Schellenberg Wittmer’s Data Group has broad and specific expertise in advising and representing clients in data transactions, litigation and arbitration proceedings and related legal and regulatory aspects of the digital data economy, among others in respect of ownership in data, access to data, data protection and cybersecurity and cybercrime:

Litigation/Arbitration

• Disputes arising from the assignment, licensing (incl. FRAND licenses), access to, and use of (digital) data or databases
• Infringement of ownership and exclusivity rights in (big) data, including “artificial intelligence”-generated data, and trade secrets
• Disputes on data protection and privacy law issues, incl. data breaches and ransomware attacks
• Representation in administrative proceedings before federal authorities

Corporate and Commercial

• R&D, licensing, transfer, digital platform terms of use 
• E-health solutions and apps
• Outsourcing, crossborder data transfer
• Intellectual property and other legal protection

Regulatory

• Data protection and security
• Compliance
•  Digital market legislation
• Cybersecurity
• Competition law
• FinTech and blockchain
• Use of, and access to, data in regulated industries (e.g. finance, health, telecoms)