Simon Schnetzler

Simon Schnetzler advises clients on corporate law, in particular with regard to mergers and acquisitions, restructuring or joint-ventures between companies. He has years of experience in corporate-related areas such as national and international sales contracts, distribution agreements, employment law. Due to the fast emerging digitalization he actively engages in data protection law, IT and copyright law. In order to enforce his clients' interests he regularly conducts litigation in civil and administrative proceedings.

Contact

Simon Schnetzler
Partner
lic.iur., Attorney-at-law, LL.M.
Phone +41 52 511 22 75

Practice areas

  • Corporate Law

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Contract Law (Sales, Distribution Agreements)

  • Data Protection Law

  • Employment Law and Posted Workers Law
  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Professional experience

  • Since 2021 Partner at BHR Attorneys at Law Ltd, Winterthur

  • 2019 – 2020 Owner of the law firm sds.legal

  • 2020 Lecturer for Data Protection Law (CAS IT & LAW) at the FFHS

  • 2017 – 2018 Partner at Legis Attorneys at Law Ltd

  • 2015 Lecturer for Business Law at the FFHS

  • 2011 – 2017 Associate at Legis Attorneys at Law Ltd
  • 2010 Legal Counsel at the Real Estate Office of the Canton of Zurich

  • 2008 – 2009 Associate at Haymann & Baldi

  • 2003 – 2006 Law clerk and Court secretary at the District Court of Zurich

Education

  • 2011 University of Sydney (LL.M. in M&A and Business Law)
  • 2007 Admission to the bar in Switzerland

  • 2003 University of Zurich (lic.iur.)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

About me

Apart from being an enthusiastic lawyer, I am owner of transcendis, a start-up in the field of compliance and data protection and co-founder of Arcano, providing end-to-end ecrypted data transfer. I am interested in technical topics in general, and in particular with the current possibilities that arise in connection with distributed ledger technology (DLT) or, for example, self-sovereign identity. When I'm not trying to decode Python error messages, I like drinking a decent brewed coffee or go skiing (steep downhill) or jogging (steep uphill).

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