IT, Data & Technology
Advising and representing providers and customers in IT, data & technology is one of our core competencies.
We consult, support during negotiations, and litigate in the following areas amongst others:
- License and maintenance agreements for software
- Contracts for software development and implementation projects
- Outsourcing contracts including SLA and cloud contracts
- Advice on the implementation of cloud computing projects
- Advice on M&A and venture capital transactions in the technology sector
- Advising technology-driven startups on the realization and financing of their business ideas
- Advice and representation in failed IT projects, including litigation
- Purchase and maintenance contracts for hardware
- General terms and conditions (GTC) for software vendors and service providers
- General terms and conditions of purchase from the customer’s point of view (GTC)
- Open source compliance
- Public procurement
- Advice on e-commerce matter, including the drafting of contracts and GTC for e-commerce and platform providers
- Sales contracts for hardware and software
- Drafting of data protection concepts and strategies in relation to the Swiss Data Protection Act and the GDPR, incl. processing directories, data protection impact assessments etc.
- Design of data protection declarations, guidelines, consents, etc.
- Data security, cybercrime, access by foreign authorities (US CLOUD Act)
- Advice on intra-group and international data transfers and drafting of the necessary contracts
- Workshops, presentations and training in contract drafting and compliance issues