‘Always ahead of the curve’, VISCHER advises on data management, privacy compliance and regulatory obligations. The department is headed by David Rosenthal, a ’luminary’ in data protection, technology and AI law, including GDPR, AI compliance, cloud and IT contracts and cross-border data transfers. The practice benefits from the expertise of Rolf Auf Der Maur, who counsels multinationals on digital, licensing and regulatory matters, and Samira Studer, who focuses on cross-border projects, cloud migrations and regulatory governance. David Koelliker specialises in data protection and privacy law, with a strong emphasis on technology and legaltech.
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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.,
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'The team is characterised by above-average know-how, accessibility and client orientation.'
'David Rosenthal is a luminary. Thanks to his training as an IT software developer, he's familiar with all facets of the field.'
Key clients
- ETH AI Center
Work highlights
Advised several financial and public institutions on cloud computing matters, including dealing with the risks to their sensitive data, and represented them vis-à-vis Microsoft, Google, AWS, Salesforce, Oracle and others.