014 Founding partner of Schneider Troillet, Geneva
2009 Partner at LHA Avocats in Geneva
2006 Partner at the law firm Desgouttes & Associés
2003 Lawyer at the law firm Lenz & Staehelin
2003 Judge at the Federal Appeals Commission for Occupational Pension Matters
2000 Legal counsel at Ernst & Young
1998 Visiting Associate at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in Toronto


Other Roles
Member of the Audit Committee of the University of Geneva
Liquidator of the Pension Fund of Chartered Bank in Switzerland, in liquidation
Liquidating Member of the Board of FAVIA, the Pension Fund of the Geneva Bar Association and its staff
Member of the Board of Ethos Foundation, Swiss foundation for sustainable development

Professional Organizations
Member of the Geneva Bar Association
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Languages
French
English
CONFERENCES
Anne Troillet
Partner, LL.M, certified expert in Employment law

CONFERENCES

Presentation “Case Law 2022–2023”, CACP seminar, Saanen-Gstaad, September 2023.
Presentation “Case Law 2021–2022”, CACP seminar, Saanen-Gstaad, September 2022.
Presentation “Case Law 2020–2021”, CACP seminar, Saanen-Gstaad, September 2021.
Presentation “Case Law 2019–2020”, CACP seminar, Saanen-Gstaad, September 2020.
Conference “Dismissal and Occupational Pension: Some Paths to Explore”, WEKA Salary and Social Insurance Day 2020, Lausanne, 14 January 2020.
Presentation “Case Law 2018–2019”, CACP seminar, Crans-Montana, September 2019.
Training of labour court judges, course on ordinary termination of employment, UOG, Geneva, February 2019.
Course “Liability in All Its Forms: Who Can Be Held Responsible for Damage Suffered by the Pension Institution, to What Extent and Under What Conditions”, CACP seminar, Crans-Montana, September 2018.
Course “The Various Legal and Regulatory Benefits”, “The Hierarchy of Legal Norms and Their Application by the Judge: The Influence of Case Law”, “What Responsibilities Do Pension Institutions Incur Depending on the Communication Method Adopted?”, Training Course for Foundation Board Members, May 2018.
LPP Seminar of the Bernese Supervisory Authority for Foundations and Pension Institutions, “Case Law: Analysis of Recent Federal Court Rulings and Their Practical Implications”, Bern, 19 and 24 October 2017.
Course “The Specific Status of Cross-Border and Expatriate Employees”, CACP seminar, Crans-Montana, September 2017.
Course “Pension 2020: Status Update”, Training Course for Foundation Board Members, May 2017.
Conference “Social Plan Arbitration”, Annual Continuing Education Seminar of AROSDT, 31 March 2017.
LPP Seminar of the Bernese Supervisory Authority for Foundations and Pension Institutions, “Case Law: Analysis of Recent Federal Court Rulings and Their Practical Implications”, Bern, 20 and 25 October 2016.
Course “Experience Exchange: Employer Foundations: Legislative Developments”, CACP seminar, Crans-Montana, September 2016.
Course “Insured Salary: Definition and Pitfalls”, “Detailed Analysis of Pension Benefits”, “The Various Legal and Regulatory Benefits”, Training Course for Foundation Board Members, May 2016.
LPP Seminar of the Bernese Supervisory Authority for Foundations and Pension Institutions, “Insured Salary and LPP: Federal Court Case Law”, Bern, 12 and 13 November 2015.
Presentation on “Occasional Salary Elements and Occupational Pensions”, ALBA Conference “Occupational Pensions in All Its Aspects: Cross-Specialty Perspectives (Family Law, Labour Law and Social Security Law)”, 5 March 2015.
Conference “Insured Salary and Occupational Pension: State of Play”, Annual Continuing Education Seminar of AROSDT, date.
Training of labour court judges, course on ordinary termination of employment, UOG, Geneva, February 2013.
Conference “Did You Say ‘AI’? Impacts of the 4th and 5th AI Reforms on the LPP”, IDAT Colloquium on Social Law and Society: Immigration, Excessive Remuneration and Public Service (University of Lausanne), Lausanne, 25 May 2012.
Conference “Economic Dismissals and Occupational Pension”, Labour Law Day, Geneva, 22 April 2010.
Conference “The Pension Institution, Secondment and Expatriation of Executives”, Geneva Supervisory Authority for Foundations and Pension Institutions, November 2010.
Conference “The Pension Institution, Secondment and Expatriation of Executives Abroad”, IDAT Colloquium (University of Lausanne), Lausanne, November 2010.
PUBLICATIONS
Anne Troillet
Partner, LL.M, certified expert in Employment law

