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Dr Dirk Spacek, LL.M.

Partner
Co-Head of the practice groups TMC and IP

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Dreikönigstrasse 7
P.O. Box
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
Languages German, English, French, Spanish

Dirk Spacek is partner and Co-Head of the practice groups TMC and IP. He primarily deals with new business models arising in the media-, internet- and technology-sector, data commercialization and intellectual property law.

Dirk Spacek mainly advises clients from the electronic media, software, industry and financial services-sectors on technology-related matters, in particular ICT-contract law, cloud computing, outsourcing, data protection, cybersecurity and intellectual property law with a focus on software-copyright- and patent law matters.

Dirk conducts advisory, transactional and contentious work. He specialized early with a dissertation in intellectual property law on the subject of "Protection of TV Formats" and was admitted to the Swiss bar in 2009. He then gained many years of experience in large, prestigious law firms and as an in-house lawyer during multiple in-house secondments.

Dirk Spacek regularly publishes on current issues in the TMC and IP field. He is a member of ITechLaw Association where he is regularly present on an international level. Due to his earlier experiences as a musician in various music groups, he is also familiar with contracts from the entertainment industry and occasionally works on a pro bono basis.

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Dirk Spacek earns plaudits for his "formidable knowledge and utterly outstanding quality of legal service". One source adds, "His responses are quick yet meticulous."

Who's Who Legal, Data, Switzerland, 2022

"We came to appreciate Dirk Spacek as a very efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and very much responsible partner. He has an incisive approach to litigation with an outstanding ability to deal with commercial disputes."

The Legal 500, TMT, Switzerland, 2021

"Dirk Spacek is always very proactive following our work and the newest trends in the blockchain and crypto industry."

The Legal 500, Data privacy and data protection, Switzerland, 2021

Dirk Spacek is highlighted as “a very smart guy” who showcases “significant experience and know-how in the e-games and IT industry.”

Who's Who Legal, Data, Switzerland, 2021

Relevant experience

  • Negotiation of multi-jurisdictional, global BPO outsourcing for a major international corporation, and splitting of the same set of agreements as part of subsequent restructuring with a total contract value of 200 million Euro.
  • Litigating several IT- and software-copyright disputes, in particular for a large pension fund service provider in Switzerland.
  • Negotiation of several large IT system integration contracts for a digital payment services provider (API technology).
  • Handling a compatibility patent legal proceeding in the medical technology sector before the Zurich Commercial Court.
  • Execution and coordination of nationwide copyright and trademark anti-piracy measures and legal proceedings for a foreign home electronics corporation.
  • Advising on copyright and telecommunications law for a foreign broadcaster on internet-based re-transmission of radio programmes in Switzerland (streaming).
  • Advising a global motor corporation on legally compliant implementation of SIM card-based infotainment offers in vehicles (M2M technology).
  • Support of data protection compliance programmes in the context of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Memberships & Roles

  • International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), Co-Chair Interactive Media and Entertainment Law Committee.
  • Licensing Executive Society (LES).
  • Institute for Intellectual Property Law (INGRES).
  • German Society for Information Technology Law (DGRI).
  • Swiss ICT-Association.
  • International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL).
  • Swiss and Zurich Bar Association.
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Awards & Rankings

  • Who is Who Legal | Data, Switzerland 2022 | National Leader
  • Leaders League | Intellectual Property – Trademark & copyright litigation, Switzerland 2021 | Highly Recommended
  • Leaders League | Innovation, technology & telecoms – IT & outsourcing, Switzerland 2021 | Highly recommended
  • Leaders League | Intellectual Property – Patent litigation, Switzerland 2021 | Recommended
  • Who is Who Legal | Data, Switzerland 2021 | National Leader
  • Best Lawyers | Information Technology Law Technology Law Telecommunications Law, Switzerland, 2023
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Publications

  • Revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection: The countdown for Swiss Companies Run, May 2023
  • Domains and Domain Names 2022 (Switzerland)Lexology Getting the Deal Through, March 2022
  • Patents 2021 (Switzerland)Lexology Getting the Deal Through, May 2021
  • Cyber Security & Risk Management 2021, INDEPTH FEATURE, April 2021
  • Switzerland launches revision of Federal Act on Patents, Law-Now article, February 2021
  • The Media and Entertainment Law Review | 2nd Edition | Switzerland Chapter, January 2021
  • Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner declares Swiss-US Privacy Shield invalid and follows the findings in the CJEU-Case C-311/18, Law-Now article, September 2020
  • Digital Signage und neue Formen digitaler Werbung, June 2020
  • Patents 2020 (Switzerland)Lexology Getting the Deal Through, May 2020
  • Digital Media Business in Switzerland and the enactment of the revised Swiss Federal Copyright Act, Law-Now article, 11 March 2020
  • Domains and Domain Names 2020 (Switzerland)Lexology Getting the Deal Through, March 2020
  • Swiss Patent News: Four court rulings reshape Switzerland's legal patent landscape for the coming yearLaw-Now article, 24 January 2020
  • The Media and Entertainment Law Review | 1st Edition | Switzerland Chapter, December 2019
  • What is the state of 5G deployment in Switzerland? CMS Expert Guide to 5G, October 2019
  • Multimedia & trademarks – old or new rules for the digital world? The Trademark Lawyer, August 2019
  • Copyright 2019 (Switzerland), Lexology Getting the Deal Through, July 2019
  • The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide Switzerland: Intellectual Property (3rd edition), July 2019
  • Swiss Patent News: Spiral watch springs for mechanical watches - Law-Now article, 28 June 2019
  • Wer sich alles gefallen lässt, verwässert in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung - Interview for Fokus - Top Wirtschaftsstandort Schweiz, Smart Media, June 2019
  • Big Data und künstzliche Intelligenz - Chancen und Herausforderungen für Versicherer - Datenschutzrechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, CMS Insurance Breakfast, Au Premier, 29 May 2019 (https://cms.law/de/CHE/Publication/Big-Data-und-kuenstliche-Intelligenz-Chancen-und-Herausforderungen-fuer-Versicherer)
  • Switzerland set to pass a revision of its federal copyright act - Law-Now article (together with Sergej Schenker), 20 May 2019
  • M&A-Transaktionen im Lichte des neuen Datenschutzrechts - Fallstricke und Handlungsempfehlungen, CMS M&A Breakfast 2019, Hotel Widder, 4 April 2019 (https://cms.law/de/CHE/Publication/M-A-Transaktionen-im-Lichte-des-neuen-Datenschutzrechts
  • Data Protection and IT – Most important principles for enterprises, in: Andri Obrist (editor), WEKA, edition 01, March 2019, Data Protection for Swiss Companies and Institutions, 7-9
  • Copyright 2018 – Chapter Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, 10. August 2018, 66-71 
  • Personalisierte Medien und Unterhaltung, Diskussionsbeitrag in sic! Zeitschrift für Immaterialgüter-, Informations- und Wettbewerbsrecht, Bern, 7+8/2018, 377, 1-18
  • Fintech-News: Updated FINMA-rules on video and online-identification (Fintech-News: Aktualisierte FINMA-Regeln zur Video- und Online-Identifizierung), in www.lexology.com, 16. Februar 2018 
  • Digital Influencer Marketing – Worldwide Legal Developments and Switzerland, Newsletter 119, Oktober 2017
