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Leo Rusterholz

Attorney-at-Law, MLaw, LL.M., CAS Forensics

Leo Rusterholz advises clients in all sectors and industries in connection with domestic and international transactions and (cross-border) projects, with a particular focus on data protection, insurance contracts, insurance supervision, technology, media and telecommunications as well as corporate and regulatory law. He is regularly involved in data privacy, compliance and cyber security matters, insurance activities subject to authorization, data breach investigations and technology and outsourcing (ITO & BPO) transactions and also has significant experience in the areas of transitional services, licensing, distribution and e-commerce matters. Leo Rusterholz is recognized as a Rising Star in the field of Data Privacy and Data Protection in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Rankings. He regularly publishes in his fields of practice and worked for a leading US law firm in its New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto offices in the area of technology transactions. Within the Military Judiciary, Leo Rusterholz also leads investigations into criminal matters as an investigative judge.

Location
Zurich St. Annagasse 9 CH-8021 Zurich T: +41 58 220 37 00
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Expertise

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Japanese

Experience

Since 2024 Partner at valfor, Zurich
2019–2024 Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
2018–2019 Global Visiting Attorney at Covington & Burling LLP, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto, USA
2015–2018 Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
2013–2014 Trainee at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
2021 CAS Forensics, University of Lucerne
2015 Bar admission, High Court of the canton of Zurich
2012–2013 LL.M. in Globalization and Law – Specialization Corporate and Commercial Law, Maastricht University, NL
2011–2013 Master of Law, University of Zurich
2008–2011 Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • swissICT
  • Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht

Publications and Speeches

  • Digital Business – Switzerland, in Lexology – Panoramic, October 2024, together with Marsha Karas
  • Data Protection & Privacy – Switzerland, in Lexology – Panoramic, July 2024, together with Lukas Morscher
  • Insurance & Reinsurance – Switzerland, in Lexology – Panoramic, May 2024, together with Lukas Morscher
  • Digital Health 2023 – Switzerland, in Lexology – Getting the Deal Through, January 2023, together with Peter Link, Sevan Antreasyan, Federico Trabaldo Togna
  • Transferring Employees on an Outsourcing in Switzerland, in Practical Law, Outsourcing Global Guide, October 2022, together with Lukas Morscher
  • Outsourcing: Switzerland Overview, in Practical Law, Outsourcing Global Guide, October 2022, together with Lukas Morscher
  • The Impact of the revised Data Protection Act on Outsourcings by Swiss Financial Institutions, in CapLaw, June 2022 (The Impact of the revised Data Protection Act on Outsourcings by Swiss Financial Institutions – CapLaw)
  • TMT 2020 – Switzerland, in Chambers Global Practice Guide, pp. 1-11, February 2020, together with Lukas Morscher
  • Impact of the GDPR on Swiss and US Businesses, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Yearbook 2018/2019, pp. 81 et seqq., August 2018, together with Lukas Morscher and Jan Waltenspül
  • Outsourcing: On-, Near- und Offshoring-Vereinbarungen im Finanzdienstleistungsbereich, Sester/Brändli/Bartholet/Schiltknecht (eds.), St. Galler Handbuch zum Schweizer Finanzmarktrecht / Finanzmarktaufsicht und Finanzmarktinfrastrukturen, 1st edition, Zurich/St. Gallen 2017, § 16, Dezember 2017, zusammen mit Lukas Morscher
  • Beweisfragen im Zusammenhang mit der Business Judgment Rule, GesKR (Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht) 2/2017, pp. 228-233, Juni 2017, zusammen mit Lukas Held
  • Ausgewählte Aspekte zur Business Judgment Rule im Licht aktueller Rechtsprechung, GesKR (Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht) 2/2016, pp. 186-196, Juli 2016, zusammen mit Lukas Held
  • Das geplante Widerrufsrecht im E-Commerce nach OR, Jusletter, Weblaw AG, September 2014, zusammen mit Flavio Delli Colli
  • Besprechung der Bundesgerichtsentscheide 4A_327/2013 und 4A_469/2013, ius.focus, Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, Februar 2014
  • Die Ersatzfreiheitsstrafe für Geldstrafen in der Schweiz – Ein Bericht zur Theorie und Praxis, Kriminalistik, Verlagsgruppe Hüthig Jehle Rehm GmbH, November 2013

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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