Dr. Alesch Staehelin Attorney at Law
Alesch Staehelin advises and represents clients in all matters relating to «Data, IT/IP & Media»: He drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts of all kinds (especially complex, time-critical and cross-border tech deals), he advises on data protection, IT security, digital transformation, new technologies, social media, copyright, entertainment and media law, trademark, design and patent law (incl. know-how protection), unfair competition, e-commerce etc., he mediates in contentious projects, and he conducts court and arbitration proceedings. Alesch is a lecturer at various Swiss universities and a former journalist (e.g., NZZ).
Career
| since 2022 | Part of the team at IP-INTELLIGENCE. |
| since 2021 | Founder of Digital Lawyer & Counsel (DLC)®, digitalcounsel.ch |
| 2018–2021 | Partner at TIMES Attorneys, Zurich |
| 2008–2018 | Senior In-house Counsel at IBM |
| 1997–2007 | Attorney at Law at Lenz & Staehelin, Bär & Karrer and Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep |
Education
| 2002 | LL.M. in Entertainment Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA School of Law) |
| 2000 | Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich (admitted to practice before all Swiss courts) |
| 1996 | Doctorate Dr. iur., University of Zurich (dissertation on the TRIPs Agreement; magna cum laude; since 1999 in the 2nd edition) |
| 1991 | Studies in «Music Business» and «Political Science», City University of New York |
Memberships (selection)
- Swiss and Zurich Bar Association (sections Intellectual Property Law, Media Law, Technology Law and Competition Law)
- Federal Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Related Rights (ESchK)
- GRUR (Expert Committee on Data Law)
- swissICT (Legal Commission)
- ITechLaw («Responsible AI Committee»)
Languages
German and English