  • Copyright 2017: Section Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, 1. August 2017, 78-83 
  • When are printer cartridges exhausted? A Swiss view on Impression Products vs. Lexmark International (Wann sind Druckerpatronen erschöpft? Eine Schweizer Betrachtung von Impression Products vs. Lexmark International) in: www.lexology.com, 24. Juli 2017 
  • Produktkompatibilität – Systemschutz durch Immaterialgüterrechte?, in: Mirina Grosz/Seraina Grünewald (Hrsg.), Recht und Wandel, Festschrift für Rolf H. Weber, Zürich, Basel, Genf 2016, 181-225
  • Online-Crowdfunding in Switzerland, in: International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (Hrsg.), IAEL-Yearbook 2016: The Monetization of the Global Music Business – from Creators to Major Industry, Holborn, London 2016, 262-280
  • Expert insight into Entertainment Law (Interview), in: Lawyer Monthly, 74/2016, 66-67
  • HTML5-Webdesign – Bald neue Rechtsfragen in der Schweiz? (Dirk Spacek) in: IT Magazine 03, Zürich 2014
  • Immaterialgüterrecht Schweiz (Jürg Simon/Dirk Spacek/Adrian Wyss), in: Alexander Vögele (Hrsg.), Geistiges Eigentum – Intellectual Property, München 2014, 1249 – 1263
  • M-WATCH vs. MOWATCH (fig.) - Trademark disputes among manufacturers and distributors: How the use requirement can play its jokes, (Dirk Spacek) in: www.lexology.com, 7. November 2013 
  • BGE 119 II 51 – Cable News Networks Inc. (CNN) v. Société anonyme du Grand Casino Kommentar Bundesgerichtsentscheid BGE 119 II 51 in: Ivo Zuberbühler/Peter Münch/Matthias Schweizer/Marc Schwenninger (Hrsg.), Immaterialgüterrecht in kommentierten Leitentscheiden, Zürich 2015, 371 – 380
  • Online-Crowdfunding – Unterhaltungsindustrie und Start-up-Unternehmen im Umbruch? (Dirk Spacek), sic! 3, Berne 2013
  • Das Google Book Settlement (Dirk Spacek), in: sic!, Bern 2010, 196-208
  • Regional and comparative Law, Section Switzerland (Florian S. Jörg/Dirk Spacek), in: The International Lawyer, Summer 2008, Volume 42, Number 2, 1010 – 1014
  • Genossenschaftsrecht (Florian S. Jörg [in Zusammenarbeit mit Dirk Spacek]), in: Entwicklungen im Gesellschaftsrecht III, Peter V. Kunz/Florian S. Jörg/Oliver Arter (Hrsg.), Bern 2008, 213 – 292
  • Der Schutz innovativer Konzepte im Medienwettbewerb (Frank Lobigs/Gabriele Siegert/Rolf H. Weber/Dirk Spacek), Baden-Baden (Deutschland) 2006, 1-167
  • Schutz von TV-Formaten, eine rechtliche und ökonomische Betrachtung (Dirk Spacek), Dissertation Universität Zürich, Zentrum für Informations- und Kommunikationsrecht, Universität Zürich, Band 29, Zürich 2005, 1 – 276
  • Mehr Schutz für TV-Formate? (Frank Lobigs/Gabriele Siegert/Rolf H. Weber/Dirk Spacek), in Medien&Kommunikation, Hamburg (Deutschland) 2005, 93 – 119
  • Ausländische Werbefenster und Heimatschutz (Rolf H. Weber/Dirk Spacek), in: Medienheft Dossier, 21-28 Mai, Zürich 2004, 24-29
  • Mobilkommunikation im technischen, betriebswirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Wandel (Dirk Spacek), Tagungsbericht des Schweizer Forums für Kommunikationsrecht am 9. März, 2004, in: sic!, Bern 2004, 457 – 460
  • Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für Forensic Computing (Rolf H. Weber/Dirk Spacek), in: Fachgruppe Security der Schweizer Informatikgesellschaft (Hrsg.), Forensic Computing, Zürich 2003, 19-65
  • Rechtsfragen rund um Suchmaschinen (Rolf H. Weber [in Zusammenarbeit mit Dirk Spacek]), Zentrum für Informations- und Kommunikationsrecht der Universität Zürich, Band 24, Zürich 2003, 1-173
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Lectures list

