
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Arbitrators

Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald
- Phone+41 22 707 8000
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Intellectual Property / Life Sciences / Data / Competition and Antitrust / Information and Communication Technology / IT Security and Cybercrime / Art and Entertainment / Dispute Resolution
Position
Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald heads our Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, and Information and Communication Technology practices in Geneva. She advises on a range of R&D, compliance and venture projects, IP strategy, Data Protection as well as dispute resolution matters.
Stéphanie offers an out-of-the-box and result-oriented approach, tailored to the needs of natural and legal persons, with corporate clients ranging from start-up and SMEs to international organizations and multinational companies. Her practice is distinguished by a deep understanding of new technologies, as well as a responsive, pragmatic, and innovative approach, rooted in current technological and economic challenges.
She represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts and frequently assists clients in drafting and negotiating IP and data-sensitive contracts. She also advises on IP and LS (including regulatory) aspects of transactions.
Career
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (2024)
- Partner at sigma legal (2019)
- Managing Associate at a business law firm in Geneva (2016)
- Trainee Lawyer at Schellenberg Wittmer (2014)
- Visiting Fellow at Columbia Law School (Center for Climate Change Law) (2012)
- Teaching and Research Assistant at IHEID (2010)
Languages
French, English