Curriculum vitae Dr. iur. Michèle Balthasar

Work experience

Since 2021
Founder, owner and managing director
Balthasar Legal AG

2017-2021
Head Legal and Privacy Consulting
Member of the Executive Board, Swiss Infosec AD

Since 2019
Member of the Board of Directors
KMU-Center Hochdorf AG

2015-2020
Lecturer for energy law
Institute for International Management and Technology (iimt) of the University of Fribourg (CH)

2014 – 2016
Senior Legal Counsel
Axpo Holding AG; Avectris AG

2012-2013
Head Legal Energy Switzerland
Alpiq Suisse SA

2010-2012
Head Legal Trading and Services
Alpiq Management AG

2008-2009
Legal Counsel
Alpiq AG 

2003-2007
Legal Counsel and Deputy Head of Legal Services
Electrosuisse, ESTI

2002-2005
Legal advisor
Tenants’ Association ZurichMieterverband Zürich

1999-2001
Trainee in a commercial law firm
and auditor at the district court of Pfäffikon

Career

2020
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
BSI Training Academy

2014 – 2018
Master’s thesis in the Executive MBA
Datenschutz und Datensicherheit im Crowd Energy Umfeld
Eine Leitlinie für die Crowd Akteure

2017
Executive MBA in the field of Utility Management
Institute for International Management and Technology (iimt) of the University of Fribourg

2007
PhD
University of Zurich 

2002
Admitted to the Zurich Bar

1999 – 2000
Certificado sobre Derecho Communitario (European Law) and Certificado de assistencia sobre Derecho Económico (European Business Law), University of Salamanca

1993 – 1998
Bilingual licentiate of law (lic.iur.),
University of Fribourg

1993
Matura type E
Secondary school Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne

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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.

Alex Wild

Student

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.