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Rehana Harasgama

Rehana Harasgama

Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland

Work Department

Data & Privacy, IP, IT security and cybercrime, Startup & Venture Capital Desk, Corporate/M&A

Position

Attorney at Law, Partner

Career

Since August 2025: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard Zurich 2024: Secondment, Bird & Bird LLP, London 2019-2025: Associate, Bär & Karrer, Zurich/Basel 2018: Legal Consultant, Ernst & Young Switzerland 2016-2017: Trainee, VISCHER AG, Zurich 2015-2016: Data Protection Officer, Ernst & Young Switzerland 2012-2015: Doctoral Candidate & Research Assistant, Research Center for Information Law (FIR-HSG), University of St. Gallen

Memberships

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA) International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) Swiss Association for AI Law Swiss IT Women Lawyer’s Association Member of the board of the Swiss Association for AI Law Member of the advisory board of the Swiss IT Women Lawyer‘s Association Member of the board of the Digital Hub Association (DHA)

Education

2019: Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich 2014: Visiting doctoral candidate, Berkman Klein Center for Information & Society, Harvard Law School, Boston, USA 2013-2016: Doctor of Philosophy in Law, University of St. Gallen 2012: Exchange semester (during master’s degree), Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada 2010-2013: Master of Arts in Law, University of St. Gallen 2007-2010: Bachelor of Arts in Law, University of St. Gallen

Personal

Co-founder of the Swiss Association for AI Law Lecturer at the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG), University of St. Gallen: Data Protection Officer DPO-HSG Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen: Data Governance and Regulation in the Digital Economy Co-founder of the journal “ex ante”, a journal to encourage young academics to publish their work Expert in the Kickstart Innovation program

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