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Lorenza Ferrari Hofer is head of Pestalozzi's IP & TMT and a member of Corporate / M&A practice groups in Zurich. Her fields of expertise include intellectual property, unfair competition, data protection and contract law. Moreover, she has long experience in the development, licensing and trade of technology as well as of therapeutic, health and food products (including product liability). Lorenza Ferrari Hofer deals with both commercial and litigious matters. She is regularly quoted by Chambers Europe.

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer, graduated from the University of Basle (Dr. iur. 1993) and was admitted to the bar in 1995. In 2005, she qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales. Lorenza Ferrari Hofer began her professional career at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, where she worked in the Trademark Department before taking on specific tasks in connection with WTO Law (TRIPs Agreement) and UN Law (Convention on Biological Diversity). She subsequently worked for several years as an in-house lawyer for a major Swiss watch and micromechanics manufacturer. She joined Pestalozzi in 2002 and became a partner in 2008. Her professional languages are German, Italian, English and French.

 

contact

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer
Partner
Pestalozzi
Loewenstrasse 1, CH-8001 Zurich
Phone (direct) +41 44 217 92 57
lorenza.ferrari(at)pestalozzilaw.com
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Expertise

Commercial, Commercial Disputes, Contracts, Copyright, Data Protection & Privacy, Dispute Resolution, Food, Health & Safety, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Licensing & Sponsoring, Litigation, Media, New Technologies, Patents, Product Liability, Sports, Trade & Retail, Trademarks, Unfair Competition

Languages

German, Italian, English, French

Admission

Switzerland 1995, England and Wales 2005 (not practicing)

Publications

Besprechung Bundesgerichtsentscheid 'Maltesers'/'Choco Pop' (Ausstattungsschutz)
Pledge of Trademarks and Alternatives for Collateralization. Purposes Under Swiss Law
Datentransfer Schweiz-EU
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Memberships

AIPPI (secretary Swiss group), LES, IBA, INTA, INGRES