David Vasella
Partner
Dr. iur., CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, AIGP, Attorney at Law
Location
Contact
Direct phone: +41 58 658 52 87
david.vasella@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
"David Vasella has great expertise, understands the customer's needs and always delivers work results on time. He is a very reliable partner." - The Legal 500
"David Vasella is a leading lawyer in data protection and knows almost everything. He is client-focused and wants to enable things." - Chambers and Partners
"He is one of the most standout and well-respected data privacy professionals in Switzerland." - Lexology
David Vasella is a partner on the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition team. He advises and represents Swiss and international companies in all industries and at all stages of growth on questions concerning data and technology law. He specialises in data use, setting up platform models, data and technology-related contracts, data security matters, cloud projects, data protection compliance (including implementation projects and audits), and artificial intelligence. He regularly gives talks and writes publications on his areas of expertise, for example on datenrecht.ch, a Swiss platform on data law.
"David Vasella has great expertise, understands the customer's needs and always delivers work results on time. He is a very reliable partner." - The Legal 500
"David Vasella is a leading lawyer in data protection and knows almost everything. He is client-focused and wants to enable things." - Chambers and Partners
"He is one of the most standout and well-respected data privacy professionals in Switzerland." - Lexology
After graduating from the University of Fribourg in 2002 with a degree in law, David Vasella was admitted to the Zurich bar in 2004 and went on to receive his doctorate from the University of Zurich in 2011, for which he was awarded the highest distinction as well as the Prof. Walther Hug prize and the Issekutz prize. David Vasella is the founder and editor of datenrecht.ch, an online platform for data law. He is a certified information privacy professional and manager (CIPP/E, CIPM), Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and AI Governance Professional (AIGP).
David Vasella is listed in international rankings as a leading expert in data and technology (Chambers: “He is absolutely stellar when it comes to data protection”; Who’s Who Legal: “revered as the ‘go-to person for data protection’, with a wealth of experience in compliance matters”; Legal500: “committed and pragmatic” and an “outstanding lawyer with excellent analytical skills, a wealth of legal expertise, high client-focus. David is responsive, pragmatic and fully committed to serve his clients. Besides, he is a very likeable chap”).
La révision de la Loi fédérale sur la protection des données – Recommandations de mise en œuvre
| by Jürg Schneider, David Vasella and Lena Götzinger | NewsletterDas revidierte Datenschutzgesetz – Empfehlungen zur Umsetzung
| by Jürg Schneider, David Vasella and Lena Götzinger | NewsletterThe revised Data Protection Act – recommendations for implementation
| by Jürg Schneider, David Vasella and Lena Götzinger | NewsletterUpdate GDPR: Judgements, fines and first clarifications
| Speaker David Vasella | in: "Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht 3. Datenschutzrechtstagung: Datenschutz in Bewegung" | PräsentationenRequirements and implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and the revised Federal Act on Data Protection
| Speakers Jürg Schneider and David Vasella | in: "Datenschutz Compliance Roundtable von Walder Wyss AG" | Zurich / Berne | PräsentationenThe Preliminary Draft of the Revised Swiss Data Protection Act – Selected Points
| Speaker David Vasella | in: "10. Tagung zum Datenschutz, Europainstitut an der Universität Zürich" | PräsentationenPrivacy Shield: Transatlantic Data Protection after Schrems vs. Facebook
| Speakers Jürg Schneider and David Vasella | Zurich | PräsentationenRecognitions
