Acting for international and national blue chip and service companies, Pestalozzi’s wide-ranging expertise is comprised of disputes involving data protection issues, cyber criminality issues and use of digital data on ICT platforms. The team increasingly handles legal issues arising from digital medical data and their relevance for research and development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Michèle Burnier leads the practice and is prominent within the Swiss civil and criminal courts. Arbitration expert Thomas Legler and Sarah Drukarch, who specialises in both life sciences and corporate areas, bolster the practice. Markus Winkler is another name to note.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is extremely knowledgeable with Michèle Burnier and Sarah Drukarch.’
‘Michèle Burnier's knowledge is very accurate, with perspectives with other privacy laws.'
'Sarah Drukarch is very knowledgeable on operational aspects with very relevant field feedbacks.’
Key clients
- Akorn Pharma
- CH Media
- Coca Cola
- Infor Group
- Johnson & Johnson group of companies
- Leclanché
- McDonald's
- Ringier
- ZimmerBiomet
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michèle Burnier