Matthias R. Schönbächler

PERSONAL DETAILS

• MLaw Attorney-at-Law
• CAS Data Privacy Officer (DPO)
• Partner

Curriculum

• CAS Data Privacy Officer (DPO) Lucerne School of Information Technology (2018) 
• Admission to the Bar of the Canton of Lucerne (2016) 
• Legal studies at the Universities of Lucerne and Oklahoma (USA), Master of Law (2014) 
• Bilingual Matura and English Language Diploma (2009)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Data protection
• Intellectual property law and related areas 
• Business law
• Contract law
• Tenancy and employment law

ACTIVITIES

• Data Protection Officer of the Canton of Lucerne since 2018 
• Legal assistant and since 2016 employed lawyer  Rechtsanwalt at the Seidenhof law firm until 2022
• Legal internships at the District Court of Lucerne and the Seidenhof law firm
• Co-author Art. 5 DSG of the Basel Commentary Data Protection Act (DSG) / Freedom of Information Act (BGÖ) 
• Commentation and contribution Basel Commentary Data Protection Act (DSG) / Freedom of Information Act (BGÖ) 
• Minutes management of two listed companies
• Commissioned translations in a well-known marketing agency in Lucerne

MEMBERSHIPS & ENGAGEMENTS 

• Data Privacy Community, Executive Committee 
• Young attorneys-at-law Central Switzerland JAAZ 
• Lucerne and Swiss Bar Association 
• Law Association of the Canton of Lucerne
• Alumni Organisation of the University of Lucerne

PUBLICATIONS

• Commentary on Art. 109a – 109e FNIA («Central Visa information System and National Visa System») (Co-Author), in: Caroni/Thurnherr (Eds.), Stämpfli Commentary, Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration (FNIA), 2 Ed., Bern 2024
• Commentary on Art. 1 FADP («Purpose»), in: Blechta/Vasella (Eds.), Basel Commentary of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) / Federal Act on Freedom of Information (FoIA), 4. Ed., Basel 2024
• Commentary on Art. 2 FADP («Personal and material scope of application») (Co-Author), in: Bieri/Powell (Eds.), Orell Füssli Commentary, Commentary on the Federal Act on Data Protection and further decrees, Zurich 2023
• Zum neuen Schweizer Datenschutzrecht («The new swiss data protection law»), in: ZBJV 3/2023, S. 171 ff.
• Commentary on Art. 5 FADP («Correctness of the data»), in: Maurer-Lambrou/Blechta (Eds.), Basel Commentary of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) / Federal Act on Freedom of Information (FoIA), 3. Ed., Basel 2014

LANGUAGES

• German, English, French