Software & SaaS Lawyers in Switzerland
Software-as-a-Service and other cloud-based services are a core expertise of LEXR. We help software and digital-services companies with the legal foundations they run on — IP and licensing, data protection, and the contractual framework (MSAs, terms & conditions, SLAs) behind B2B and B2C products.
Hear it from software teams we work with
Our collaboration with LEXR has been really close-knit. LEXR has proven to be an invaluable asset to startups like ours—agile, flexible, and swift in their operations, all while maintaining a high standard of quality. We rely on LEXR a lot, particularly for our commercial contracts, and have consistently found their services to be efficient and effective.
The data privacy experts at LEXR provided us with a tailor-made compliance package and were very responsive to all of our questions.
Meet the software & SaaS team
Our areas of expertise
SaaS & other cloud-based services
Legal aspects relating to Software-as-a-Service, other cloud-based services and generally software are a core expertise of LEXR. Whether you provide B2B or B2C services, whether you have an end-user facing brand or white-label your solution – we are familiar with your business model and the resulting legal questions. Our experts advise on intellectual property or data protection matters and take care of the appropriate contractual framework – whether you need a Master Service Agreement, Terms & Conditions or a Service Level Agreement.
Software Development, Consulting & Other Services:
We advise on all matters concerning Software Development, Consulting, or other professional IT services. Our experts consult on licensing questions and copyright, know how to reflect agile software development techniques contractually and can help you protect your core assets – data and know-how.
Free and Open Source Solutions
License compliance is the key concern when it comes to the use of free and open-source software or applications. LEXR helps you with auditing your software stack for any unwanted elements and can advise you on the best strategy when it comes to open source licenses like the MIT-license, GNU-GPL, Mozilla or Apache.
Industry-specific products
From licensing and open-source audits to a professional contractual framework and ongoing support, end-to-end legal help for software and digital-services companies.
Our IP experts support you during the whole licensing process – from the first draft of the term sheet to the final license agreement.
We help you analyze your assets, review licensing and other arrangements and make sure you have all necessary rights so you can demonstrate credibility and compliance to your investors, business partners, and customers.
It doesn’t matter if you need a simple Service Level Agreement or complex Master Service Agreement, we’re here to assist you with any legal problem you may encounter. We offer a variety of plans so you can choose the one that fits your needs
Global reach. Local roots. One team
LEXR offices
- Zürich
- Lausanne
- St. Gallen
- Davos
- Brooklyn
- Berlin
- Munich
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Software & SaaS legal FAQ
The questions software and SaaS founders ask us most before they book a call.
It depends on how you sell. Self-serve and B2C products usually run on online terms & conditions (plus acceptable-use and privacy policies), while enterprise deals are governed by a master services agreement with order forms and an SLA. We set up the right framework for your sales motion so contracting is fast and your risk stays controlled.
If you process personal data on behalf of your customers you're typically a processor and need a DPA with each customer, plus GDPR/FADP-compliant privacy documentation and appropriate safeguards for sub-processors and international transfers. We prepare your DPA, sub-processor list and privacy notice so enterprise procurement doesn't stall your deals.
By default, code written by employees and contractors doesn't always vest in the company automatically, and customer contracts can unintentionally assign away your IP. We make sure ownership of source code, and rights in data and know-how, sit where they should — through your employment, contractor and customer agreements.
Well-drafted SaaS terms cap and carve out liability, set realistic warranties and disclaimers, and define uptime, support and remedies in an SLA you can actually meet. We calibrate these to your product and risk so you're protected without scaring off enterprise customers.
Selling through resellers and partners, and exposing your product via an API, each need clear terms — scope and territory, IP and branding, data use, liability and termination. We draft reseller, partner and API/developer agreements that let you grow your channel and ecosystem without losing control of your product or data.
We scope the work on a free call and fix the price wherever it is scopable — for example a T&Cs or DPA package — and for ongoing needs we offer pre-paid hours or a legal-team subscription. No billable-hour targets; you know the cost before work starts.
Building software or SaaS? Let's get your contracts and IP right
A free call with our software and data-protection specialists — we'll scope your terms, IP and compliance needs and fix the price before any work starts.