Hugh Reeves
MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Hugh Reeves is an associate in the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. His preferred areas of practice include technology transfers, copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret law as well as information technology law. He is also active in the areas of data protection and privacy laws.

Born in 1987, Hugh Reeves was educated at the Universities of Lausanne (BLaw, 2008, magna cum laude; MLaw, 2010, summa cum laude) and Geneva (Ecole d'Avocature – Geneva Bar School, 2011). He furthered his studies with a Certificate in Transnational IP Law and Licensing (Bucerius and UC Hastings, summer 2014) and an LL.M. at the University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., 2016). Hugh was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2013. Prior to joining Walder Wyss, he worked for a boutique law firm in Geneva specializing in banking law and IT law. He also worked for an international auditing company and was a clerk of the Juvenile Court of the Canton of Vaud. In addition, he gained work experience as a foreign associate in the technology transactions and licensing team of a leading Silicon Valley law firm.

Hugh Reeves works mainly in French and English. He also speaks German. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

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Walder Wyss Ltd.
Avenue du Théâtre 1
P.O. Box
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone +41 58 658 80 00
Fax +41 58 658 59 59
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Hugh Reeves
MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

Hugh Reeves is an associate in the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. His preferred areas of practice include technology transfers, copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret law as well as information technology law. He is also active in the areas of data protection and privacy laws.

Born in 1987, Hugh Reeves was educated at the Universities of Lausanne (BLaw, 2008, magna cum laude; MLaw, 2010, summa cum laude) and Geneva (Ecole d'Avocature – Geneva Bar School, 2011). He furthered his studies with a Certificate in Transnational IP Law and Licensing (Bucerius and UC Hastings, summer 2014) and an LL.M. at the University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., 2016). Hugh was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2013. Prior to joining Walder Wyss, he worked for a boutique law firm in Geneva specializing in banking law and IT law. He also worked for an international auditing company and was a clerk of the Juvenile Court of the Canton of Vaud. In addition, he gained work experience as a foreign associate in the technology transactions and licensing team of a leading Silicon Valley law firm.

Hugh Reeves works mainly in French and English. He also speaks German. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Contact

Hugh Reeves
Direct phone: +41 58 658 52 73

Walder Wyss Ltd.
Avenue du Théâtre 1
P.O. Box
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone +41 58 658 80 00
Fax +41 58 658 59 59

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$77 million Series E Investment Round of SOPHiA GENETICS

SOPHiA GENETICS, a leading Swiss health tech company, closed a $77 million Series E investment round. The round was led by Generation Investment Management, a pioneer of sustainable investing, with offices in London and San Francisco. 

Walder Wyss acted as legal advisor to Generation in this transaction. The team was led by Urs P. Gnos (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and further included Christian Lütolf (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Thomas Meister (Partner, Tax), Thomas Müller (Partner, Finance), Alice Vorburger, (Associate, Corporate / M&A), Nadine Mäder (Associate, Employment), Hugh Reeves (Associate, IP/IT) and Letizia Schlegel (Trainee, Corporate / M&A).

Chinese Tech Giant Baidu invests in Swiss Startup aiCTX

Baidu Ventures L.P. and aiCTX AG executed investment agreements pursuant to which Baidu Ventures became a new equity investor in aiCTX.

aiCTX is a Swiss startup company focused on neuromorphic computing. It provides dedicated mixed-signal neuromorphic processors which overcome the limitations of legacy von Neumann computers to provide an unprecedented combination of ultra-low power consumption and low-latency performance.

Baidu Ventures is an independent venture fund established by Baidu in 2017. Its investors include Baidu as well as other leading financial institutions and businesses. Baidu Ventures currently manages roughly USD 500M across 3 funds, and has offices in Beijing, San Francisco and Frankfurt. Its mission is to support entrepreneurs and companies who are spearheading the new age of artificial intelligence.

Walder Wyss has acted as legal counsel to Baidu Ventures. The team has been led by Alex Nikitine (Partner, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets) and further included Marion Bähler (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Hugh Reeves (Associate, IP/IT), Simone Wetzstein (Associate, Employment), Flora Stanischewski (Associate, Employment) and Marius Breier (Associate, Tax).

Spirig Pharma completed the sale of its Cosmosphere business to Omya

On 30 November 2018, Spirig Pharma, a Nestlé subsidiary, completed the sale of its Cosmosphere business in Egerkingen to Omya. 

Walder Wyss advised Spirig Pharma with respect to this transaction. The Walder Wyss team was composed of Nicolas Iynedjian (Corporate/Real Estate), Jan Ole Luuk (Tax) and Hugh Reeves (IP/IT).

Launch of komgo SA : Industry players and banks join forces to launch blockchain platform to transform commodities trade finance

On 19 September 2018, fifteen of the world’s largest institutions, including banks, trading companies, an inspection company and an energy major have announced the formation of a new venture known as komgo SA, that will seek to digitalise the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain based open platform.  

The founders of this new company, managed and operated as an independent entity, include companies from: ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Gunvor, ING, Koch Supply & Trading, Macquarie, Mercuria, MUFG Bank, Natixis, Rabobank, Shell, SGS and Societe Generale.  

The launch of komgo SA highlights a shared vision for industry innovation and underlines the ongoing commitment among members to build a truly open and more efficient network within commodity trading. 

komgo SA has been incorporated in Geneva, one of the main worldwide commodity-based clusters, and benefits from the strong support of the Canton de Genève. 

Walder Wyss advised the founders in this process. The Walder Wyss team was led by Hubertus Hillerström (Partner, Banking & Finance) and further included Patrick W. Vogel (Partner, Banking & Finance), Mark A. Reutter (Partner, IP/IT), Fouad G. Sayegh (Partner, Tax), Dirk Spacek (Managing Associate, IP/IT), Philippe Kohler (Associate, Banking & Finance), André Kuhn (Associate, Banking & Finance), Hugh Reeves (Associate, IP/IT), Laura Luongo (Associate, Employment) and Valentine Schnyder (Trainee, Corporate/M&A).

Flexera acquires Brainwaregroup

Flexera acquires the Switzerland-based Software Asset Management (SAM) and endpoint management provider, Brainwaregroup.This acquisition further extends Flexera’s global position as the leading provider of Software Asset Management (SAM) solutions for large, midsize and small enterprises.

Walder Wyss advised Flexera on the transaction. The team was led by Stefan Knobloch (Corporate/M&A, Partner) and further included Fabienne Anner (Corporate/M&A, Associate), Dimitrios Berger (Banking&Finance, Associate), Hugh Reeves (IP/IT, Associate), Azar Sang Bastian (IP/IT, Trainee), Ueli Sommer (Employment, Partner) and Simone Wetzstein (Employment, Associate).

 

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