Katia Favre
burckhardt Ltd3
TMT
burckhardt Ltd is a boutique firm based in Zurich whose TMT team focuses on AI, digitalisation, and cloud solutions for domestic and major international clients. The team is led by the 'precise and pragmatic' Katia Favre, who has over 20 years of experience in the TMT sector. Favre has a range of specialisms including SaaS contracting and data privacy advice. Alain Schmid specialises in ICT and contract law, with experience in providing tool sets for blockchain technology.
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‘The service is excellent and we always get very detailed feedback on our requests. We can count on the support anytime.’
‘We are in regular contact regarding the data protection topic. The support of our lawyer is excellent, she knows our company and can therefore give appropriate advice in response to our requests.’
‘What makes the difference with other law firms is seeing a team of real experts, who know their field, and remain down-to-earth.’
‘Within Burckhardt, I've worked more closely with Katia Favre, and I can't recommend her qualities enough. Katia knows the telecoms regulation and market more than any other lawyers. When going into details, it's rare to find a lawyer in the technologies sector who also understands the complex underlying technique; Katia does understand and can provide acute analysis instead of general statements. Furthermore, her human qualities are remarkable.’
‘Katia Favre is an exceptional attorney with a vast amount of experience in the telecommunications and technology sector. In this highly-specialized, constantly evolving field of law, context around applicable regulations and a nuanced approach to compliance are crucial, and Katia provides both. Katia is both precise and pragmatic when providing legal advice, a skillset that is difficult to find and incredibly valuable to a multinational company that must develop global compliance strategies.’
‘Katia Favre is highly competent in data protection issues. As the external data protection consultant of our group, she provides us with comprehensive advice on this topic. Katia is very responsive and pragmatic and designs her advices in such a way that they can be easily implemented in the company. Thanks to her IT background, she can also provide extremely valuable input on the technical implementation of data protection.’
‘Excellent knowledge, prompt responses, clear guidance and offering alternatives.’
‘Katia Favre - great knowledge, quick responses, positive attitude.’
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