Christian Schönfeld

Prager Dreifuss is proud to announce that our colleagues Andrea Schütz, Christian Schönfeld and Marcel Frey have been recognised by Mondaq as thought leaders in the area of Food, Drugs, Healthcare and Life Sciences in Switzerland in its autumn 2023 awards.

Even weeks after the new data protection law came into force in Switzerland, many companies still lack orientation. The extensive scope of the GDPR can be confusing when compared to the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA), but it is worth clarifying this in detail.

The implementation of Swiss data protection law is less complex than the implementation of the GDPR, and the sanctions are also significantly milder than if the GDPR is also applicable, under which the consequences of non-compliance can be significantly more serious. The following overview is intended to provide support in this regard:

On September 1, 2023, the revised Data Protection Act will come into force. With the accompanying media coverage, many companies are noticing that they have not yet adapted their contracts and processes. Time to quickly get an overview.

The new Data Protection Act and Ordinance will come into force on September 1, 2023. What does this mean for entrepreneurs and companies in Switzerland?

On May 16, our attorneys Dr. Rahel Nedi and Dr. Christian Schönfeld presented the essentials as part of a training event of the Swiss Startup Association at our premises.

Rahel and Christian explained the rights of the data subject on the one hand and the obligations of the data controllers and processors on the other. They also talked about data transfers, upcoming challenges, important terms and definitions to be aware of and much more.

After the presentation, there was a lively exchange of ideas over an evening aperitif. We would like to thank the Swiss Startup Association for organizing the event and all the startups that were guests of Prager Dreifuss that evening.

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The "Internet of Things" (IoT) causes our private life to increasingly become part of the Internet. Nevertheless, many IoT applications do not meet the requirements of data protection law. In this publication, the authors Dr Andrea Schütz and Dr Christian Schönfeld illustrate that data protection law is not just a regulatory hurdle, but can also be used as a potential competitive advantage.

After Switzerland's designation as a "third country" by the EU, the Swiss medtech industry faces two existential challenges. On the one hand, it must ensure the sustainable supply of medical devices to the Swiss population. On the other hand, it must maintain the competitiveness and innovative strength of Switzerland in the global medical market. This article illustrates the challenges but also the opportunities for the Swiss and foreign medtech industry related to the "third country" status of Switzerland.

The summer event of the Association of Swiss Corporate Lawyers turned into a successful evening at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten in cooperation with Prager Dreifuss. PD attorneys Christian Casanova, Reto M. Jenny and Christian Schönfeld spoke on the topic of cyber risk and data protection, followed by an inspiring career keynote speech by Beat Hess, former in-house counsel, and current Chairman of LafargeHolcim.