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Alexander Schmid

Dr. iur., Attorney-at-Law
Partner

Contact

+41 43 268 8777 | alexander.schmid@epartners.ch

Professional Career

Alexander Schmid joined our firm in 2010. Previously, he worked as an attorney with a renowned Zurich commercial law firm.

Areas of Expertise

Alexander Schmid mainly advises clients from the IT, the machinery and electrical industries and the video gaming industry. Having worked as a software developer in the past, he has wide practical experience in the areas of IT and software development. Furthermore, Alexander Schmid has in-depth knowledge in the financial market area.

Alexander Schmid drafts and reviews contracts, leads contract negotiations and represents clients in proceedings. His main areas of activity are contract law, corporate law and intellectual property law. Additionally, he advises clients in matters of regulation in the context of IT, including the relevant EU (e.g. Data Act, Cyber Resilience Act, AI Act), telecommunications and export control regulations.

Alexander Schmid has also been recognized by Who's Who Legal as a leading attorney in the Data and Telecommunications, Media & Technology categories. In the Who's Who Legal guide, he is described by clients as a "great IT negotiator with a hands-on approach" and "an excellent lawyer with both a computer science background and a commercially oriented approach" who possesses “a wealth of experience and skills." Also, he has been ranked by Chambers & Partners in their Chambers Guide Europe 2023 in the TMT category (band 3) where clients describe him as having “a very good understanding of the technology sector” and “extensive experience negotiating IT procurement and outsourcing arrangements on behalf of customers and suppliers”. Furthermore, Handelsblatt features Alexander Schmid as one of the best lawyers in Switzerland for IT, technology, media and entertainment law and Leaders' League “highly recommends” in the areas of IT outsourcing and TMT. 

Experience

During his career, Alexander Schmid has, among others, carried out the following mandates:

  • negotiation of various outsourcing projects (customer and supplier side)
  • drafting and review of numerous cloud agreements (including SaaS, PaaS and IaaS agreements);
  • creation of standard contracts for various IT suppliers
  • drafting or review of numerous IT procurement contracts (customer and supplier side)
  • drafting and/or negotiation of various joint venture and shareholders' agreements
  • drafting and negotiation of various contracts in M&A projects in the IT and machinery industry sectors
  • negotiation of common copyright tariffs for copyright users vis-à-vis collecting societies
  • negotiation of interantional plant engineering contracts
  • representation of clients in various court proceedings linked to contractual or intellectual property disputes
  • general external counsel for various corporations from the IT and media sectors

Languages

German and English

Memberships and other mandates

  • Managing Director of Swissstream (Swiss Association of Streaming Providers)
  • Member of the board of the umbrella organization of the copyright and neighboring rights users (DUN)
  • Lecturer at HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich
  • International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
  • German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI)
  • Video Game Bar Association (VGBA)
  • Swiss Game Developers Association (SGDA)
  • Swiss bar association and Zurich bar association
  • University of St. Gallen Alumni

Publications