Dr. Luka Müller
Legal Partner, LL.M., Dipl. Swiss Fund Officer FA/IAF
Profile
Dr. Luka Müller-Studer, one of the three founding partners of MME, provides assistance to companies in the technology and financial sectors with a focus on blockchain technology. He concentrates his work on technology, financing acquisition and restructuring cases. Luka Müller is an expert on complex compliance cases in the areas of regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and judicial assistance and advisor of large compliance organisations.
Business activities
- International and Swiss Contract, Business and Corporate Law
- Regulatory Compliance and Money Laundering Control and Anti-Corruption (with a specialisation in digital finance, online transactions, payment systems)
- Gaming Law
- International Judicial Assistance
Education
- 2013
- Dipl. Swiss Fund Officer FA/IAF
- 1994
- London School of Economics and Political Science, London (LL.M.)
- 1992
- Admitted to the Bar
- 1990
- University of Zurich and Basel (Dr. iur.)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Listings
The Legal 500 (www.legal500.com)
Recommended lawyer 2019 for TMT:
MME – Legal | Tax | Compliance impresses with its 'good all-round knowledge of data and IT issues, with particular expertise in blockchain'. The team also provides assistance with IT outsourcing, distribution, transactions and medical technology, as well as regulatory matters, data protection and telecoms law. Key name Martin Eckert represents a Swiss bank in a court case pertaining to a licensing issue, while Luka Müller, Thomas Linder and Andreas Glarner are instructed by numerous clients to assist with the set-up of ICO structures.
Recommended lawyer 2018 for TMT:
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance’s ‘professional and very good’ practice is ‘highly service-oriented and an absolute specialist in the TMT sector’. The group is particularly well versed in IT matters, including advice on crypto finance, data protection and outsourcing to banks and companies. Recent work includes representing one of the top four banks in Switzerland in a software license court case and advising Ethereum Foundation on the structuring and implementation of a crowd-funded cryptocurrency development. ‘Outstanding and target-oriented IT lawyer’ Martin Eckert ‘listens to the client’s needs first before giving advice’ and ‘does not hesitate to give recommendations regarding risk-based approaches’. Luka Müller, Andreas Glarner and Thomas Linder are the key contacts for fintech matters.
Further Engagements
- Board Memberships of industry and holding companies
- Member of the specialised unit of SRO SCV
- Member of the disciplinary committee of the self regulating organisation of the Swiss Bar and Swiss Notary Association (SRO SAV/SNV)
- Member of the Digital Finance Association (DFCA)
Teaching Assignments
- Lecturer at the Institute of Financial Services Zug (IFZ)
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Zug Bar Association (ZGAV)
- International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)
Services
Contact
Secretariat
Simone Rufer
Assistant
Email
From the magazine
Trading DLT Securities
During its meeting on 22 March 2019, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the adaptation of federal law to developments in the distributed ledger technology (“DLT”). On the one hand, to increase legal certainty and, on the other hand, to remove hurdles for DLT-based applications and limit risk of misuse. In the Financial Market Infrastructure Act, a new authorisation category for so-called "DLT Trading Systems" is to be created. Those shall offer services in the areas of trading, account, settlement and custody with DLT-based assets to regulated financial market participants and retail customers.
Top-Ranking by The Legal 500
12 lawyers and advisors from MME have been recommended in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2019 editorial in five practice areas in Switzerland.
All magazine reportsPublications
Die Rechtswirkung algorithmisch abgewickelter DLT-Transaktionen weblaw / Jusletter 2018
MME Stellungnahme zur Konsultation der Arbeitsgruppe Blockchain | ICO des Eidg. Finanzdepartements (SIF) 2018