Medien und Unterhaltung

Since the beginning of his career as an attorney in 1992, Rolf Auf der Maur has focused on the legal aspects of the internet, combining his fascination with new communication technologies with his legal expertise. His clients include leading companies from the media and entertainment industry as well as from the telecommunications and information technology industries. In addition to his activities as an attorney, Rolf publishes and speaks regularly on internet-related legal issues, and is active as an entrepreneur. Renowned as the leading expert in Switzerland in his field, Rolf is listed as "1st Tier” for TMT and Intellectual Property in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1988; Dr. iur., 1990)
continuing education in entertainment law at the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA (1992)

• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Energy
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Private Clients
• Intellectual Property (Teamleader)
• Media and Entertainment (Teamleader)
• Information and Communication Technology (Teamleader)

• Data Protection
• Intellectual Property
• Information Law
• IT Law
• Communication Law
• Licence Agreements
• Trademarks
• Online Law
• Law of Personality Rights
• Regulatory
• Technology Law
• Unfair Competition
• Advertising Law
• Competition Law

Vice-President of the Executive Board of simsa swiss interactive media and software association
Member of the Executive Board of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
Vice-Chair of the Technology Law Committee of the International Bar Association
Licensing Executives Society
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Forum on Communication Law
Swiss Institute for Industrial Property

Court clerk
Associate with a mid-sized law firm specialising in intellectual property matters
Associate with an international law firm in Zurich
Intellectual property department of a leading law firm in London (1994)
Partner in a mid sized law firm in Zurich
Partner at VISCHER since 2000

At the University of St. Gallen, Peter Hettich is Tenure Tack Professor of economic constitutional law and market regulation, environmental law and the regulation of land use. In addition, Peter lectures on market regulation at the University of Basel, is Co-Director of the Research Center for Information Law (FIR-HSG), and is of counsel to VISCHER.

University of St. Gallen (lic. iur., 1999; Dr. iur., 2003);
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M., 2006)
James Kent Scholar (Columbia Law School, 2006)
Scholarship Janngen-Poehn Foundation (2004)
Rudolh-Maeder-Award (2003)
J.S.D. summa cum laude (St. Gallen, 2003)

• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• Information and Communication Technology
• Real Estate

• Public Economic Law
• Regulatory
• Administrative Law
• Antitrust Law
• Competition Law
• Public Media Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Information Law
• Communication Law
• Constitutional Law
• Environmental Law
• Public Construction Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Association of Jurisprudents
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.

Director of the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen (FIR-HSG)
Assistant Professor for Economic Constitutional Law, Regulated Markets, Regulation of Land Use, and Environmental Law at the University of St. Gallen
Lecturer for Market Regulation at the University of Basel
Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and at Columbia University School of Law, New York

Klaus Neff heads the competition law practice team at VISCHER. His practice focuses on all aspects of Swiss and European competition law. Klaus regularly represents clients in antitrust related administrative and civil proceedings as well as in national and multinational merger control proceedings. He also advises on compliance and internal investigations, regulated markets and public procurement. He is also experienced in contract corporate law and mergers & acquisitions.

Universities of Zurich and Lausanne (lic. iur., 1994)
College of Europe, Bruges (LL.M., 1999)

• Antitrust and Competition (Teamleader)
• Real Estate
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• White Collar Crime

• Competition and Antitrust Law
• Corporate and Commercial
• Intellectual Property
• M&A
• Contract Law
• Administrative Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.

Court clerk
Research assistant to the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich in the areas of Antitrust and Commercial Law
Associate with a major law firm in Zurich

Azra Dizdarevic-Hasic advises both companies and the public sector on energy law, government procurement law and general administrative law. She represents clients in proceedings before administrative authorities and administrative courts and in administrative criminal proceedings. In addition she practices in the areas of law relating to food products, product security and aviation.

