Senior Legal Associate
Attorney at Law

Fernando Tafur

Understanding blockchain and finding legal solutions: pragmatic and creative.

Secretariat
Noemi Muñoz Fernández
+41 44 254 98 89
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Profile

Fernando Tafur advises domestic and foreign clients on legal and regulatory issues in the areas of FinTech and distributed ledger technology (DLT). He also advises his clients on corporate, data protection and licensing law as well as general contract law.

Previously, Fernando Tafur worked in various commercial law firms in an advisory and litigation capacity and worked as a research assistant on publications in the area of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Thanks to his multilingualism, he also advises his clients in Spanish, English and French.

Education

2022 CAS in Blockchain, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2020 Admitted to the Bar
2017 MLaw, University of Basel
2015 BLaw, University of Basel

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish

Work Experience

since 2024 Senior Legal Associate at MME
2021 - 2023 Legal Associate at MME
2020 - 2021 Lawyer in a medium-sized law firm in Basel
2020 Legal assistant in a commercial law firm in Basel
2018 - 2019 Trainee in a commercial law firm in Basel
2017 Volunteer at the Civil Court of Basel-Stadt

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Basel Bar Association