1. Commercialization of innovative developments and products by companies and entrepreneurs through joint ventures, technology transfer agreements, licensing, distribution agreements, franchising and other alliances based on comprehensive protection strategies for intellectual property (know-how, inventions, copyrights and trademarks), marketing concepts and legal enforcement.
2. General advice to companies and entrepreneurs on both internal issues (formation and corporate structuring, corporate governance and succession, shareholder agreements, venture capital and growth financing, equity and debt financing, project financing, regulations and compliance, etc.) and external issues (contracts and cooperation, due diligence examinations, employment relationships, contracts with management, compensation plans including share and option plans, real estate transactions, tenancies, disputes, actions against authorities, etc.)
3. Estate and succession planning for family businesses, marriage and inheritance contracts, international assets & realty, pension funds and life insurances as well as execution of wills.

1. Law studies at the Universities of Zurich and Geneva (lic. iur. 1988; Dr. iur. 1994)
2. Legal counsel in European Patent Attorney’s Office near Zurich (1989 to 1993)
3. Admitted to the Zurich bar (1995)
4. Lawyer in international business law firms in and near Zurich (1995-2001)
5. London School of Economics, London (LL.M. 1997, International Business Law)
6. Member of the Constitutional Council of the Canton of Zurich (2001 to 2006)
7. Partner in international business law firms in Zurich (2001-2019)
8. Expert and mentor for the ETH Zurich venture competition (since 2002)
9. Member of the Board Regiospitex Limmattal (since 2011)
10. Member of the Executive Board Spitex am Kohlfirst (since 2016)
11. Member of the Board CSV Switzerland (since 2019)
12. Partner Birgelen Wehrli (since 2020)

1. International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
2. International Bar Association (IBA)
3. International Trademark Association (INTA)
4. Licensing Executive Society (LES)
5. Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
6. Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
7. Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

1. German
2. English
3. French
4. Italian

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