Jonas D. Gassmann promoted to Counsel at VISCHER

Jonas D. Gassmann has been promoted to counsel and new head of white-collar crime at VISCHER effective from 1 January 2023. Gassmann is an attorney at law who specialises in intellectual property law and white-collar crime. Media law, including telecoms and advertising law, IT and data law are his other key areas of practice.

He has extensive litigation experience in the fields of trademark, design, patent, copyright and unfair competition law. He regularly supports clients in their fight against counterfeits and in the enforcement of their rights online. His experience in the field of white-collar crime is also very broad, including in the context of internal investigations.

Gassmann represents both companies and individuals in proceedings before Swiss authorities and courts. He also advises and supports clients outside of litigation. This includes the development of branding and advertising strategies, and negotiating and drafting complex agreements in the media and entertainment sector (e.g., TV and SVOD licence and distribution agreements, and co-operation agreements). He has a profound understanding of the interactions between law, technology and the economy.

He is an active member of several professional associations, such as the International Trademark Association (INTA), the International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp) and the Private Claimants Network (PCN). At the beginning of his legal career, Jonas D. Gassmann gained valuable practical experience at a District Court in Zurich and at a Public Prosecutor in Lucerne. He joined VISCHER in 2013 and quickly became a go-to attorney in the areas of IP, media and entertainment, tech, data and white-collar crime.

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