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Thomas Kuster

Thomas Kuster

Partner @LEXR · Registered attorney and notary in the Canton of St. Gallen
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Thomas leads LEXR's Tech, Contracts & IP team, advising clients on commercial contracts, intellectual property and the legal challenges of cutting-edge tech. He acts as external commercial counsel for various SaaS, AI and DeepTech startups. Before LEXR he gained experience at top law firms in Switzerland and Denmark, making him a trusted advisor for businesses at the technology frontier.

Selected achievements
  • Provided In-house-Counsel-as-a-Service to Ledgy, overseeing legal growth from 20 to 70+ employees.
  • Drafted a memorandum on data scraping for AI training for the Swiss AI Initiative.
  • Structured contractual setups for 100+ startups and tech companies.
  • Negotiated enterprise contracts from pilot agreements to multi-million-ARR deals.
  • Advised on privacy for AI, SaaS, AdTech and MedTech companies, including privacy assessments and data-incident handling.
Selected publications
  1. Presentations and workshops at public institutions (e.g. UZH Innovation Hub) and ecosystem players (e.g. Tenity, Swiss AI Initiative).
  2. Regular coaching at the ETH Student Project House.
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Articles by Thomas Kuster
StartupsRegulatory updates for startups in 2025Thomas Kuster · Jan 2025Read more →NewsCopyright in AI training – a first court case in GermanyThomas Kuster · Jul 2024Read more →ContractsGood contracts help you close sales fasterThomas Kuster · Feb 2022Read more →IPIntellectual property basics for entrepreneursThomas Kuster · Jun 2021Read more →StartupsBranding for startups: What you need to knowThomas Kuster · Jun 2021Read more →IPTo register or not (Part II/II): 5 Reasons why you should register your trademarkThomas Kuster · Mar 2021Read more →IPTo register or not (Part I/II): 5 Reasons why you should not register your trademarkThomas Kuster · Mar 2021Read more →
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Christian MeisserChristianStephan D. MeyerStephanMichele VitaliMicheleArmin KaiserArminLars FidanLarsStephan MeyerStephan+2more

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