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 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
Consultation Blockchain | DLT
The first step towards digital securities: During its meeting on 22 March 2019, the Federal Council initiated the consultation on the adaptation of federal law to developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Digitize Your Shares!
MME and Swisscom have jointly developed the blockchain-based “daura” Platform that enables Swiss SMEs to now keep their share register simply and digitally, and to conduct capital procurement transactions at the push of a button.
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