Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd’s ICT and data practice counsels clients through technology, data protection and regulatory challenges. The team advises trade associations, financial institutions, industrial groups, insurers and technology companies on implementing Swiss data protection requirements, assessing AI use cases and managing data-intensive projects. The practice is headed by Roland Mathys and Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald, both well-versed in the ICT and TMT sectors, who advise on data protection, outsourcing, cloud projects, software and digital platforms, emerging technologies, and on responses to cyber incidents.
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- 'Roland Mathys nicely combines technical and legal skills.' \n'The team is always available when we are facing challenges. From an administrative perspective, we always get very good support.' \n'We interact with very qualified individuals who are always available and answer very quickly.' \n'The team is excellent. The service provided is highly qualified and managed to deliver very satisfactory work results. Uncomplicated and more goal-oriented work than others.' \n'Lorenza Ferrari Hofer has great experience in TMT, data privacy and data protection, but also on general commercial matters. She is highly professional, pragmatic, trustworthy and also just a great person.'
Key clients
- ABB
- Adobe
- Aity AG
- Amazon
- Amazon Web Services
- Aon
- Avaloq
- Axpo
- Berner Kantonalbank
- Chubb
- CSS Insurance
- Dassault
Work highlights
Advised a number of trade and industry associations and their member firms in their efforts to comply with the new Swiss data protection law, in effect since September 2023.
Advised the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology in its endeavours to shape UK data protection law following Brexit by using Switzerland's approach as a role model.
Appointed to the panel of preferred law firms by Microsoft, and retained to advise on a planned revision of lawful intercept legislation and its impact on Microsoft in Switzerland.
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Practice head
Roland Mathys; Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald
Other key lawyers
David Mamane; Lorenza Ferrari Hofer; Noémi Ziegler; Annapoorni Sitaraman; Manon Baur