Anne Dorthe advises mainly Swiss and foreign companies, but also private individuals. Her areas of expertise are trademark law, the drafting and revision of contracts and general terms and conditions, as well as data protection advice, including compliance with the GDPR. Her background also includes extensive experience in business law, copyright and media law.

After completing her studies at the Universities of Fribourg (Switzerland) and Berlin, she practiced as a company lawyer in the field of intellectual property management for companies in both Switzerland and Germany. She completed this experience with an LL.M. in Intellectual Property at the University of Turin.

After obtaining her law degree in 2013, she worked for five years as an attorney-at-law in a commercial law firm, where she was in charge of the data protection and intellectual property department, before joining the law form Reymond and Associés in 2019.

As of the academic year 2020/2021, Me Anne Dorthe teaches the course "Practical Business Law" as part of the Master in Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the EPFL.

Anne Dorthe completed her training as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in 2018 and has since then been a member of the Swiss Association of Data Protection Officers (ASDPO). She was appointed member of its committee and its secretary in 2019.

She was also a Member of the ETH Internal Appeals Commission in 2022 and 2023.
Areas of expertise
Training
Professional experience
Memberships
2018

Training as a Company Data Protection Officer (DPO)

2013

Bar admission

2011

LL.M. in Intellectual Property, University of Turin

2009

Universities of Fribourg and Berlin, bilingual Master of law in European and international law (received magna cum laude)

2007

University of Fribourg, Bachelor of law (received magna cum laude)

Member of the ETH Internal Appeals Commission (2022-2023)

Teacher at EPFL as part of the Master in Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship (MTE), course “Practical Business Law”, Lausanne (since 2020/2021)

Teacher in the context of lawyer apprenticeship, Lausanne (2019-2020)

Partner at the law firm Reymond & Associés, Lausanne (since 2019)

Attorney-at-law with Wilhelm Avocats SA, Lausanne (2014 – 2019)

Attorney-at- law with FBT SA, Lausanne (2014)

Trainee lawyer with Lexartis Avocats (currently Mercuris), Lausanne (2011 – 2013)

Translator of Federal Court decisions for the Journal des Tribunaux (2011- 2012)

Manager of the licensing department at Arthaus Musik GmbH, Berlin (2009-2010)

Intern at the International Chamber of Commerce (CCI/ICC), Paris (2009)

Vaud Bar Association (OAV)

Swiss Bar Association (FSA)

Swiss Association of Data Protection Officers (ASDPO)

Delegate of the Canton of Vaud to the Swiss Bar Association (FSA)

Committee member of the Swiss Association of Data Protection Officers (ASDPO) and its secretary (https://asdpo.swiss/comite/)

Member of the OAV Disciplinary Committee