Julian Powell
MLaw, LL.M.
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Vita
Julian Powell is the Deputy Data Protection Commissioner of the Canton of Basel-City. In this capacity, he assists and supervises public authorities with the goal of safeguarding citizens' privacy rights and improving governmental transparency.
On a part-time basis Mr. Powell also works as a Legal Assistant for Bratschi. As such he advises corporate clients in connection with questions of data protection law, particularly with the implementation of the GDPR and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act.
He is the author of various scholarly articles as well as co-editor of the new Orell Füssli commentary of the revised Data Protection Act.
Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2021.
Professional career
- Deputy Data Protection Commissioner, Canton of Basel-City (since 2025)
- Deputy Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Canton of Solothurn (2021-2024)
- Legal Assistant, Bratschi Ltd. (since 2019)
- Legal intern, Civil Court Basel-Stadt (2019)
- Trainee lawyer, Bratschi Ltd. (2018-2019)
- Legal intern, Federal Office of Justice, Berne (2017)
- Student assistant, Chair of Prof. Markus Schefer, University of Basel (2016-2017)
Education
- MLaw, University of Basel (2017)
- LL.M., University of Freiburg i.B. (2017)
- Master de Droit, University of Strasbourg (2016)
- BLaw, University of Basel (2015)
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