Kellerhals Carrard provides interdisciplinary advice on contentious and non-contentious TMT matters for broadcasting and telecom companies, media companies, and clients active in the sports and life sciences industries. In Zurich, the team is headed by Daniel Alder, whose expertise covers the protection, enforcement and exploitation of all aspects of IP. Bern practice head Daniel Emch has a special focus on licensing and competition law within the TV and telecommunications sectors. Nicolas Mosimann, who has extensive knowledge on software, technology, IP, and life sciences, leads the Basel team.

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Key clients

  • Magnolia International AG
  • Moonlake Immunotherapy
  • MNC SA
  • Orell Füssli AG
  • Stiftung Zewo
  • Swiss Broadcasting Company (SRG SSR)
  • Swiss Football League
  • Swisscom
  • T.R.B. International SA
  • Vivendi / Groupe Editis / Interforum

Work highlights

  • Advised Zewo Foundation regarding the requirements of the new Data Protection Act and its impact on the Swiss non-profit sector and proposed a new wording of the Zewo standard for the new data protection requirements that all Swiss charities certified by Zewo (e.g. Swiss Red Cross, Helvetas, WWF) will have to abide by.
  • Defends Interforum (subsidiary of Vivendi Group) in an appeal procedure before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the Competition Commission and further provides legal support in contractual issues such as distribution and licensing agreements.
  • Data protection and Regulatory advice in connection with a service that allows consumers to purchase public transport tickets via their smartphone and to be billed by their telephone operator.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Daniel Alder, Daniel Emch, Nicolas Mosimann

Other key lawyers

Edgar Philippin, Ralph Gramigna, Cornelia Stengel, Christophe Rapin