  • Das revidierte Datenschutzgesetz unter besonderem Blick zu HR und neuen Technologien, Public Labor Law Conference 2021 of the University of St. Gallen, Grand Casino Lucerne, 9 December 2021
  • Agile IT-Contracting und Legal Management, "Flexible Winner" oder "Master of Disaster"?, Swiss ICT/Verband, Agile Breakfast Bern, 31 March 2021
  • Blockchain in the Media- and Entertainment Industry, Fit or Mismatch? ITech-Association-Webinar, 16. November 2018
  • DSGVO – Gefahr für Patent- und Markenrechtskanzleien? Referat Sommeranlass, Verband Schweizer Patentanwälte, Vevey (VD), 24. August 2018
  • Personalisierte Medien und Unterhaltung, Referat zur 11. Tagung zum Datenschutz – Jüngste Entwicklungen, LakeSide Zürichhorn, 25. Januar 2018
  • Big Data – Neue rechtliche Herausforderungen? Referat an der ICMFITS-Tagung, HWZ Zürich, Zürich 17. September 2015
  • "Forgetting or remembering" – Wohin steuert die Schweizer Kommunikationsbranche nach Google - Spain (EuGH-Rs. C-131/12)?, Referat an der Fachgruppe IT des ZAV bei Walder Wyss AG, Zürich, 20. Januar 2015 sowie Podiumsdiskussionsleitung mit Prof. Rolf H. Weber (Prof. Universität Zürich), Patrick Dehmer (General Counsel Swisscom Schweiz AG) und Barbara Lehman (Regulatory Expert, SFDRS Schweiz)
  • Urheberrecht für Museen, Einführung und praktische Fallstudien (Dirk Spacek), Präsentation an der Konferenz der Swiss and International Association of Museums (VMS/ICOM) zu "Museen und Recht" an der ETHZ, 6. Mai, 20
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Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) with focus „Corporate Media, Communications & Technology Policy (IP/IT)“ at Columbia University in New York (USA) (2012)
  • Swiss Bar Admission Zürich (2009)
  • PhD/Doctorate in intellectual property and media licensing law, Dr.iur., University of Zurich (2005)
  • J.D. (lic.iur.), University of Zurich (2002)
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27/03/2024
CMS advised Ypsomed on the sale of its pen needle and BGM businesses to...
Zurich, March 2024 | An international CMS team under the lead of Stefan Brunnschweiler and Florian Jung provided comprehensive advice to Ypsomed (SIX: YPSN) on all legal aspects regarding the sale of its pen needle and blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMs) businesses to Medical Technology and Devices S.p.A. (MTD). Ypsomed is supporting a reliable transition to ensure the supply of pen needles to people around the globe who inject insulin and other hormones. During a transition period, Ypsomed will produce pen needles as a contract manufacturer and provide certain services to facilitate a seamless transfer. The production equipment will be gradually moved to the MTD sites by mid-2025. The business with pen needles and BGMs to be transferred to MTD accounted for sales of CHF 52 million in FY 2022/23 and CHF 18 million in the first half of FY 2023/24. The closing of the transaction and thus the transfer of the business with pen needles and blood glucose monitoring systems is expected in summer 2024, after which the transition will begin, and is subject to customary respectively regulatory conditions. Ypsomed is the leading developer and manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication and a renowned diabetes specialist. The company will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024. As a leader in innovation and technology, it is a preferred partner of pharmaceutical and biotech companies for pens, autoinjectors and pump systems for administering liquid medications. Ypsomed presents and markets its product portfolios under the umbrella brand mylife Diabetescare directly to patients, pharmacies, and hospitals as well as under Ypsomed Delivery Systems in busi­ness-to-busi­ness operations with pharmaceutical companies. Ypsomed is headquartered in Burgdorf, Switzerland. The company has a global network of production facilities, subsidiaries, and distribution partners. Ypsomed has over 2,200 employees worldwide. CMS ZurichStefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M., Managing Partner, Head Corporate/M&AFlorian Jung, LL.M., Senior Associate, Corporate/M&ASamuel Felix Gang, LL.M., Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAnna Mast, Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexander Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate/M&AMarquard Christen, LL.M., MAS, Partner, Com­pet­i­tion­Sophia Rovelli, Attorney Trainee, Com­pet­i­tion­Nad­ine Anwander, Attorney Trainee, CompetitionDr Matthias Kuert, LL.M., Partner, Capital MarketsMark Cagienard, LL.M. VAT, Partner, TaxChristian Gersbach, LL.M., Partner, EmploymentDirk Spacek, LL.M., Partner, IT/IPCMS ParisAlexandra Rohmert, Partner, Corporate/M&AVincent Desbenoit, Associate, Corporate/M&ACaroline Froger-Michon, Partner, Em­ploy­ment­Ca­mille Baumgarten, Associate, Em­ploy­ment­Aliénor Fevre, Counsel, CommercialManon Fleury, Associate, Com­mer­cialJean-Hugues de la Berge, Partner, TaxWilliam Hamon, Partner, TaxCMS FrankfurtDr Heike Wagner, Partner, Corporate/M&ADr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel, Corporate/M&ADr Reiner Thieme, Associate, Corporate/M&ACMS HamburgDr Heike Wagner, Partner, Corporate/M&A
25/03/2024
Electronic charging stations on the rise in Switzerland: New legal implications?