University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur., 2004; lic. oec., 2001)

• White Collar Crime
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• Information and Communication Technology
• Aviation

• Technology Law
• Administrative Law
• Public International Law
• Competition Law
• White Collar Crime

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Assistant at the University of St. Gallen in the field of constitutional and administrative law (especially economic constitutional and economic administrative law)
Internship at the District Court of Meilen
Internship at the Coordination Unit EEA, Vaduz

Claudia Keller is primarily practises in the areas intellectual property law (in particular trademark and copyright law) and media and communication law. She also advises media companies and companies in the advertising business on the legal requirements for new media and digital forms of advertising, including on the relevant data information protection requirements in this area. Claudia also assists companies in other fields with media, advertising and intellectual property law issues. Claudia’s interdisciplinary education in brand management and social media management has proven invaluable to her clients.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 2001)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (LL.M., 2004)
CAS Brand Management University of Lucerne (2007)
Social Media Manager (SOMEXCLOUD, 2011)

• Intellectual Property
• Energy
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Media and Entertainment
• White Collar Crime
• Information and Communication Technology

• Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Law of Personality Rights
• Regulatory
• Unfair Competition
• Contract Law
• Competition Law
• Data Protection
• Information Law
• Communication Law
• Online Law
• Advertising Law

INGRES
INTA
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Legal assistant at the Copyright Department of the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute
Internship with VISCHER, Attorneys at Law, Zurich
Internship with the Swiss Competition Commission
Internship with the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute

Rosana Pfaffhauser specialises in intellectual property and competition law. She regularly advises clients on trademarks, patent law and competition law. In intellectual property and competition law, Rosana primarily advises on preliminary measures and injunctions.

University of Lucerne (BLaw, 2005; MLaw, 2007)

• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Antitrust and Competition
• Intellectual Property
• Media and Entertainment

• Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Patent Law
• Unfair Competition
• Antitrust Law
• Biotechnology Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Legal internship with Wenger & Vieli AG in Zurich and Zug

Matthias Seemann’s main focus is on litigation. He specialises in copyright, labour, personality and association law. He also publishes regularly in these areas. He was previously an assistant to the chair of private and labour law at the University of Zurich and has written a dissertation on copyright law which was awarded the Professor Walther Hug prize.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 2000; Dr. iur. 2007)

• Employment Law
• Media and Entertainment
• Litigation, Arbitration

• Litigation
• Licence Agreements
• Labour Law
• Corporate and Commercial
• Law of Personality Rights
• Law of Associations (Swiss Verein)

Assistant with Prof. Dr. Wolfang Portmann, Chair of Civil and Employment Law, University of Zurich
Internship with a law firm

Carole Sorg specialises in civil procedural law, advising and representing individuals and companies in proceedings before Swiss courts and authorities. Clients benefit in particular from her many years’ experience in the courts and her work as chair of the conciliation board for tenancy matters. She has also in-depth knowledge of labour, leasing and general contract law from her previous work.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 2006)

• Employment Law
• Media and Entertainment
• Litigation, Arbitration

• Litigation
• Debt Enforcement Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Tenancy Law
• Labour Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Chairwoman of the mediation authority in tenancy matters
Court Clerk at the district court of Uster

Thomas Steiner was a research fellow at the i-call Research Centre of the University of Lucerne, investigating the legal and regulatory conditions for new digital media and online business models. As an attorney, he uses his skills to offer our clients tailored solutions, mainly to legal issues relating to advertising, data protection, information and communication technology and new digital and online media. Thomas is also the co-editor in chief for broadcasting law for medialex, the Swiss Journal of Media Law.

University of Lucerne (MLaw, 2007; Dr. iur., 2009)

• Antitrust and Competition
• Intellectual Property
• Media and Entertainment
• Information and Communication Technology

• Data Protection
• Intellectual Property
• Information Law
• IT Law
• Communication Law
• Public Media Law
• Online Law
• Advertising Law
• Competition Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Lucerne Lawyers Association

Trainee lawyer in Lucerne (Die Advokatur Sury GmbH) and Zurich (VISCHER)
Research Fellow at the i-call (International Communications & Art Law Lucerne)
Research Centre of the University of Lucerne
Trainee at the Swiss Federal Chancellery, Legal Department