Who I Am
A lawyer with tact: as an attorney at law and singer, I know the stage – and the law. I champion the rights of authors and artists, drawing on my expertise and understanding of the cultural and creative industries.
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Advising and representing several artists' unions and associations.
Advising and representing authors and artists from Switzerland, Germany and France.
Advising small and medium-sized companies from the cultural and creative industries in trademark matters.
Political lobbying for several organisations for authors and artists.
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2025 Digital Media Law and Management Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
2022 Digital Media Law and Management Master of Laws (LL.M.) – University of Potsdam
2020 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Musical Performance – Basel Academy of Music / University of Applied Sciences and Art of Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
2018 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music, Singing – Basel Academy of Music / University of Applied Sciences and Art of Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
2015 Master of Laws (Maîtrise en Droit) – University of Paris West
2014 Bachelor of Laws (Licence en Droit) German-French Studies –University of Paris West
2014 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) German-French Studies – University of Potsdam
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Monograph. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, Das Recht an der eigenen Stimme. Mit einem Vorwort von Prof. Dr. Björn Steinrötter (Tectum Verlag, Young Academics Rechtswissenschaft, Band 19, Baden-Baden 2025, 156 p.).
Article. Christoph Engel-Bunsas and Arno Lampmann, ‘Recht an der Stimme: ein Normierungsappell aus der Praxis’ [2025] GRUR-Prax 532–535.
Article. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘Recht an der eigenen Stimme in Zeiten von Deepfakes’ [2025] RDi 292–300.
Article. Ferdinand Grieger and Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘EuGH: Anforderungen an den Schadensersatzanspruch wegen Datenschutzverstössen nach Art. 82 DSGVO gegen Schweizer Unternehmen’ [2024] 2 RR-COMP 2–4.
Case Note. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘BVerfG, Beschl. v. 3.11.2025 – 1 BvR 573/25 – Verdachtsberichterstattung – Wirecard’ [2026], GRUR-Prax 22.
Case Note. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘LG Berlin II, Urt. v. 20.08.2025, Az. 2 O 202/24 – Eingriff in das Recht an der eigenen Stimme durch eine KI-generierte Stimmimitation’ [2025] KIR 460–464.
Case Note. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘EuGH, Urt. v. 06.03.2025, Az. C-575/23 – ONB u.a.’ [2025] GRUR-Prax 592.
Review. Christoph Engel-Bunsas, ‘Rohrlich, Das neue Datensicherheitsrecht’ [2026] MMR 01112.
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Podcast. Risikobasierter Ansatz – Im Interview: Christoph Engel-Bunsas [2026]
Online Journal. LTO Karriere – Anwalt singt auch Opern [2025]
Podcast. KI - Wir müssen sprechen! – Wir brauchen das Recht an der eigenen Stimme! [2025]
Podcast. Rechtsbelehrung – Das Recht an der eigenen Stimme [2025]
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Professional Associations
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP)
International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI)
Institue for Industrial Property Law (INGRES)
Licensing Executives Society Switzerland (LES-CH)
German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR)
SzeneSchweiz – Swiss Performing Arts Association
Bar AssociationsSwiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association (Committee “Digital Law”)
Paris Bar Association
Koblenz Bar Association (§ 27a EuRAG)
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2026 Partner, Law Firm ENGEL-BUNSAS, Basel
2025 Ph.D. Researcher, Zug Institute for Blockchain Research (ZIBR), University of Lucerne, Lucerne
2025 Associate, Law Firm, Vaduz
2024 Junior Associate, Law Firm, Vaduz
2023 Junior Associate, Law Firm, Zurich
2021 Customer Relationship Manager, Legal Tech Company in the publishing sector, Zurich
2018 International Opera and Concert Baritone
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German
English
French
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
— Victor Hugo