In 2023, around a quarter of a million new passenger cars have been registered for the territory in Switzerland. More than 50 percent of those newly registered passenger cars are fully or at least partially electric cars (i.e. mild hybrids or plug-in-hy­brids). Switzerland's public charging network is not yet one of the densest in the world. Switzerland still remains behind the leaders in terms of e-charging stations per inhabitant like e.g. the Netherlands and Norway. In view of the increasing amount of electric cars, this status cannot be sustained any longer. Therefore, currently, an increase in the production and sales of e-charging stations can be seen. This increase offers new business opportunities for elec­tri­city/e-char­ging providers as well as third parties involved in the performance chain (e.g. gas stations or facility owners who are willing to provide their space for such charging stations as a new secondary business model).
19/03/2024
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is almost ready to go!
The Artificial Intelligence Act is a legislative proposal by the European Commission to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). So far, unlike other countries or territories, the EU is the first legislator to present a comprehensive proposal for the regulation of AI. The EU is attempting a balancing act: To ensure that those affected by AI do not suffer any disadvantages while on the other hand to promote innovation and give AI as much scope of development potential as possible.
22/02/2024
CMS advises Endeavor / On Location on strategic investment in event technology...
A cross-border team from CMS has advised On Location, the Endeavor-owned leader in premium experiences, hospitality, and travel, on its strategic investment in Wiz-Team, a leading event and data management technology solution. The investment will support integration of Wiz-Team’s technology and software across the On Location portfolio, with a focus on enhancing guest registration and communication, accreditation, accommodation, and access con­trol. Already, On Location has partnered with Wiz-Team to enhance guest management services across its marquee VIP experiences, travel, and hospitality offerings, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games (for which On Location is the official, exclusive hospitality provider through to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games), Super Bowl, and the Aer Lingus Classic. A team of CMS Zurich and London, led by partner Dr Daniel Jenny and senior associate Florian Jung (both CMS Zurich) as well as partner Nick Crosbie and senior associate Lauren Wood (both CMS London) has advised Endeavor / On Location on this trans­ac­tion.  The team further consisted of Samuel Gang (senior associate; corporate), Alexander Salamon (attorney trainee; corporate), Christian Gersbach (partner; employment), Miryam Meile (senior associate; employment), Mark Cagienard (partner; tax), Dirk Spacek (partner; IP/IT), Michelle Lindenman (associate; real estate; all CMS Zurich); Tetyana Dovgan (partner; corporate), Mariana Saienko (senior associate; corporate); Ihor Pavliukov (associate; corporate; all CMS Kyiv), Marco Casasole (partner; corporate; corporate), Francesco Capasso (Counsel; corporate), Giusy Lauro (counsel; employment; all CMS Rome), David Prync (partner; corporate), and Ségolène Regout (senior associate; corporate; both CMS Brussels). CMS ZurichDr Daniel Jenny, Partner, Corporate/M&AFlorian Jung, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&ASamuel Gang, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AAlexander Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate/M&AChristian Gersbach, Partner, EmploymentMiryam Meile, Senior Associate, EmploymentMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxDirk Spacek, Partner, IP/ITMichelle Lindenmann, Associate, Real EstateCMS LondonNick Crosbie, Partner, Corporate/M&ALauren Wood, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&ACMS KyivTetyana Dovgan, Partner, Corporate/M&AMariana Saienko, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&AIhor Pavliukov, Associate, Corporate/M&ACMS RomeMarco Casasole, Partner, Corporate/M&AFrancesco Capasso, Counsel, Corporate/M&AGiusy Lauro, Counsel, Employment CMS Brussels David Prync, Partner, Corporate/M&ASégolène Regout, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A
16/02/2024
CMS advises AEW on a participation in Partino Mobile Energie AG
AEW Energie AG has acquired a participation of 33% in Partino Mobile Energie AG and strengthens its powers in the area of e-mobility. The transaction announced in November 2023 has now been completed. Partino Mobile Energie AG, with registered office in Oberentfelden, is a renowned supplier of intelligent e-mobility solutions. Special focus is made on load management for charging points and the backend to operate charging points. In cooperation with Partino, AEW has fitted intelligent charging stations to several apartment buildings. AEW has built up comprehensive competences in the area of e-mobility and is a position to offer integrated solutions ranging from carsharing (Swiss E-Car) to mobility as a service. AEW Energie AG targets an active an leading role in the e-mobility sector and seeks to invest in integrated solutions and services. To that end, AEW has already been cooperating with Partino for some time. As a consequence of this successful collaboration, the parties have agreed to joining forces even closer. The participation in Partino rounds