Next lunchtime seminar – 23 January 2015 on the laws of online communication

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We hope 2015 started off well for you and are to announce our first event for this year:

Lunchtime seminar –  complying with the laws of online communication in 2015: is it possible and does it matter?

Date: Friday 23 January 2015
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 20.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Online contracting, data protection and privacy, hacking, unfair marketing and targeted advertising, consumer laws and cookies, copyright infringement, social media: the online world is crowded with obscure, sometimes obsolete and complex regulations. Are such regulations efficient ? Is it even possible to do business online today without breaching the law ?

Michel Jaccard will speak about the difficult task of assessing and managing the legal risks associated with online activities, and share his  substantial experience in supporting fast growing businesses and global brands navigate with the rules of law in an ever changing environment.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

Register here for the event>>

About the speaker: Michel Jaccard, founder and partner at id est avocats, a corporate and technology law firm, has been practicing as a lawyer in the field of online communications, intellectual property, unfair competition and data protection and security for more than fifteen years in Switzerland and in the United States. He founded his own boutique law firm three years ago to assist entrepreneurs, startups, global brands and leading SMEs better understand the legal landscape in advanced technologies and support the growth of innovative business models. He has taught corporate, IP and IT law at several Swiss universities for several years and regularly gives lectures in Switzerland and abroad in the field.

We look forward to seeing you there.