‘Quick thinker’ Dirk Spacek steers CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.’s data privacy practice, a team that is proficient in handling global data privacy, protection and information security matters for a diverse range of domestic and international clients. Spacek advises clients on an array of advisory, transactional and contentious work in this field, while Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser’s expertise comprises a variety of IT and IP issues. Julia Nitschke fields a considerable workload that incorporates arbitration and litigation related matters.
Testimonials
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‘CMS is an expert in the field and the different colleagues and partners are well equipped to support the matter.’
‘All individuals are professionals and are able to listen and apply the need to find a legal solution or inform accordingly to take sounded decisions.’
‘The team is very capable and possesses strong knowledge.’
‘Dirk Spacek is able to quickly recognize the problems and propose pragmatic solutions with an excellent ability to plan and anticipate.'
‘Dirk Spacek is a genuine pleasure to work with. I am amazed by the overall breadth of expertise the team has.’
‘Dirk Spacek is a very quick thinker with great knowledge on the IT- and technology-sector and has a good sense of commercial pragmatism. This ensures that we receive legally solid but also straight-to-the point pragmatic solutions in good time. His team is well aligned and ensures broad capabilities in the TMT-sector and a quick turnaround time.’
Key clients
- Aon Schweiz AG
- Better Cotton Initiative
- Commerzbank AG, Schweiz
- Hochalpines Institut Ftan AG (HIF)/EIM Global
- Merck AG, Switzerland
- mobile Health AG
- nChain Group
- N-Dream AG
Work highlights
- Assisted Aon Schweiz AG with a comprehensive data privacy compliance project in order to implement all necessary steps required under the revision of the new Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).
- Assisting Merck AG comprehensively on all aspects of the impending revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection.
- Advised Better Cotton Initiative on all data privacy and trade secret implications of sharing supplier and retailer data through a global online-platform for sustainability and supply chain transparency. Analysed this data sharing project under the viewpoint of various laws (i.e. data privacy, trade secret regulation and existing supply chain transparency obligations under Swiss law).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dirk Spacek