Michael WEBER

Foreign Law associate（Not admitted in Japan）

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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

  • The practice areas below are limited to Swiss law, international law and other foreign laws that the lawyer is permitted to advise on, as well as related cross-border matters. They do not include advice on Japanese law.
  • Cross-Border White-Collar Crime, Investigations & Asset Tracing

    • Fraud, embezzlement, bribery and other corporate crime and misconduct
    • Fact-finding and evidence analysis
    • Investigation of financial flows, corporate structures and asset tracing
    • Assistance in criminal proceedings and investigations by public authorities
  • Cross-Border Data Protection, AI & Technology Regulation

    • Data protection and privacy law
    • Legal advice on the development, deployment and use of AI
    • AI, data and technology regulation
    • Data and AI governance and internal policies
  • Cross-Border Regulatory Enforcement, Compliance & Internal Investigations

    • Regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
    • Internal investigations into compliance violations and corporate misconduct
    • Analysis of documents, electronic data and financial records
    • Compliance frameworks and internal controls
  • Swiss and International Tax Law

    • Swiss taxation of individuals and companies
    • Tax issues concerning cross-border activities between Japan and Switzerland
    • Tax residence, income, assets and international taxation
    • Tax treaties and other international tax matters
  • Cross-Border Legal Advisory

    • Cross-border legal matters, particularly between Japan and Switzerland
    • International transactions and commercial agreements
    • Legal and regulatory matters involving multiple jurisdictions
    • Coordination with foreign counsel and other specialists

Experience

  • ・Nozomi Sogo, 2025 – present

  • ・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】
  • ・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】
  • ・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】
  • ・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)

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