Michael Isler
Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law
Location
Contact
Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 15
michael.isler@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
"Michael is one of the best data lawyers." /
"He is very professional, quick, calm and confident, with great analytical skills." - Lexology
"Michael Isler frequently advises clients on outsourcing agreements and the establishment of new IT platforms. He also acts on cloud migration projects and compliance with data protection regulations." - Chambers and Partners
Michael Isler is a partner in the product groups Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data Protection. He regularly advises in complex IT, technology transfer and platform projects from the conceptual and negotiation phase to dispute settlement. He further enjoys a vast experience in copyright, trademark and patent law. A particular focus of his work is dedicated to the medtech and healthtech sector. Michael Isler regularly publishes and lectures in his practice areas and takes an active role in several professional organizations. He is co-editor of sic!, the leading Swiss law journal for intellectual property, data and competition law.
"Michael is one of the best data lawyers." /
"He is very professional, quick, calm and confident, with great analytical skills." - Lexology
"Michael Isler frequently advises clients on outsourcing agreements and the establishment of new IT platforms. He also acts on cloud migration projects and compliance with data protection regulations." - Chambers and Partners
Michael Isler was educated at the Universities of Zurich (lic. iur. 2000) and Louvain and also holds a doctoral degree from the University of Lucerne (2011). Before joining a major law firm in Basel and Zurich in 2010, has worked for several years as inhouse counsel at a technology group and a global telecom infrastructure and service provider. He arrived at Walder Wyss in 2014.
Michael Isler's professional languages are German and English. He also speaks French and Dutch. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Software as Medical Device - a frequently underestimated topic, especially in HIS
| by Michael Isler | in: "Medinside" | Online-PublikationDirect import of medical devices
| by Michael Isler | in: "Medinside" | Online-PublikationDistribution of medical devices to Switzerland. Obligations for German manufacturers and other economic operators
| by Michael Isler | in: "MPR" 3/2025 | C.H.Beck GmbH & Co KG | ZeitschriftenMobile fertility app requires certificate of conformity
| by Michael Isler | in: "Life Science Recht" | 85-88 | ZeitschriftenText and data mining in medical research. The science privilege according to article 24d of the Swiss Copyright Act
| by Michael Isler | in: "Life Science Recht - Juristische Zeitschrift für Pharma, Biotech und Medtech" 2/2022 | 111 - 119 | ZeitschriftenThe EU Medical Device Regulations and Switzerland
| by Michael Isler and Christine Schweikard [co-author] | in: "Life Science Recht" | 111-119 | ZeitschriftenOff label use of medical devices. Lawfulness and legal consequences from the perspective of the manufacturer, the operator and the patient
| by Michael Isler | in: "Life Science Recht - Juristische Zeitschrift für Pharma, Biotech und Medtech" 2/2018 | 79 – 90 | ZeitschriftenIntroduction to basic principles of Swiss medical device regulation
| by Michael Isler and Alexander Gutmans [co-author] | in: Ehrhard Anhalt / Peter Dieners (Editor[s]), "Medizinprodukterecht – Praxishandbuch" | 2. Auflage | Munich | SammelbändeLifestyle Product or Medical Device?
| by Michael Isler | in: "digma, Zeitschrift für Datenrecht und Informationssicherheit" 2/2016 | Baeriswyl/Rudin/Hämmerli et al. | 64–69 | ZeitschriftenThe Role of IP in Servitized Technology
| Speakers Michael Isler and Stephen F. Weyeer | in: "International Technology Law Association World Conference" | PräsentationenParticular Aspects of Online Marketing, Social Media and Consumer Apps in Life Sciences
| Speakers Michael Isler and Stefan Maassen | in: "AIJA Seminar Life Science 2.0 – Risks and side-effects of new trends" | Basel | PräsentationenMobile Medical Apps: Privacy Implicatoins
| by Michael Isler | in: "digma Zeitschrift für Datenrecht und Informationssicherheit" 3/2013 | digma | ZeitschriftenRisks and Averse Effects of Mobile Medical Apps
| by Michael Isler | in: "NZZ Online" | ZeitschriftenHealthcare Meets Smart Wireless – and the Law?
| Speaker Michael Isler | in: "International Technology Law Association World Conference" | PräsentationenRecognitions
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