Mr Michel Jaccard > id est avocats sàrl > Lausanne, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Michel Jaccard
Work Department
Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Technologies, DLT & Outsourcing, Corporate Finance, Acquisitions and Governance, Intellectual Property, Mediation
Position
Michel Jaccard is a partner and the founder of id est avocats. He is mainly active in technology, media and corporate matters, and regularly advises clients in IP matters.
Career
Michel Jaccard is the founder of id est avocats. For the past 25 years, he has been involved in corporate finance and M&A deals in Switzerland and abroad, acting for entrepreneurs and owners, venture capital and private equity firms, industrial buyers and financial sponsors. He also advises investment funds as well as purpose driven, impact and hybrid companies on governance and sustainability issues (ESG).
Along his corporate expertise, Michel helps SMEs, financial institutions, industrial leaders and global brands navigate the world of innovation, technologies, data protection and cybersecurity, and regularly assists in the negotiation or the resolution of disputes in complex business projects requiring an understanding of advanced technologies (development, outsourcing, hosting, migration, XaaS and platforms, R&D and JV) and intellectual property licensing, in particular open source and open access strategies.
Michel holds a JD and PhD from the University of Lausanne and an LLM from Columbia Law School (Stone Scholar, Fulbright grantee). He is a certified CEDR and ITDR mediator and legal expert, is admitted to practice in Switzerland and New York, and has been highly recommended in Corporate/M&A, Technology, Media/Telecoms and Intellectual Property by leading guides such as Chambers, Legal500, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal. His legal expertise has been recognized by the CMTA for the tokenisation of shares.
He has frequently acted as jury member, mentor or coach in startup competitions. He is a lecturer in the Master in Sustainable Management and Technology (SMT) managed by the Entreprise for Society Center (E4S) of the University of Lausanne, IMD and EPFL and also teaches a class on innovation, intellectual property and new business models in the master program of the University of Neuchâtel.
Languages
French, English
Education
Michel holds a JD and PhD from the University of Lausanne and an LLM from Columbia Law School (Stone Scholar, Fulbright grantee). He is a certified CEDR and ITDR mediator and legal expert, is admitted to practice in Switzerland and New York, and has been highly recommended in Corporate/M&A, Technology, Media/Telecoms and Intellectual Property by leading guides such as Chambers, Legal500, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal. His legal expertise has been recognized by the CMTA for the tokenisation of shares.
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Intellectual property
id est avocats sàrl‘s intellectual property practice, which is co-led by Juliette Ancelle and Michel Jaccard
, advises and represents clients active in a wide range of industries, from traditional banking and luxury industries, to innovative MedTech, fintech, or biotech companies. The team utilises its interdisciplinary expertise by often advising clients on employment matters with IP elements such as protection of newly IP developed brands or disputes over ownership within the employment contract. Other key team members include Alexandre Jotterand and Stéphanie Junod.
Switzerland > TMT
(Hall of Fame)id est avocats sàrl is ‘highly skilled’ handling the whole life cycle of complex cross-border IT outsourcing, cloud deployment, and integration projects and often collaborates with the corporate, data and IP teams to provide comprehensive advice to their clients. Michel Jaccard, who has extensive expertise in innovative technologies such as AI, digital transformation, deeptech, cloud, and fintech, and Juliette Ancelle, who advises clients on new media and social media issues, both head the team. Alexandre Jotterand specialises in data protection, cybersecurity, data management, and IT, as well as advanced and frontier technologies.
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
With a strong reputation for managing M&A, venture capital and private equity transactions, the ‘business-minded’ team at id est avocats sàrl excels in the tech sphere as well as in relation to ESG issues. The practice, which is capable of advising major corporations and SMEs, is led by Michel Jaccard and Marina Castelli-Joos. Jaccard possesses a wealth of experience in corporate finance and M&A deals, while Castelli-Joos is noted for her capabilities in M&A, financing transactions and general corporate law.
Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
id est avocats sàrl fields a varied data privacy and protection practice, frequently handling issues surrounding the new data protection regulations as well as health data related projects. Michel Jaccard and Alexandre Jotterand jointly lead the practice, with the former’s expertise encompassing a range of innovative technologies, from AI to deeptech, and the latter strengthening the team with his considerable experience in the healthcare, life sciences and public sector industries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Switzerland > TMT
- Data privacy and data protection Switzerland
- TMT Switzerland
- Intellectual property Switzerland
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Switzerland