Find Lawyers in Switzerland for Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice
Dr. Thierry Calame is the firm's managing partner based in Zurich and an expert in intellectual property matters with a particular emphasis on patent law. He has vast experience as counsel in patent, trademark, unfair competition and copyright litigation, as well as IP-related arbitration. He regularly sits as an arbitrator in IP-related arbitration. Thierry also advises on licensing, the intellectual property aspects of a wide range of other transactions and pharmaceutical law, including reg...
Ulrike Ciesla is a member of MLL Legal’s IP team, which ranks among the leaders in intellectual property in Switzerland. In particular, she complements the patent litigation team with her expertise in technical matters and patent law. Ulrike studied chemistry at the University of Erlangen and the University of Mainz. After her doctoral thesis in the field of inorganic solid state chemistry and catalysis at the University of Frankfurt she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University o...
Simon Holzer is a member of MLL’s IP team, which is consistently ranked as one of the top Swiss IP teams by peers and clients, and heads the firm’s Patent and Life Sciences team. He has extensive experience in all areas of IP law, with a focus on patents, trademarks, geographical indications and unfair competition. Simon Holzer is also a trusted advisor in the field of pharmaceutical regulatory law. Simon Holzer is an experienced IP litigator and has substantial experience in both...
Peter Ling is a partner specialising in intellectual property, unfair competition and life sciences law. He represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts and governmental authorities and in arbitration proceedings. Peter also advises on licensing and IP structuring transactions, and on strategic IP issues. Peter is a regular contributor on intellectual property matters and a former guest author of the IPKat blog. A lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, he is...
Michael Ritscher is recognised as one of the most experienced and esteemed IP litigators and arbitrators in Switzerland, and beyond. Michael Ritscher heads MLL’s IP group. He has extensive practise in advising and representing clients from a broad variety of sectors, including life sciences, luxury goods and retail. Michael Ritscher is often at the forefront of precedent-setting cases. He is a reference for companies which regularly seek his support to handle their cross-border contenti...
Kilian Schärli works with domestic and international clients in the technology, industrial and internet sectors. He specializes in the fields of intellectual property, blockchain, unfair competition, licensing and distribution. He has particular expertise in commercial and transactional work relating to these fields. Kilian is a notary public in Zug and Co-Head of MLL’s Blockchain Industry Group.
Andreas Wildi, born in 1972, is a medical doctor and an attorney at law. He consults and represents Dow Jones and Nasdaq listed multinational companies as well as mid- and small cap enterprises in the Life Sciences sector. He mainly focuses on Swiss and international reimbursement & pricing law of pharmaceuticals and other therapeutic products. Regulatory issues of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, special nutrition, cosmetics, genetic testing, stem cell- and blood products are his furthe...
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