Dr. Reinhard Oertli, LL.M.

Of Counsel, Zurich

Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland

Schiffbaustrasse 2 | P.O. Box | CH-8031 Zurich | Switzerland
T +41 58 552 03 40
reinhard.oertli@mll-legal.com

Profile

Reinhard acts for a broad range of clients, mostly in the telecommunications and media sector, focusing on internet and cross-technology solutions. He represents clients in administrative procedures, litigation and arbitration and regularly sits as arbitrator (co-arbitrator and chairman). Reinhard helps to establish the legal structure for new business models in the area of new technologies and advises on software and data economy projects.

Practice Areas

Industry Groups

Country Desks

Italian Desk

Rankings & Awards

Who's Who Legal Switzerland Recognized in 2022

Who's Who Legal Switzerland Recognized in 2021

“Reinhard Oertli is an outstanding lawyer with a lot of international experience. He is well versed in both procedural and substantive law. He works meticulously as you would expect it from Swiss lawyer and at the same time he has a great sense of humour” – Legal 500 EMEA, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, 2024
Reinhard Oertli is an IP specialist, noted as “one of the main experts in Switzerland for copyright issues” by peers – Who’s Who Legal, National Leader IP Patent, 2022
Reinhard Oertli is recommended in The Legal 500 EMEA, Intellectual Property, 2022
“Reinhard Oertli is a very experienced and talented lawyer, who is able to handle the most difficult matters of the IP law. He possesses vast knowledge in his field. His approach is custom-tailored, he studies the presented question in detail, and at the same time, he possesses the ability to present very complicated and nuanced issues in a vivid and simple way” – Legal 500 EMEA, TMT, 2022
“Reinhard Oertli enjoys a strong reputation for his top-tier practice which covers cross-border and high-value patent and copyright disputes” – Who’s Who Legal, IP Patents, 2021
“Reinhard Oertli is highlighted for his impressive handling of high-value disputes across the data sector” – Who’s Who Legal, Data, 2021
“Reinhard Oertli has a wealth of specialist expertise handling IP matters across the telecommunications sector and is lauded for his abilities in cross-border litigation” – Who’s Who Legal, Patents, 2019
“The constructive and pragmatic Reinhard Oertli is recommended” – Legal 500 EMEA, 2019

Education & Admission

Admitted to the bar in New York (1990)
University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M. (1989)
Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1988)
University of Zurich, Dr. iur. (1988)
University of Zurich, lic. iur. (1982)

Memberships and public offices

Former Ordinary Judge at the Court of Cassation of the Canton of Zurich (until 2010)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Switzerland (AIPPI): Member of AIPPI Switzerland; Member of the Standing Committees on Digital Economy and Design Law; Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on IP and Development of AIPPI International
American Bar Association Section (ABA), member of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Task Force of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL)
Swiss Association for Intellectual Property Law (INGRES)
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham)
Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland (CCIS)
International Association of Italian Language Lawyers (AIGLI)
German Association for Law and IT (DGRI)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Swiss Bar Association (SAV)