Reinhard Oertli

Education 1990 Admitted to the bar of the State of New York, USA 1989 LL.M. University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1988 Dr. iur. Zurich University Law School (magna cum laude) 1988 Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich 1985 Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich 1982 Zurich University Law School, lic.iur. (magna cum laude) Professional Experience Since 2026 Accredited by PMAC as Sole Arbitrator, Emergency Arbitrator, Member of the Arbitral Tribunal, Mediator and Associated Mediator Since 2021 Member of the Panel of Arbitrators for Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield disputes, now Swiss-U.S. Privacy Framework (appointed by U.S. Department of Commerce and Swiss Authorities) Since 2004 MLL Legal AG, Zurich (Partner, Of Counsel since 2024) 1998-2012 Member Supreme Court of the Canton of Zurich (ordinary member 2002-2012) 1994-1998 Substitute Judge at the District Court of Zurich (part time) Practice Areas • Intellectual Property, in particular copyright, patents, designs, trademarks, unfair competition, licensing, joint venture, R&D agreements • ICT, data protection • Arbitration, Mediation, ADR, • Oertli served as chairman of arbitral tribunal and member of the arbitral tribunal, party counsel, under ICC Rules, Swiss Rules, Uncitral Rules, Ad hoc rules, mostly in disputes involving intellectual property, licensing issues, ownership in intellectual property, ICT issues • Oertli acted as lead counsel in a multi-party investor state arbitration • Oertli is capable of handling cases in German, English, French and Italian • Oertli is a frequent speaker at national and international congresses on legal issues caused by the use of frontier technologies, including AI