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The Implementation of the Swiss Popular Initiative "Stop Mass Immigration" within the Swiss Federal Railways SBB
On February 9th, 2014, the Swiss citizens voted in favour of the Swiss federal popular initiative “Stop Mass Immigration” launched by the national conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP) by a...Read more
Isabelle Sob
Legal Counsel, Swiss Federal Railways SBB, Switzerland
Creating Efficiencies in Drug Discovery and Development Using Artificial Intelligence
The recent growth of machine learning applications using artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from drug discovery to improvements in patient care, has coincided with increased investments from pharmaceutical and technology companies....Read more
Priya Mannan
Associate General Counsel, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
How Legal Departments can Strategically Contribute to Corporate Success
“Historically, the in-house counsel position was considered a dusty professional legal service essentially dealing with dispute resolution; rarely was the in-house counsel expected to be involved in strategic thinking”....Read more
Christian Haitz
Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer , Heritage B, Switzerland
Negotiating IT Contracts – A Walk to Canossa?
For many years I have negotiated IT contracts, mainly in Switzerland and Germany, and made valuable experience which I would like to share and gain feedback on it. For the...Read more
Martin Frey
General Counsel, Crealogix AG, Switzerland
The Evolution of In-house Legal & IP Departments
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. This quote, likely incorrectly attributed to...Read more
Michael Kock
Head IP, Syngenta International AG, Switzerland
From Backstage to Lead Role: The Emergence of In-House Counsel in Executive Management
The evolution of General Counsel’s role within the corporate environment is an interesting one to observe. Traditionally, the in-house counsel was pigeonholed into a distinctly supporting role. The remit was...Read more
Morgan Deane
Chief Executive Officer & President of the Executive Board, Helvea-Baader Bank Group, Switzerland
Cyber Security: A Practical Viewpoint
Not a day goes by without a new cybersecurity hack which can threaten the very existence of the company concerned. Cybersecurity has shot up the list of concerns of...Read more
Nicolas Grunder
Group Head Legal, Software and IT, Abb, Switzerland
Iain Jacobs
Managing Director, The Contract Centre, Switzerland
Fighting Back Against Misleading Competitor Advertising: How Garmin Successfully Navigated a Route to Banning Misleading Claims by TomTom in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Misleading advertising by a brand's competitors can take many forms. When it uses the 'target' brand's trade marks, and therefore falls within the narrow definition of explicit comparative advertising and...Read more
Andrew Etkind
General Counsel, Garmin, Switzerland
The In-House Counsel as Legal Risk Manager and Business Partner: Are These Roles Compatible?
With a view to reducing the gap between the perception of the legal office (both internally and externally) and its actual role (communicated and implemented) and mental attitude, I wrote...Read more
Massimiliano Carpino
Global General Counsel, Gucci, Switzerland
Digital Media in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Oportunities and Legal Challenges
The term digital media is widely understood. According to the open-access encyclopedia Wikipedia digital media shall mean a “form of electronic media where data are stored in digital (as opposed...Read more
Marc Bauer
Legal Director, AMGEN (Europe) GmbH, Switzerland