"My mission is not to only watch technical developments from afar, but to deeply understand and support this progress from a legal perspective." Carmen is a proven specialist in IT & telecommunications law and has efficiently built a stellar reputation in Switzerland. Besides acting as Member of the Federal Commission on IP rights (Eidg. Schiedskommission), she actively contributes to the swissICT association and the association of the telecommunication industry (asut). While lecturing on IT Compliance at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland and the University of St. Gallen, Carmen is currently pursuing an additional master degree in IT and Economics, reflecting her dedication to optimally understand and resolve customer specific issues in the IT environment. In this context Carmen not only supports, but is also actively part of a number of start-up companies in Switzerland.