Dr. Luka Müller

Legal Partner, LL.M., Dipl. Swiss Fund Officer FA/IAF

Profile

Dr. Luka Müller-Studer 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

Blockchain | DLT | FinTech Corporate Governance Digital Economy Gaming | Live Entertainment Company Law | Notary Cultural Property | Art Regulatory Compliance Transactions | M&A Contract Law

Contact

Dr. Luka Müller
Legal Partner

T +41 41 726 99 66
Email
VCard
CV (PDF)

Secretariat

Simone Rufer
Assistant

T +41 44 254 99 69
Email

From the magazine

Blockchain Taskforce

Last week the Blockchain Task Force presented Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann with a white paper with recommendations for strengthening the Blockchain location Switzerland. Numerous media have reported very positively on this white paper during the last week. Read more about the Blockchain Task Force and MME's involvement here.

MME recommended by The Legal 500

12 lawyers and advisors from MME have been recommended in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018 editorial in four practice areas in Switzerland.

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Publications

  • Gaming | Live Entertainment

    Gaming Switzerland: overview Thomson Reuters - Practical Law 2018

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  • Blockchain | DLT | FinTech

    Digital Economy

    IT | Data Security

    Tax Proposal 17 (TP17)

    Digitale Revolution im Banking Tages-Anzeiger 2017

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