Healthcare and life sciences

Janine Reudt-Demont

Janine Reudt-Demont is a life sciences and healthcare specialist at Niederer Kraft Frey. Her experience covers the regulation of all aspects of the medtech and pharmaceutical industry, including clinical trials, product classifications, authorizations, market access, promotion and marketing, compliance (including data privacy questions) as well as transparency and anti-corruption. Janine also advises on regulatory and compliance matters concerning other regulated products such as cosmetics, foodstuffs, tobacco and CBD-products. Janine further possesses specialist knowledge and experience in all areas of commercial law, with main focus on distribution, franchising, e-commerce as well as product liability and product safety matters (including recalls). She also has an IP background and often advises on licensing, R&D and supply agreements as well as on unfair competition and advertising law. In addition to her advisory expertise, Janine regularly represents clients in court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and before administrative bodies.

Felix Kesselring

Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Julia Schieber

Julia is a partner in Baker McKenzie's IP and Technology team. She is specialized in IP transactional matters with a particular focus on the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Julia worked for major law firms in Munich and New York City, and as a lecturer and research associate at the University of Konstanz. In 2018, she was seconded to Novartis. Julia has been ranked as a "rising star" for Life Sciences in Switzerland by Legal 500, and for Intellectual Property by Managing IP. Client's describe Julia as "truly outstanding" with "excellence in contracting and negotiating complex licensing contracts with strong and complex IP topics" (Legal 500). Julia is heavily involved in the Firm's children's rights pro bono work. Julia has vast experience in all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular focus on technology related matters. As part of the global IP and Technology team, she assists clients in complex IP transactions involving the development, exploitation and transfer of intellectual property rights. Julia advises on a broad range of IP, commercial and corporate agreements such as collaboration agreements, licensing agreements, R&D agreements, asset deals, settlement agreements and a variety of technology transfer issues. She has vast experience in advising clients in the Life Sciences and IT sectors.

Andrea Schuetz

Associated Partner

Christian Wyss

Christian Wyss is Partner and head of VISCHER's Corporate & Commercial team. Christian advises clients mainly from the Life Sciences and Information Technology industries on all contractual requirements in their core business. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating license agreements, research, development or marketing co-operations, clinical trial agreements, contract manufacturing agreements and distribution agreements. Christian also regularly works with clients in financing rounds, acquisitions, or joint ventures, and assists with implementing compliance with the Swiss data protection laws.

Thomas Eichenberger

Partner

Claudia Götz Staehelin

Claudia Götz Staehelin's practice focuses on complex investigation and litigation matters at the intersection of civil, criminal and regulatory proceedings. Claudia leads large-scale internal investigations, supports her clients in crisis management and advises them on all aspects of their compliance framework. She represents and advises her clients in domestic and cross-border litigations, in international judicial and administrative assistance matters and in internal and regulatory investigations led by Swiss and foreign authorities. One of her industry focuses is the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry, where she advises clients on pharma regulatory and all compliance matters. Based on her experience as former Head of Litigation at Novartis, Claudia regularly supports companies with multi-jurisdictional projects requiring innovative thinking. She has extensive international experience in litigation and investigation risk assessment, and in assisting clients with strategic decision-making. Her many years in-house and with corporate investigations have given her a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities of ESG issues for companies.

Philipp Groz, LL.M.

Philipp Groz is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution Groups. He represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts and in international arbitrations, and also sits as an arbitrator. He specializes in the fields of intellectual property, unfair competition, licensing and distribution and also advises clients on non-contentious matters in these fields. Philipp also assists clients in regulatory matters, particularly concerning life sciences, foods and consumer goods. Experience: Represented pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in various international arbitrations arising out of licensing and/or distribution agreements Represented medical device manufacturer in patent entitlement dispute before the Swiss Federal Patent Court Acted as counsel to telecommunication companies in various unfair competition proceedings before Swiss courts and authorities Advised consumer goods companies on various aspects of Swiss regulatory law (such as advertising, labeling, product liability, product recalls)

Andri Hess

Partner, member of Homburger's IP / IT, Litigation & Arbitration and Competition & Regulatory practice teams. Main areas of work include patent and other intellectual property rights litigation and arbitration in a broad range of technical and industrial fields and within international contexts, as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property rights related contracts.

Simon Holzer

Partner

Stefan Kohler

Partner; Co-head VISCHER Life Sciences Team; Head VISCHER IP Team

Markus Schott

Markus Schott has broad experience in all kinds of regulatory and administrative law matters including governmental supervision, public procurement, and administrative sanctions. He advises and represents clients in the life science and food, banking, finance and insurance, transportation and infrastructure sectors. He also drafts expert opinions in these fields. Markus Schott is also specialized in representing clients in administrative and civil litigation proceedings as well as international administrative and legal assistance proceedings. He teaches public economic law at the University of Zurich and he publishes regularly in his fields of interest.