Marie-Thérèse Guignard

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Marie Therese Guignard

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mtguignard@cbwm.ch

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Ph. D. in law

Specialist SBA labour law

Lecturer (University of Lausanne)

As a member of the Bar Association of Canton de Vaud and of the Swiss Bar Association, Marie-Thérèse Guignard is primarily active in the fields of contract law and labour law with regard to contractual and social insurance issues, whether public or private sectors. In these fields, she advises and assists private individuals, companies and public authorities with a focus on preventing and resolving disputes; she also represents them in the courts. Marie-Thérèse Guignard was awarded the Ph. D. in law in 2011. She devoted her academic research to the history of press freedom and censorship in the early decades of the existence of the Canton of Vaud and won the Crédit Suisse Prize and the Professor Walther Hug Prize. In parallel with her doctorate, Marie-Thérèse Guignard worked as clerk of the Lausanne District Court and of the Lausanne Labor Court. During two academic years, Marie-Thérèse Guignard worked as an assistant lecturer for Professor Denis Tappy at the University of Lausanne, where she has been teaching practical labour law courses as a lecturer since 2023. Ms. Guignard takes a keen interest in history and is a member of the reading committee of the Vaud Historical Library. Faithfull to CBWM & Partners since the beginning of her internship, Marie-Thérèse Guignard joined the Firm as a collaborator in 2012 and as a partner in 2023.

Activities

  • Since 2023  Partner at CBWM Avocats
  • Since 2023  Lecturer at the University of Lausanne
  • 2012-2022  Associate at CBWM Avocats
  • 2011-2013  Assistant Lecturer to Professor Denis Tappy at the University of Lausanne
  • 2010-2011  Trainee at CBWM Avocats
  • 2009  Ad hoc clerk to the Lausanne District Court
  • 2008-2009  Ad hoc clerk to the Lausanne Labor Court
  • 2004-2009  Assistant to Professor Denis Tappy at the University of Lausanne

Training

  • 2017  SBA specialist labour law
  • 2012  Attorney
  • 2011 Ph. D. in law, University of Lausanne
  • 2004  Law degree, University of Lausanne

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