TMT
Homburger
Homburger acts as lead counsel for various high-profile TMT clients in high-value, complex transactions and matters such as setting up apps and cloud migration projects. The team employs an interdisciplinary approach often drawing on the knowledge and expertise of specialists in other practice areas within the firm. Practice head Georg Rauber represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings in IT projects, IT outsourcing, technology transfer and licensing, telecommunications, and media. Gregor Bühler has a special focus on media law, privacy-related litigation, information technology and intellectual property law. Luca Dal Molin, who co-heads the technology group, has extensive knowledge in software, IT, and other technology transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Homburger TMT team is outstanding. They are my go-to advisors for anything relating to IT contracts or outsourcing matters.’
- ‘Luca dal Molin is my go-to Swiss lawyer. He is always available and a pleasure to work with. He is no-nonsense and helps me get deals over the line. For technical contracts, he stands above competitors in the Swiss market.’
- ‘Georg Rauber combines legal expertise with strategic farsightedness and the ability to effectively manage a high-performing team.’
- ‘The team's strength is their ability to quickly deep dive into the topic by gathering all the relevant information. Supported by a State-of-the-art infrastructure that makes the exchange easy. The availability of all team members was more than satisfying. The task allocation within the team was great.’
- ‘Profound knowledge of and expertise on the law, but also of the business, very business-oriented approach, always looking for constructive solutions. Extremely responsive, not afraid of making the last mile, just top notch.’
- ‘It certainly feels like having a partner when Homburger's team works with us. They are ready to engage in all sorts of matters and provide valuable advice around the clock. Their performance is superb, and they deliver an optimum work product.’
- ‘Gregor Bühler is a tremendous leader. He knows how to put forward a solid team to cover all aspects of a deal.'
- ‘I am very satisfied with the services rendered by Homburger. Georg Rauber is proactively guiding the Homburger team working for us and is providing excellent strategic advice.’
Key clients
- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
- Swisscom
- Infront Sports & Media
- Aosphere (Allen & Overy)
- MAN Group
- UBS
- Novartis
- Roche
- eBay
- BlackFin Capital Partners
- Rivean Capital
- BlueVoyant
- Avaloq
- Zur Rose Group
- Liberty Global
- Swiss Post
- Helvetia
- wefox
- Scaled Agile
- StoneX
- H.I.G. Capital
- LMG Life Sciences
- U.S. Cotton
- Nestlé Nespresso
- Implenia
- Clear Channel
- Solenis
- Noema
- Affective
- Juuri Partners Oy
- GLOBOGATE
- OC Oerlikon
- Atlantic Bridge Capital / OpenOcean
- Bosch Rexroth
Work highlights
- Advised Zur Rose Group on IT matters in carve-out and sale of Swiss business to retailer Migros.
- Advised and represented Clear Channel in sale of its Swiss advertising business to Goldbach Group.
- Advising SpaceX on market launch of Starlink products in Switzerland.
Lawyers
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Leading individuals
Partner. Head of the IP / IT team and Deputy Head of the Litigation / Arbitration team. Main areas of work are IP and IT-related litigation and arbitration. Other areas include sports, distribution, internet, privacy and sports law as well as technology-related transactional work. Experienced litigator before civil and administrative courts.
Partner. Georg Rauber headed the Homburger IP / IT practice and continues heading the Homburger TMT practice. Further, Georg is sponsoring partner of the Homburger TechGroup. Main areas of work include IT related transactions, software distribution, IT and business process outsourcing, general intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights), licensing and technology transfer, sports and entertainment and telecommunications. In all areas: transactional and contentious work.
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Partner. Luca Dal Molin specializes in intellectual property, technology and privacy law. He advises clients on all kinds of technology and IT matters, outsourcing projects and IP transactions and he has broad experience in privacy, data protection and telecommunication law. He regularly advises tech companies and supports the implementation of innovative technology and digitalization strategies. Further, he focuses on copyright, trademark, patent and media law. In all areas of his practice, he represents clients in litigation and regulatory proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Georg Rauber