Data privacy and data protection

VISCHER

The team of ‘market leaders’ at VISCHER maintains a wide-ranging practice that is centrally comprised of cloud computing compliance, global privacy programmes, and AI compliance work. The team is praised for its ’very good expertise in both technical and legal matters’. David Rosenthal, who heads up the group, is regarded as ‘one of the leading experts’ and a ’household name’ in the data privacy field. Rolf Auf Der Maur is well-versed in the arenas of digitalisation, online businesses, and various other facets of data law, while Christian Wyss is particularly accomplished in the life sciences sector, frequently handling a core workload of IP and IT transactions. Samira Studer is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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‘David Rosenthal is one of the leading experts in this area in Switzerland, also with regards to AI.’
‘David Rosenthal is very present on all different fields of technology laws and provides a lot of material for free. He is not shy from taking sometimes an out-of-the-box view and come up with solutions for problems the competitors have not yet even identified.’
‘VISCHER has one of the largest and most prolific legal teams in data privacy. They are clear market leaders, spearheaded by superstar David Rosenthal. The team is experienced, business-oriented and very responsive.’
‘David Rosenthal is a household name in data privacy in Switzerland and the clear thought leader in this field. He is always ahead of the curve, uses the most innovative tools and is always available.'
'Rolf Auf Der Maur is very well-connected and very knowledgeable about the newest marketing trends. He has a distinct business mindset.'
‘Top team - super responsive and always on the top of the developments, practical and fast. I could not imagine a better team.’
‘David Rosenthal is exceptional, one of the best privacy lawyers I know. Super innovative and pragmatic.’
‘The team has a very good expertise in both technical and legal matters. Furthermore, they have sound business knowledge.’

Key clients

ETH AI Center
Google
World Economic Forum
Swisscom
Raiffeisen
Twint
Implenia
Allianz
Ringier
Sauter
Basler Kantonalbank
Bucher Industries
Comparis
Swiss Marketplace Group
Lyfegen
Kanton Zürich
BKW
Medbase
Open Systems
Viseca
Jaywalker

Work highlights

Advising the ETH AI Center on training new large language model for Switzerland.
Advised Google on various data protection issues in Switzerland.
Assisted several cantonal banks with moving their CRM to the cloud.