Roland Mathys
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd1
TMT
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd specialises in information technology, telecommunications and intellectual property law and advises on these issues in the context of the finance and banking, pharmaceuticals, retail and construction industries. The practice focuses on advice and analysis regarding emerging technologies, with AI and large language models being a recent point of activity. Beyond transactional and advisory assistance, the team offers litigation services and also has experience in representing clients in complex international arbitrations. Roland Mathys heads the team and advises on all matters relating to software development, tech-related IP issues and emerging technologies, with a strong presence in the legal cybersecurity market. Lorenza Ferrari Hofer specialises in data protection and competition law. A recent partner-level addition in Geneva, Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald, has strengthened the firm’s presence in French-speaking Switzerland.
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‘Highly efficient and professional.’
- 'Roland Mathys is extremely competent in his field of practice. He is most responsive and goes out of his way to support our company in the best way possible. He has the ability to lay out the issues in precise detail and summarise the most relevant details for management decisions.'
Key clients
- ABB
- Aity AG
- Amazon
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Aon
- Axpo
- BEKB / Berner Kantonalbank
- CSS Insurance
- DHL
- DocuSign
- Husqvarna / Gardena
- Kardex
- Lindt & Sprüngli
- Manor
- Mettler Toledo
- Novartis
- Ringier
- Salesforce
- Swiss Digital Initative (SDI)
- SIX Paynet
- Sonova
- Standard Chartered
- Swizzonic
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Tesla
- Vifor
- Voi
- Migros Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB
- Adobe
- Chubb
- Emirates
- Hilton
- Kanebo
- Mondelez
- Samsung
- Sky
- TikTok / Bytedance
- Valiant
- Valora
Work highlights
- Advised MGB on the renewal of a number of upcoming strategic ICT contracts with large software vendors, including Microsoft and SAP.
- Advising Valiant Bank, a major Swiss bank, on a number of technology and data-related matters.
- Advising Manor on its ICT and data-related matters in the course of its ongoing digital transformation.
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