Digital Energy Law

We support you in all legal challenges of digitalization as well as the associated transformation processes, individually, tailored to your needs.

You use the digitalization of the energy industry to redefine and strengthen your market role.

Smart IT

Focus areas

  • Digital business models
  • Outsourcing projects
  • Checking and monitoring the transfer of personal data
  • Platforms as a Service Service
  • Internet of the Things (IoT)
  • Blockchain applications
Smart Metering

We support you in implementing the legal requirements for smart metering.

Focus areas

  • Data flow for smart metering
  • Legal bases, in particular the Electricity Supply Act (StromVG)
  • Data protection principles
  • Establishment of processes in response to requests from data subjects (e.g. information, correction, deletion processes)
  • Development of general terms and conditions and terms of use
  • Data security concepts
  • Planning of the behaviour in the event of data security breaches being identified
  • Development of deletion concepts

 

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Energy Contracting

We support you in the implementation of energy contracting projects.

Focus areas

  • Plant purchase and maintenance contracts
  • Energy supply contracts
  • Development of model contracts including general terms and conditions
  • Contracts for renewable energy trading
  • Contracts for balancing group management in the gas and electricity sector and for the management of energy supply portfolios
  • Company purchase agreements and project purchase agreements in the field of renewable energies, including due diligence
  • Advising on concession contracts: District and local heating; electricity and gas networks

 

Interconnection of self-consumers (ZEV)

We support you with our experience in the merger for self-consumption.

Since January 1, 2018, the interconnection for self-consumption (ZEV) enables owners of purpose-built and residential buildings to make their self-produced solar power available to residents and users for self-consumption – even across neighbouring properties.

Focus areas

  • Contracts for the realization of the association for self-consumption (lease agreement, rental agreement, etc.)
  • Regulation of access to the distribution network
  • Implementation of peer-to-peer systems
  • Data protection for smart contracts
Digital Marketing and Unbundling

We help you comply with regulations on informational unbundling.

Focus areas

  • Legal foundations (Cartel Act, Electricity Supply Act)
  • Legally compliant design of HR, CRM and ERP systems
  • Digital marketing
  • Implementation of informational unbundling
Edith Luginbühl

Assistant

Edith Luginbühl is a dedicated and experienced assistant with over 50 years of professional experience. Her professional career began with a commercial apprenticeship at a major bank and has taken her through various sectors, including the catering, hotel, car rental, travel agency and newspaper editorial offices. Her strengths include her friendly and professional manner, her reliability and her keen eye for detail.

Alexander Wild began his law studies at the University of Zurich in 2019. Before and during his studies, he gained initial experience in the compliance department of a bank, worked as an IT supporter and in the legal department of an international pharmaceutical company. His activities included checking/compliance with bank instructions, sanctions, customer and country risk; assessment of general customer risk for the bank; wet ink support and support in the process optimisation of contract signings. Since 2022 he has been working as a paralegal at Balthasar Legal AG and LR | Rechtsanwälte. He is expected to complete his Master's degree in 2025.

Sangmo Agontsang

Paralegal

Sangmo Agontsang completed her diploma in business administration at the Kaderschule Zürich in 2012. After graduating, she worked as a CEO assistant for Freitag lab ag and CBM Switzerland, among others. She also gained experience in the organisation of the Kaderschule Zürich and worked in the Intellectual Property department of Freitag lab ag. There she worked internationally with a team of lawyers to defend the company's rights. Since 2022 she has been working as a paralegal at Balthasar Legal AG.

 

Markus Bruggmann

MLaw Senior Adviser

MLaw Markus Bruggmann completed his law degree at the University of Zurich in 2013 and has since worked for a bank, a commercial law firm and an insurance company, among others, where he specialised in advising, reviewing and drafting contracts in the areas of communications and technology law (data protection), taking into account liability and intellectual property law. His strengths include his analytical skills and broad experience.