Mr David Rosenthal > VISCHER > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr David Rosenthal
Work Department
Data & Privacy, Information and Communication Technology, Intellectual Property, Investigations & eDiscovery
Position
Partner
Career
David Rosenthal is one of the leading Swiss experts in the field of Data and Technology law. His background is atypical: he graduated in law at the University of Basel in 1997 and worked as a software developer, legal advisor and journalist before joining one of Switzerland’s top law firms, where he built up and managed the data protection department, among other things. David Rosenthal is the principal author of one of the leading commentaries on data protection law. In addition to data law (including GDPR) he advises projects in the IT and digital business sector and represents clients in technology-related arbitration proceedings.
His clients include major international corporations as well as Swiss SMEs, start-ups and public authorities; he is regarded as pragmatic, efficient and solution-oriented. Rosenthal also has some 15 years of experience in conducting internal investigations and e-Discovery projects. He is Secretary of the Association for Corporate Data Protection (VUD) and the Cross-border eDiscovery Privacy & Investigations Association (CeDIV), as well as lecturer at the ETH Zurich and the University of Basel.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
University of Basel, Law School, Lecturer on information technology since 1999
Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Lecturer on information technology since 2006
CeDIV, the Cross-border eDiscovery Privacy & Investigations Association, Secretary since 2015
VUD, Verein Unternehmens-Datenschutz , Secretary since 2012
ICT Division of the Federal Critical Supply Agency, member of the Management Committee from 2001-2014
Federal Appeals Commission for Telecommunications, Member from 1998-1999
Education
University of Basel, Switzerland, 1997 Lic. iur.,
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > TMT
(Hall of Fame)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.
Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
(Leading partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection Switzerland
- Hall of Fame Switzerland > TMT
- Leading partners Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
- TMT Switzerland