PUBLICATIONS

Anne Troillet / Christophe Chatelanat, “Equality between Women and Men in Occupational Pension Schemes” in: Bettina Hummer / Patricia Dietschy / Aurélien Witzig (eds.), From the Courtroom to the Lecture Hall: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Labour Law, Stämpfli Editions SA, Bern, 2025, pp. 283 ff.

Anne Troillet / Christophe Chatelanat, “Merger of Pension Institutions: Points to Watch,” in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no. 10–25, pp. 93 ff.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “Tasks assigned to the Foundation Board – What is the role of the Management?”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 07-23, pp. 48-49.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “Improving Benefits: The Remuneration of Retirement Assets”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, special edition 2022, pp. 16-17.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “Commentary on ruling A-6435/2018: Maintaining coverage after the minimum retirement age”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 02-22, pp. 104-105.

Anne Troillet / Alexia Raetzo, “Better protection for women against old-age and disability risks”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 02-21, pp. 57-59. Also published in German in: Fokus Vorsorge 05/21, “Besserer Schutz für Frauen vor den Risiken Alter und Invalidität”, pp. 4-5.

Anne Troillet, Commentary on Articles 72a to 72g LPP in: Commentary LPP/LFLP (Schneider/Gächter/Geiser, eds), 2nd ed., Bern 2020.

Anne Troillet, “Immediate Dismissal and Occupational Pension: Commentary on the Federal Court ruling 4A_458/2018”, Newsletter Droitdutravail.ch, August 2020.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “COVID-19: Challenges and Lessons for Pension Stakeholders”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 04-20, pp. 88-89.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “What are Employees’ Participation Rights?”, in: Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 02-20, pp. 98-99.

Anne Troillet / Céline Moullet, “Occupational Pensions for Expatriates: Selected Issues”, in: Bettina Kahil Wolff Hummer / Rémy Wyler (eds.), Pillars of Social Law, Essays in Honour of Jacques-André Schneider, Stämpfli Editions SA, Bern 2019, pp. 191-206.

Anne Troillet, “Transfer of Actuarial Risks in Case of Partial Liquidation”, Swiss Occupational Pensions No. 12/2015, pp. 101-104.

Anne Troillet, “Social Plans: Some Practical Issues Related to Implementing Articles 335h to 335k CO”, in: Rémy Wyler / Anne Meier / Sylvain Marchand (eds.), Cross Perspectives on Labour Law: Liber Amicorum for Gabriel Aubert, Schulthess ed., Geneva, Zurich and Basel 2015, pp. 321-330.

Jacques-André Schneider / Anne Troillet, “Pension Institutions of Public Law Corporations: The New Legal Framework”, Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 09/2013, pp. 80-81.

Jacques-André Schneider / Anne Troillet, “Group Health Loss of Earnings Insurance under the ICA and Cross-Border Situations”, SZS/RSAS, Stämpfli Editions SA Bern – 2013, pp. 251-275.

Anne Troillet, “Conciliation Offices Facing Dismissals”, in: Panorama II in Labour Law, Rémy Wyler (ed.), Stämpfli Editions SA, Bern 2012.

Anne Troillet, “Currency of Salary in Cross-Border Situations”, in: Panorama II in Labour Law, Rémy Wyler (ed.), Stämpfli Editions SA, Bern 2012.

Jacques-André Schneider / Anne Troillet, “Insured Salary: Contract Duration, Secondary Activity and Remuneration” (also translated into German), Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 05/2012, pp. 87-89.

Jacques-André Schneider / Anne Troillet, “Pension Institutions Facing Secondment”, Swiss Occupational Pensions, no 01/2011, pp. 80-81.

Jacques-André Schneider / Anne Troillet, “Partial Liquidations in Case of Technical Underfunding: Where is Jurisprudence Heading?”, Swiss Occupational Pensions No. 09/2009, pp. 83-84.