Valfor Attorneys-at-law pairs its contentious experience in data and TMT with its non-contentious experience in regard to transactions, compliance, and data transfers to advise an array of start-ups, listed companies, and established technology corporations. Leo Rusterholz, who joined from Lenz & Staehelin in June 2024, leads the team and is geared to handle a range of cybersecurity, data breach investigations, and e-commerce matters, to name a few. Christoph Gasser employs his disputes experience to act for a litany of pharmaceutical, fashion, and banking clients, while Stephan Hofer contributes his substantive transactional expertise.

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Key clients

  • AVIA Vereinigung
  • fernao Group
  • Mr. Gueorgui Vassilev
  • MedScribe
  • Stadler Group
  • Standortförderung Zürioberland
  • VAMED Management und Service Schweiz
  • ZSC Lions Eishockey

Work highlights

  • Advising ZSC Lions Eishockey AG and champion of the last season 2023/24 on compliance with Swiss data protection laws.
  • Advising a leading global recruitment company on all Swiss law aspects, including data protection and telecoms law, related to their global adoption of a new marketing program, data retention guidelines, data subject access requests handling, and other issues.
  • Advising a leading global payment services provider on all Swiss law aspects, including data protection and telecoms law, related to their global adoption of a new B2B marketing initiative.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leo Rusterholz
Valfor Attorneys-at-law

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leo Rusterholz

Other key lawyers

Christoph Gasser, Stephan Hofer