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

• Zum neuen Schweizer Datenschutzrecht, in: ZBJV 3/2023, S. 171 ff.
• Basel Commentary of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) / Federal Act on Freedom of Information (FoIA) Article 5 «Correctness of the data»

LANGUAGES

• German, English, French