Dr phil. nat. Ulrike Ciesla > MLL Legal > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

The ‘outstanding’ MLL Legal, praised for its ‘very client oriented and reliable approach’, has an impressive workload that spans patent, trade mark and design litigation, as well as challenging pharma and medtech matters. The practice is jointly led by ‘consummate IP lawyer’ Michael Ritscher, who possesses a strong grounding in international patent and trade mark disputes as well as IP commercialisation; Simon Holzer, a prominent practitioner on the life sciences side; and Peter Schramm. Ulrike Ciesla fuses her pharma and litigation capabilities to bolster the team’s patent offering, and Louisa Galbraith is accomplished in managing 3D trade mark and non-conventional trade mark issues.

Noted for its strength in life sciences IP work, MLL Legal regularly acts for major pharma companies, medical device clients, and universities. Nicola Benz leads the team alongside the ‘excellent’ Simon Holzer, who is recognised for his deep knowledge of IP litigation within the pharma industry, and is noted for his experience in regulatory work. European patent attorney Ulrike Ciesla is known for her vast expertise in both contentious and non-contentious pharma patent work. Louisa Galbraith routinely appears before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court in cases concerning pricing orders from the Federal Office of Public Health, and appeals against Swissmedic decisions.