Dr iur Daniel Alder > Kellerhals Carrard > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Specialising in commercial contracts and solutions within the IP domain, Kellerhals Carrard advises clients within the sports, life sciences, financial services, and transport sectors on distribution strategies, development and manufacturing agreements, sale agreements, privacy policies, and product liability strategies. The team is headed by Daniel Alder, Daniel Emch, Nicolas Mosimann, and Stefano Perucchi. Alder has broad experience in the protection, enforcement, and exploitation of IP rights whilst Perucchi’s practice covers commercial aspects such as negotiation and drafting of contracts and Mosimann’s profound expertise in advising technology and life sciences start-ups on licensing, distribution, and R&D agreements. Ralph Gramigna, who has extensive IP experience, and Christophe Rapin, who has a special focus on EU trade mark law, support the team.

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.

Capable of handling both contentious and non-contentious issues, Kellerhals Carrard regularly acts for clients situated within broadcasting, telecoms, banking and life sciences sectors. The practice is jointly led by Daniel Alder, Daniel Emch and Nicolas Mosimann. Alder is considerably experienced in IP aspects, while Emch bolsters the practice with his expertise in contentious matters. Mosimann is a strong choice for start-ups requiring assistance with software, robotics and blockchain issues, among others.

Kellerhals Carrard advises clients on various employment issues, such as gender discrimination, internal investigations, mass redundancies, drafting of internal regulations, and compensation claims. The team prides itself on its longstanding relationships with high-level clients, as well as its ability to continuously expand its clientele across various industries including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, life science, and pharma. Team co-head Christoph Zimmerli has extensive expertise in collective labour law, permit law, and occupational benefits. Urs Marti, who also co-heads the team, is a specialist in all issues of employment law from individual and collective employment law to public employment law. The team also benefits from the expertise of employment specialists Daniel Alder and Jonathan Bernasconi .