Zurich / Information and Communication Technology / Data Protection / Intellectual Property / Competition and Antitrust / International Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Blockchain Technologies & FinTech / Telecommunication

Roland Mathys is a Partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Group. He advises clients in outsourcing transactions and major technology projects, particularly in the finance, life science and retail industries. He also renders advice in all matters related to emerging technologies (e.g. IoT, blockchain, AI). Data protection, both under Swiss law and the EU General Data Protection Regulation, technology related compliance issues and ICT dispute resolution are further strong fields of his activity.

Experience:

Counsels Bayer for various matters related to data privacy in the health and medtech sector Advises Coop, one of the largest Swiss retailers, in ICT and data protection matters Counsels Manor, Switzerland's largest department store chain, in ICT related matters Advises several large Silicon Valley technology companies in data privacy, telecommunications and regulatory matters under Swiss law

2003 - LL.M. in ICT Law, London School of Economics and Political Science

2000 - Bar Admission in Switzerland

1998 - lic. iur., University of Basel

1994 - lic. oec. publ. in Business Administration and Computer Science, University of Zurich