Lara Dorigo
Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M. in Trade Regulation
Head IP & TMT
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
Schweiz
T +41 44 217 92 15
lara.dorigo@pestalozzilaw.com
Lara Dorigo is partner and heads the Intellectual Property group at Pestalozzi. She has profound experience in every field of intellectual property law with a particular affinity for technology-related issues. Her practice focuses on IP enforcement and defence, technology transfer agreements and branding strategies.
Lara is a passionate IP litigator and licensing specialist. She has extensive experience with patent litigation before courts and arbitral tribunals, in particular disputes for technology companys and in the field of pharmaceuticals and biologics, including biosimilars and SPCs. Lara also handles cases in the fields of medtech, chemistry, electornics and mechanics and she equally enjoys acting in trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation.
In addition, Lara advises clients on branding strategies, parallel import and grey market issues, selective distribution agreements and entertainment law. She provides transactional and legal support to her clients on licensing, R&D agreements, and other sorts of technology transfer agreements and issues, and she advises on life sciences regulatory matters.
Lara is also a non-permanent judge of the Federal Patent Court. She is the author of many publications and a frequent speaker on IP and licensing topics.
Her studies at New York University School of Law and the experience gained working in the IP litigation group of a magic circle firm in London complement Lara's knowledge of Swiss intellectual property law and procedure.
Lara's expertise was recognized by Chambers Europe (Band 1 for IP), The Legal 500, IAM Patent 1000 (Gold Band, Global Leaders), WTR 1000 (Gold Band, Global Leaders), Who's Who Legal ('Global Leader IP-Patents', Thought Leader Patents/Trademarks/Life Sciences), Best Lawyers and Managing Intellectual Property ('IP Star'). WIPR listed her as one of the World's Influential Women in IP and she appears in Managing Intellectual Property's Top 250 Women in IP (2019-2025).
Karriere
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- Appointed as non-permanent judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court
- Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich
- Senior Associate in the IP Litigation Group of Allen & Overy in London (2009/2010)
- New York University School of Law: LL.M. in Trade Regulation (2005/2006)
- Bar admission: Switzerland (St. Gallen)
- Associate at Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich
- Law clerk at District Court of Rheintal (St. Gallen)
- Junior lawyer at a major Swiss law firm in Zurich
- University of St.Gallen: lic. iur.
Sprachen
Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch
Expertisen & Industrien
Competition & TradeESG
IP & TMT
Life Sciences
Prozessführung & Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
Mitgliedschaften
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Institut für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES), Member of the Board
- European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Member of the Standing Committee on Patents
- International Trademark Association (INTA), Member of the Parallel Imports Team
- Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES), Member of the Amicus Curiae Team
- Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Publikationen
Practical Law: Doing Business in Switzerland 2025
