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Legal practice

Advice that enables business decisions.

I advise businesses, financial service providers and public institutions at the intersection of law, business and technology, with clear analysis and a focus on practical implementation.

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Roman Gubser walking, attorney-at-law and partner at SwissLegal
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Areas of expertise

Complex questions.
Clear next steps.

Depending on the matter, I assess the legal position, draft the necessary contracts and policies, and support their implementation within the business.

Banking & financial markets law

Pragmatic support for financial service providers, drawing on many years of experience with regional and cantonal banks.

Services
  • Assess the regulatory framework for financial services and business models and clarify licensing, registration and reporting obligations
  • Translate FINMA requirements and financial services and anti-money laundering rules into policies and processes
  • Draft and review client documentation, product documentation, distribution agreements and outsourcing arrangements
  • Address legal questions concerning operational resilience, cyber risks and regulatory reporting
  • Support internal enquiries, regulatory projects and dialogue with supervisory authorities

Compliance & governance

Clear responsibilities, risk-based controls and governance that works in day-to-day business.

Services
  • Establish and develop compliance structures based on the company’s specific risks
  • Establish binding rules for responsibilities, delegations, controls, escalation and reporting
  • Draft and revise organisational regulations, policies and codes of conduct
  • Provide legal support for internal investigations, whistleblowing reports and conflicts of interest
  • Advise boards of directors and executive management on duties of care, oversight and documentation

Interim General Counsel

Interim leadership of Legal and Compliance, with legal management responsibility and direct advice to executive management and the board of directors.

Services
  • Bridge vacancies, staffing shortages and periods of change by taking on the General Counsel role for a limited period
  • Lead Legal and Compliance, manage staff and coordinate work with external law firms
  • Advise executive management and the board of directors on legal aspects of day-to-day business and strategic decisions
  • Manage and prioritise contract negotiations, regulatory projects and compliance and governance matters
  • Record outstanding legal matters, risks and action items systematically and ensure an orderly handover to the successor

Data law

Data protection, data strategies and responsible use of data, legally sound and technically workable.

Services
  • Analyse data processing and data flows and derive practical measures
  • Draft and review privacy notices, data processing agreements and arrangements for international data transfers
  • Conduct and support data protection impact assessments for new products, technologies and AI applications
  • Design data governance, data reuse and legally compliant data sharing
  • Advise on data breaches, access requests and dealings with the FDPIC

IT & technology law

Contracts, cloud outsourcing, digital business models and AI projects, from initial idea to reliable operation.

Services
  • Draft and negotiate contracts for software, cloud services, SaaS, licences, maintenance and IT projects
  • Structure outsourcing projects with clear responsibilities, audit rights, subcontracting and exit arrangements
  • Advise on data, intellectual property, liability and governance in digital business models and AI projects
  • Translate technical and regulatory requirements into robust contractual and project frameworks
  • Support clients with performance shortfalls, contractual difficulties and the orderly termination of IT relationships

Corporate law

Business decisions, ownership structures and board matters with a view to the whole picture.

Services
  • Incorporate companies and design the legal framework for ownership and management structures
  • Draft and review articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, investment agreements and organisational regulations
  • Prepare board and general meeting resolutions and ensure compliance with corporate law
  • Support capital changes, restructurings and business succession arrangements
  • Provide corporate law support for transactions and coordinate other specialists
For me, legal quality means turning precise analysis into a clear and sound decision.

Business-minded

Legal options are assessed in their economic and operational context.

Technology-aware

Technical realities and data flows inform the legal solution.

Pragmatic

Recommendations must be prioritised, understandable and practical to implement.

Experience

Over twenty years in financial and commercial law.

Attorney-at-law and partner at SwissLegal

Head of Legal Services and Deputy Head of Legal & Compliance at Berner Kantonalbank

Member of the board of directors of 3A Schreinerei AG

Attorney-at-law and, from 2019, a member of the management at Aargauische Kantonalbank

Legal counsel at Neue Aargauer Bank

Legal traineeship and bar examination

Legal counsel at Neue Aargauer Bank

lic. iur., University of Basel
Admission to the bar
DAS MLP-HSG
Executive MBA, University of St. Gallen

Publications

Selected specialist articles

Patient data in the cloud

Legal framework, responsibilities and practical recommendations for physicians, hospital operators and decision-makers

Forthcoming in AJP/PJA xx/2026with Sandra Husi-StämpfliThe article will be made available after publication.

Between protection and apparent anonymity

Pseudonymised data at the intersection of technology, law and cloud outsourcing.

Published in AJP/PJA 1/2026with Sandra Husi-StämpfliRead the specialist article ↗