off AEW's portfolio in the area of e-mobility perfectly."The demand for innovative e-mobility solutions increase sharply. Thanks to the participation in partino, we can expand our competences and our offering in the area of e-mobility significantly. With Partino, we are in position to implement complex projects efficiently an to offer integrated dynamic load management systems, for example for apartment buildings", says Arian Rohs, Head Mobility Solutions at AEW.A team of CMS led by Alain Raemy and Florian Jung has advised AEW on all legal aspects of this transaction. CMS SwitzerlandAlain Raemy, Partner, CorporateFlorian Jung, Senior Associate, Cor­por­ateAl­ex­an­der Salamon, Attorney Trainee, CorporateMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxDavid Schuler, Senior Associate, TaxMiryam Meile, Senior Associate, EmploymentDirk Spacek, Partner, IP/IT
06/02/2024
CMS advises Bruker on the agreement to acquire Chemspeed
Bruker Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed US tech company, entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Chemspeed Technologies AG, a Swiss provider of vendor-agnostic automated laboratory R&D and QC workflow solutions. Chemspeed is focused on modular automation and robotics solutions for chemical research, pharma drug formulation, materials research for cleantech and consumer applications. The Chemspeed acquisition accelerates Bruker’s entry into lab automation, digitalisation and scientific software solutions. Chemspeed offers modular automation to enhance productivity in R&D and QC departments to achieve more in less time and without additional staff. Chemspeed complements Bruker’s vendor-agnostic plat­form SciY™ for software automation and digital transformation of R&D labs in the life science, biopharma and cleantech industries. An international CMS team headed by Stefan Brunnschweiler and Andrea Relly (Switzerland), in collaboration with the US law firm Nixon Peabody LLP advised Bruker on all legal aspects of the transaction. CMS Switzer­land­Stefan Brunnschweiler, Lead Partner, Corporate / M&AAndrea Relly, Counsel, Corporate / M&ASamuel Gang, Senior Associate, Corporate / M&AAnna Mast, Associate, Corporate / M&AMarquard Christen, Partner, Competition and ComplianceJulia Haas, Senior Associate, Competition and Com­pli­ance­Bernhard Lötscher, Partner, ComplianceSophie Weber, Associate, ComplianceDr Dirk Spacek, Partner, Intellectual PropertyDr Simone Brauch­bar-Birkhäuser, Partner, Intellectual PropertyOlivia Zingg, Associate, Intellectual PropertyMark Cagienard, Partner, TaxJens Lehmann, Senior Associate, TaxMiryam Meile, Senior Associate, Em­ploy­mentSibylle Schnyder, Partner, Real EstateReto Hunsperger, Partner, Com­mer­cialAl­ex­an­der Salamon, Attorney Trainee, Corporate / M&ASophia Rovelli, Attorney Trainee, Corporate / M&AElisabeth Suter, Attorney Trainee, ComplianceCMS BelgiumKai Neuhaus, Partner, Brussel, CompetitionDavid Rappenglück, Associate, Brussel, CompetitionCMS UKRussel Hoare, Partner, Lon­don, Com­pet­i­tion­Claire Barraclough, Associate, Competition
16/01/2024
CMS advises Savills on the acquisition of VERBIER HOSPITALITY SA (Verbier...
Savills (Overseas Holdings) Limited, a group company of the Savills Group, acquires VERBIER HOSPITALITY SA, based in Verbier (Val de Bagnes). 
20/11/2023
Data protection and cybersecurity laws in Switzerland
Data protection 1. Local data protection laws and scope Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP)Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection (DPO)In employment relationships especially Art. 328b of...
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03/11/2023
Spin-off: CMS advises current Cowen Europe partners on acquisition of Continental...
Leipzig – The current partners of the Cowen Europe Group are taking over the Continental European investment banking business of TD Cowen, a division of TD Securities. With 12 partners and 50 employees...
18/05/2023
5G regulation and law in Switzerland
1. What is the state of 5G deployment in your country? 5G is at the top of the agenda for the government, which has set out three implementation phases:Phase 1: An auction of 15-year spectrum licences...
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05/05/2023
Revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection: The countdown for...
The revised Swiss Data Protection Act will come into force on 1 September 2023. There is no "grace period" in the sense of a transition period. For this reason, implementation measures should be prepared and taken early. Furthermore, the Federal Data Protection Commissioner had pointed out in advance that all existing data transfer agreements for existing foreign data transfers should have already been replaced by the updated EU data transfer standard clauses by the end of 2022. The TMC and data protection team of CMS Switzerland has created a brochure to accompany your company in the implementation of the revised DPA in a risk- and re­source-ori­ented manner based on an analysis of the current situation. Our team is available to discuss these matters with you and show you how you can implement the new obligations of the revised DPA in a targeted and resource-saving manner.
02/05/2023
CMS advises DER Touristik Suisse AG on the acquisition of Golf and Travel...
DER Touristik Suisse AG, a group company of the German REWE Group, acquires Golf and Travel AG, based in Root.