Dr Jonas Bornhauser > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 90
8027 ZÜRICH
Switzerland

Position

Jonas Bornhauser mainly advises clients on information technology law and data protection law as well as on intellectual property matters (esp. copyright, trademark and licensing law).

Career

Counsel at Bär & Karrer (since 2022); Associate at Bär & Karrer (2015-2021); Associate with two business law firms in Zurich (2009-2013); Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2009); Trainee at a business law firm in Zurich (2006-2007); Research and teaching assistant to Prof. Dr. Hans-Ueli Vogt at University of Zurich, chair for private and business law (2003-2004); Research assistant to Prof. Reto M. Hilty at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH), chair for technology and information law (2001-2002)

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association (SAV); Zurich Bar Association (ZAV); Institute of Intellectual Property (INGRES); Swiss Forum for Communications Law (SF-FS); Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.; ITechLaw; International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Education

Nottingham Law School: LL.M. in IP & Competition Law (2014); University of Zurich: Dr. iur. (2009); Admitted to the Zurich Bar (2009); University of Zurich: lic. iur. (2002)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection

Rated as an ‘excellent’, Bär & Karrer Ltd. is frequently retained by a diverse client roster for advice regarding privacy requirements, cybersecurity risks, and the development of data-drive products and services. The offering is helmed by Corrado Rampini, who frequently handles data protection due diligence work arising from a stable of M&A and capital markets transactions, and Christian Kunz, whose varied arsenal of skills is comprised of cybercrime, the monetisation of data, and data disclosure requests, to name a few. Jonas Bornhauser contributes his transactional and advisory capabilities to the group, while Rehana Harasgama‘s expertise includes AI, digital platform, and advertising issues.

Switzerland > Intellectual property

Characterised by its outstanding ‘economic and transactional mindset’, Bär & Karrer Ltd. maintains a comprehensive IP offering that extends across the industries of software, consumer goods and sports, among others, including providing its clients with considerable experience before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court. Markus Wang helms the group and is equipped to handle a vast array of pharma, trade mark and licensing disputes. Other names to note in the practice include Michele Bernasconi, who frequently handles matters pertaining to sports, media, energy and data protection, and Jonas Bornhauser, who is highly skilled on the advisory, transactional and other non-contentious side of the IP sphere.