Dr Christoph Willi > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland
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Dr Christoph Willi
Work Department
Life Science and Health Care
Position
Partner
Career
Christoph Willi’s practice focuses on advising companies that provide medical services or manufacture and distribute medical products and medical devices in Switzerland. He is an elected, part-time judge at the Federal Patent Court.
Due to his long-standing experience in advising medical service providers, Christoph Willi is very familiar with the specifics of the highly regulated Swiss healthcare system. His in-depth knowledge of the industry allows him to develop tailor-made solutions for companies operating in the healthcare and medical sector, thereby giving his clients a competitive advantage.
Christoph Willi represents his clients before all authorities and courts in Switzerland. He uses the experience he gained as a part-time judge at the Federal Patent Court in his advocacy work for the companies he advises.
Languages
German, English, Italian, French
Memberships
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Licensing Executive Society (LES)
- Institute for the Protection of Intellectual Property (INGRES)
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Swiss Forum for Communications Law (SF)
Education
- 1998 – Master of Laws (LL.M.), Columbia University in New York (USA)
- 1996 – Doctorate (Dr.iur.), University of Zurich
- 1993 – Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
- 1990 – Law degree (lic.iur.), University of Zurich
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences
The broad team at CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is well equipped to handle a variety of mandates involving patent enforcement actions, advertising and distribution issues, and tariff negotiations. The group is also noted for its handling of data protection matters and administrative proceedings concerning pricing. Practice co-head Christoph Willi assists numerous outpatient clinics and hospitals with agreements concerning rebate transfers and services. Co-head Patrick Sommer is well versed in matters concerning licenses for medical products, and remedial actions and disclosure to Swissmedic. Alain Raemy has extensive expertise in private M&A, contractual issues, and corporate restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Insurance
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Sports law
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Dispute resolution: arbitration