Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, Advokat*
Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, a lawyer qualified in Switzerland, South Africa, England and Wales, specializes in intellectual property protection with more than 20 years of work experience with law firms in Africa, Europe, Switzerland and the United States of America.
About me
Carlo is a strategist and problem solver in negotiations, conflict resolution and policy, participating actively in global advocacy for norm setting and in litigation, on all five continents.
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Depending on client need, Carlo brings together proven specialists from a range of areas all across the world.
Focus of practice areas
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Intellecutal Property
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Information Technology & Data Protection
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Nature Protection and Environmental Law
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Life Sciences and Health
Experience
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since 2024 attorney at gysin rechtsanwälte
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2009 - 2022: Head of IP Department at Lenz Caemmerer, Basel, Switzerland
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2013: admitted as Solicitor in England and Wales (on non-practicing roll since 2022)
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2000 - 2001: Associate Foreign Attorney at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP, New York, USA, with Jim Kendrick, Head Entertainment Law Department
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1998 - 2000: attorney at Spoor and Fisher Attorneys, Pretoria, South Africa, specializing in intellectual property law
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1998: admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa (on non-practicing roll since December 2007)
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1997: admitted to the bar in Basel
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1996: Master of Laws, Cape Town, South Africa
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1993: studied law at University of Basel, Switzerland, Licentiate 1993
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1970: born in Zurich