Michèle Burnier | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Michèle Burnier

Partner
Attorney at law

Cours de Rive 13
1204 Genève
Suisse
T +41 22 999 96 00
michele.burnier@pestalozzilaw.com

vCard CV (pdf) Liste des publications (pdf)

Michèle provides useful and pragmatic recommendations and tries to keep the costs under control.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Michèle Burnier put her heart into defending and protecting our brand.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2022

Michèle Burnier is an expert in her field and dedicated to her clients.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2022

Michèle Burnier is very experienced and well connected.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2022

Michèle Burnier is a partner of Pestalozzi’s IP&TMT group in Geneva. Her fields of expertise include intellectual property, including geographical indications, TRIPS Agreement, unfair competition, data protection, advertising and e-commerce law, IT and telecommunication as well as administrative and contract law. She regularly represents clients before Swiss civil, or criminal courts in relation to her IP&TMT practice.

Carrière

2017
  • Partner at Pestalozzi
2015
  • Senior Associate at Pestalozzi
2004
  • Senior Associate at a Swiss law firm in Geneva
  • Swiss Delegate to the European Commission, DG Mark
1998
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: legal counsel
1995
  • Swiss Consumer Organization: legal counsel
  • Bar Admission: Switzerland
1993
  • Junior associate at a Swiss law firm
1990
  • Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA): legal counsel
  • University of Lausanne: Lic.iur

Langues

Français, Allemand, Anglais, Italien

Adhésion

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Geneva Bar Association (ODA)
  • Association romande de la propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
  • International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Licensing Executives Society Schweiz (LES-CH)
  • International Ligue of Competition Law (LIDC)

Deals and Cases

Pestalozzi advises Polygon Matic (MATIC) in the legal implementation of the public network merge of the Polygon and Hermez (HEZ) networks

23.12.2021

Pestalozzi advises Polygon Matic (MATIC) in the legal implementation of the public network merge of the Polygon and Hermez (HEZ) networks

Publications

Comprehensive Amendments to Swiss Food Law Regulations Effective February 2024

By Michèle Burnier, Andrew Galantay: World Food Regulation Review, Switzerland 2024

A Rare and Remarkable Decision by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on General Terms and Conditions

By Michèle Burnier, Sarah Drukarch: Legal Update, Zurich 2023

The revised Federal Data Protection Act – sanctions increase as of 1 September 2023

By Michèle Burnier, Sarah Drukarch, Carola Winzeler: Legal Update, Zurich 2023
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