VISCHER
David Rosenthal steers VISCHER’s experienced data privacy practice, which is particularly well versed in the movement of sensitive data or applications to the cloud. The team is regarded as being ‘extremely knowledgeable, creative and responsive’ as well as ’on top of legal developments’. ‘Leading innovator’ Rosenthal leverages his background in software development to advise clients on information technology, data protection and e-discovery. Rolf Auf Der Maur counts digitalisation, online businesses and strong capabilities across data law in his arsenal, while Christian Wyss is notable active in the life sciences sector.
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Testimonials
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‘The Vischer privacy team around their lead David Rosenthal are among the best in Switzerland. They are extremely knowledgeable, creative and responsive.'
- 'David Rosenthal is constantly innovating new tools or ways to assess risks.'
- 'I am a HUGE fan of David and his team.’
‘All team members are highly qualified, fast, and helpful.'
‘The data protection team I am working with is extremely professional and knowledgeable. They are true experts in their field. Despite many uncertainties surrounding this complex legal field, they are always on top of legal developments, latest case law in and outside Switzerland, and they provide clear and hands on legal advice that we can really work with.’
‘David Rosenthal is not only a leading lawyer in Switzerland's world of data protection, he also has expertise as a developer. On top of that, he willingly shares a lot of his know-how freely and makes it available to everybody. I think he is somebody who really tries to make the world a better place when it comes to data protection, and I admire this spirit. ’
‘Very approachable, fast response time, very high quality and excellent knowledge.’
‘David Rosenthal is the number one opinion leader in data protection.’
Key clients
- World Economic Forum
- Allianz
- AXA
- Swisscom
- Ringier
- Additiv AG
- CH Media TV AG
- UBS
- Raiffeisen
- Comparis
- Open Systems
- Lyfegen
- Radicant
- Bucher Industries
- Insel Spital
- Implenia
- Medbase
- Viseca
- Twint
Work highlights
- Implemented its Intra-Group Data Transfer Agreement in over two dozen international groups of companies, with up to 400 entities.
- Advised over two dozen banks (including of the Cantonal Banks of Berne, Lucerne, Argovia, Basel and Zurich), cantonal hospitals (including of Basel and Bern) and public authorities (including Zurich) on how to move to the cloud.
- Redesigned the data protection governance framework at several large Swiss groups of companies to protect management and data protection officers from being criminally sanctioned under the revised Swiss Data Protection Act and developed a reporting tool for that purpose.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Rosenthal