We advise companies, startups, investors and technology providers on all legal issues relating to the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI). Our advisory services include, in particular, data protection law, contract law, intellectual property law, IT law, financial market law and regulatory issues relating to AI agents and AI business models.
The use of AI offers companies significant opportunities, but also creates new legal and regulatory challenges. Businesses that develop, integrate or deploy AI systems must take into account data protection requirements, intellectual property issues, contractual risks, and potential liability and compliance matters.
We help you structure AI projects in a legally robust way from the outset, identify regulatory risks at an early stage and develop practical solutions for successful implementation.
Our expertise at a glance
Initial Legal Assessment for Your AI Project
Are you developing your own AI product or automating business processes with AI agents? Are you planning to use ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot or other AI applications in your organisation?
We analyse your project from a legal perspective, identify regulatory risks and show you which legal requirements apply to your business model. On this basis, we work with you to develop a practical and legally robust implementation strategy.
Advising AI Startups and Technology Providers
We support AI startups, SaaS providers, software developers and technology companies in legally structuring their products and business models. Our advice includes, in particular, the legal structuring of AI products, the drafting and negotiation of licence, SaaS and API agreements, and the preparation of terms and conditions, privacy notices and commercial agreements with customers, partners and investors.
Data Protection Law
Ensuring that the use of artificial intelligence complies with data protection law is one of the greatest challenges for many companies. We advise you on implementing the requirements of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection and support you in particular with the processing of personal data by AI systems, the preparation of data protection documentation and the introduction of data-protection-compliant processes.
Financial Market Law
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in the financial sector - for example in investment advice, asset management, compliance and anti-money laundering. Such applications may trigger financial market authorisation requirements or regulatory obligations.
Drawing on our longstanding specialisation in Swiss financial market law, we assess whether your AI business model is subject to Swiss financial market legislation and whether authorisation is required. We advise, in particular, on questions under the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA), the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), as well as on regulatory requirements in relation to Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
A particular focus of our advice is on AI agents that independently provide financial services or perform asset management tasks.
Copyright / Intellectual Property Law / IP Due Diligence
The use of artificial intelligence raises numerous questions of intellectual property law. We advise companies on protecting their AI innovations and on legally safeguarding software (in particular rights in the source code), training data, models and other intangible assets.
In this context, key questions include who owns the rights to outputs generated by AI and how copyright in the software is allocated. It is also necessary to verify whether several developers were involved in the development and whether all rights have been validly assigned. Rights in AI-generated output are generally determined by the terms of use of the relevant AI provider.
In particular where software has been developed largely using AI, we regularly recommend conducting an IP due diligence before market launch. This typically covers:
reviewing the terms of use of the AI provider used (in particular rights in output and permitted commercial use);
open-source and licence compliance;
documenting the human development contribution and the chain of title;
reviewing data protection, confidentiality and regulatory risks;
In addition, we support you in preparing licence agreements, assignments of rights and IP clauses, and in establishing legal safeguards in relation to customers, employees, developers and technology partners.
AI Contracts and Contract Drafting for AI Projects
We review, draft and negotiate contracts for the development, implementation and use of AI systems. These include development agreements, SaaS agreements, API agreements, licence agreements, service level agreements, non-disclosure agreements, terms of use and commercial contracts with AI providers, customers or technology partners.
AI Agents, Autonomous Workflows and Liability
AI agents are increasingly evolving into autonomous digital workers that can prepare contracts, trigger payments, make investment decisions or process customer enquiries independently. The more autonomously an AI system acts, the more important clear responsibilities, control mechanisms and contractual safeguards become. We advise companies on the legally compliant introduction of such systems and on liability, governance and compliance questions.
Introducing AI Tools in the Enterprise and AI Governance
We enable companies to introduce AI tools into day-to-day work in a legally compliant manner. This includes internal AI policies, rules of use for employees, requirements for handling confidential information, customer data, business secrets and information subject to professional secrecy, approval processes for new tools, and training for management, teams and specialist departments.
We support companies in establishing legally robust AI governance. This includes internal policies, responsibilities, risk assessments, approval processes, documentation and compliance structures for the use of artificial intelligence.
