Dr Rolf Auf der Maur > VISCHER > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

With substantive expertise across the fields of pharma, biotech, medtech and media, VISCHER frequently operates at the interface of IP and technology regulation alongside demonstrating significant skills on the IP litigation side. The practice is co-helmed by the ‘very smart’ Stefan Kohler and Lorenz Ehrler; the former maintains a wide-ranging practice that varies from trade mark administration to industrial engineering issues, and the latter is regularly retained by clients for assistance with trade mark, company name and unfair competition litigation. The ‘trusted’ Rolf Auf Der Maur is noted for his familiarity with copyright law, licensing agreements and IT issues.

VISCHER advises a range of domestic and international clients, from financial institutions to government bodies, on a comprehensive scope of compliance and regulatory issues in the field of TMT law. The team has advised on precedent-setting matters in the Swiss cloud computing compliance area and regularly advises Swiss banks and public entities. Furthermore, the team is active in the media and entertainment sector, whilst also frequently acting as Swiss counsel to major international law firms on TMT issues. David Rosenthal is ‘regarded as one of the leading experts in data protection’ and his clients range from major international corporations to Swiss start-ups. Rosenthal co-heads the team with Rolf Auf Der Maur, who specialises in the media, telecommunications and IT sectors and is active on digitalisation matters. Elias Mühlemann is a key team member.

VISCHER leverages its multi-faceted expertise across the football, e-sports and TV arenas, with issues of sports betting, marketing and broadcasting rights being staples within the firm’s day-to-day operations. The ‘business-savvy’ Moritz Jäggy, who is equipped to handle football, investments and media rights, and Robert Bernet, who deploys his skills in corporate and venture capital issues to act for sizeable sport organisations, jointly spearhead the practice. Rolf Auf Der Maur acts for a plethora of TV and online platform clients in relation to marketing and media rights issues, while Christian Oetiker demonstrates prowess on the disputes side.

The team of ‘market leaders’ at VISCHER maintains a wide-ranging practice that is centrally comprised of cloud computing compliance, global privacy programmes, and AI compliance work. The team is praised for its ‘very good expertise in both technical and legal matters’. David Rosenthal, who heads up the group, is regarded as ‘one of the leading experts’ and a ‘household name’ in the data privacy field. Rolf Auf Der Maur is well-versed in the arenas of digitalisation, online businesses, and various other facets of data law, while Christian Wyss is particularly accomplished in the life sciences sector, frequently handling a core workload of IP and IT transactions. Samira Studer is also recommended.