Carmen de la Cruz Böhringer

Carmen de la Cruz

Of Counsel, Attorney at law admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Zug, Notary Public, Fed. Diploma in IT & Economics

Goes with and beyond to support clients always also from an inhouse, a client perspective, passionate about developments in technology and related changes for business and people. Nationality: CH

EDUCATION
  • 2021 – Informationssicherheitsbeauftragte BSI (Information Security Officer BSI)
  • 2021 – CEDR Accredited Mediator
  • 2016 – Informationssicherheitsbeauftragte BSI (Information Security Officer BSI)
  • 2016 – CAS Information Security at the University of Applied Science of Northern Switzerland
  • 2015 – CAS Information Management at the University of Applied Science of Northern Switzerland
  • 2014 – CAS Cloud Computing at the University of Applied Science of Northern Switzerland
  • 2012 – Federal Diploma in IT & Economics
  • 1997 – Admitted to the Bar, Notary Public
  • 1994 – Master in Law (lic.iur., billingue, European degree) at University of Fribourg i.UE, Switzerland
EXPERIENCE
  • 2023 – today Of-Counsel at LEXCELLENCE AG
  • 2021 – 2023 Partner at LEXCELLENCE AG
  • 2016 – today Member of the Swiss Federal Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights
  • 2012 – 2021 Partner at de la cruz beranek Attorneys at Law Ltd.
  • 2008 – 2012 Partner at KRSW WEINMANN Attorneys at Law Ltd. (IP / IT Boutique law firm)
  • 2007 – 2008 General Counsel at Burkhalter Holding AG
  • 2001 – 2006 Senior Inhouse Counsel at Sunrise Communications AG
  • 1998 – 2000 Inhouse Counsel at SIX Holding Group AG (former Telekurs Holding AG)
AREAS OF BUSINESS EXPERTISE

Technology law, digitalization, data protection, Artificial Intelligence, fintech, blockchain, big data, e- and mobile payments, intellectual property

HONORARY POSITIONS
  • 2021 – today – Board Member of ITechLaw Association
  • 2021 – today – President of the Association Swiss Digital Law Community
  • 2021 – today – Lecturer at the University of Applied Science HWZ – LegalTech, Digitalization
  • 2018 – today – Co-Leader of the Legal Commission of swissICT (largest IT association in Switzerland)
  • 2019 – today – Board Member of ITDR Institution for IT and Data Dispute Resolution (www.itdr.ch)
  • 2018 – today – Lecturer at the University of Applied Science Lucerne – Blockchain division, Data Protection, Digitalization
  • 2017 – today – ITechLaw Association: Chair of I-WIN Committee
  • 2016 – today – Member of Legal Commission of asut (Assocation of Telecom providers)
LANGUAGES

German, Spanish, English and French