Lawyers Vincent Pfammatter

Vincent Pfammatter

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MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Location

Geneva

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 31 66
vincent.pfammatter@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Corporate / M&A Data & Technology ESG & Sustainability Commercial Contracts Private Clients

Vincent Pfammatter is a renowned practitioner in corporate and non-profit law, providing services in relation to the setting up of cutting-edge projects, crafting and negotiating complex agreements and representing clients in litigious situations or before authorities.

Vincent Pfammatter assists entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and legal entities with a focus on the development and impact of their business and activities. Vincent structures businesses and non-profit ventures (foundations, associations and international organizations) as well as entities at the cross-roads of both, in particular social enterprises, benefit corporations and hybrid entities. He also advises clients in all related legal matters (governance, tax, contracts, employment, immigration, regulatory, financing, etc.).

Vincent Pfammatter also specializes in tech law, in particular in matters related to innovation, data protection and privacy as well as cybersecurity. He advises on Swiss and EU data protection compliance and related issues, such as data transfer, leaks and breaches, mapping and data governance.

In parallel to his work as an attorney, Vincent Pfammatter is an Academic fellow with the Geneva Center for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva, where he contributes to academic research and teaching activities on Social entrepreneurship and hybrid entities, as well as data protection. Vincent Pfammatter is also member of the board of proFonds, the Swiss umbrella organisation for foundations and associations.

After graduating from law school at the Universities of Fribourg and Madrid CEU (2001-2006), Vincent post graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law with an LL.M. (2012-2013). Vincent has practiced as an attorney since 2006 with two of the largest business law firms in Switzerland, before co-founding a boutique law firm (sigma legal LTD), which he co-led until joining Walder Wyss in 2024.

In the past, Vincent Pfammatter has also worked as a Legal Officer with the United Nations Office at Geneva, Joint Appeals Board (2009) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) as in-house Counsel (NYC, 2013).

Vincent Pfammatter primarily advises clients in French and English. He is registered with the Geneva Bar and is admitted to practice throughout Switzerland.