Foreign Law associate（Not admitted in Japan）
Michael WEBER
（Not admitted in Japan）
- TEL : +81-3-3221-2400
- FAX : +81-3-3265-3860
Michael Weber is a Swiss Lawyer and certified IT Engineer (Swiss Federal Diploma) with years of experience in the IT sector. He joined Nozomi Sogo in December 2025.
Practice Areas
- •Corporate & Commercial Law (with a focus on AI and IT companies): Company formation and startup support, corporate governance design, employment law (employment agreements, harassment response, labor risk management, etc.), compliance framework development, crisis and risk management, whistleblowing system design and operation, legal advice on M&A and strategic alliances, executive and in-house training programs.
- •Data Protection & Technology Law: Personal data protection laws, privacy governance, legal advice on AI development and AI utilization, security policy development and internal implementation.
- •Intellectual Property & Intangible Asset Strategy: Copyright, trademarks, unfair competition, brand protection and know-how management, IT and software development agreements, licensing and SaaS agreements, rights management for AI models and datasets, joint R&D agreements.
Experience
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・Nozomi Sogo, 2025 – present
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・Maurer & Stäger AG, Zurich (Switzerland), 2024
Lawyer -
・University of Zurich, 2023 – present
Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Sarah Summers -
・District Court of Zurich, 2022
Law Clerk -
・Maurer & Stäger AG, Zurich (Switzerland), 2021 – 2022
Law Clerk -
・University of Zurich, 2019 – 2022
Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Sarah Summers -
・domatech AG, Chur (Switzerland), 2018 – 2022
Legal Counsel -
・University of Zurich, 2018
Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Hans-Ueli Vogt -
・domatech AG, Chur (Switzerland), 2011 – 2017
Systems Engineer -
・domatech AG, Chur (Switzerland), 2007 – 2011
Systems Engineer Apprentice
Education, Publications and Seminars
- 【Education】
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・Bar Exam, Cantonal Court of the Canton of Zurich (2024)
・Master of Law, University of Zurich (2021)
・Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich (2020)
・Information Technology, Technical Vocational School Zurich (2011) - 【Publications】
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・Choice of Law and Recognition in Asian Family Law: Japan Chapter, Co-Author with Kazuaki Nishioka, Hart Publishing, 2023
・Treatment of Foreign Law in Asia: Japan Chapter, Co-Author with Kazuaki Nishioka, Hart Publishing, 2023
・Developments in Criminal Procedure Law: Reporting Period June 2021 to May 2022 (Original Title: Entwicklungen im Strafprozessrecht | Le point sur le droit de la procédure pénale: Berichtszeitraum Juni 2021 bis Mai 2022), Co-Author with Sarah Summers, Schweizerische Juristenzeitung, SJZ-RSJ 16-17/2022
・Asset Forfeiture and Compensation Orders in Swiss Environmental Criminal Law: Current Practice (Original Title; Einziehung und Ersatzforderung im Schweizer Umweltstrafrecht: Stand der Praxis), Co-Author with Hans Maurer and Anna Knobel, Legal opinion on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, 2022: https://tinyurl.com/3wj58ff7
・Illegal Offering of Gambling Services: Interpretation and Evaluation of the Relevant Provisions of the Gambling Act (Original Title: Illegales Anbieten von Geldspielen: Auslegung und Bewertung der relevanten Bestimmungen des BGS), sui generis, 2021: https://doi.org/10.21257/sg.168
・Evaluation of the Federal Act on Gambling (BGS): Final Report to the Federal Office of Justice (Original Title: Evaluation Bundesgesetz über Geldspiele (BGS): Schlussbericht zuhanden des Bundesamts für Justiz), co-authored as external expert, Legal opinion on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Justice, 2026 - 【Seminars】
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・Law in the Digital Society: Legal Practice in IT Companies (University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, January 2026)
・Swiss Law: Fundamentals of Swiss Federal Criminal Law (University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, February 2026)
・Swiss Law: Swiss Legal Practice and Its Relationship with Japan (University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, February 2026)
Languages
- German (native), Japanese (fluent) and English (fluent)