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Martial Arts, Reading, Meditation
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Thomas Michel Liverani

Thomas Michel Liverani

General Counsel
Gempen

Summary

Legal professional with significant experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Proven ability to lead legal teams, provide strategic counsel, and navigate complex legal landscapes. Strong focus on collaboration, adaptability, and achieving results. Skilled in contract negotiation, litigation management, and policy development.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

General Counsel Switzerland & Austria

Ericsson Schweiz AG
06.2016 - 05.2025
  • Responsible for all legal matters regarding Ericsson Switzerland and Austria such as:
  • General legal support to the management and all departments.
  • Ensuring Data Privacy, Compliance, policies.
  • Prepare and follow up on legal budgets and forecasts.
  • Monitor and follow up on related claims and litigations.
  • External legal services.
  • Prepare and assist in Swiss related corporate governance activities, including supporting M&A activities.
  • Support other units on Swiss law queries, ensure good record keeping and filing of original agreements and other documents.
  • Corporate files and routines.
  • Defining company strategy as part of the Swiss leadership team.

General Counsel Switzerland

Avanade Schweiz GmbH
01.2015 - 05.2016
  • Responsible for all legal matters regarding Avanade Switzerland such as:
  • Leading contract negotiations of all departments at Avanade Switzerland.
  • Ensuring IPR, Data privacy, Compliance, HR matters, contact for authorities.
  • Handling outside counsel, including respective budget.
  • Advising all employees, management and country managers.
  • Corporate files and routines.
  • Post merger legal integration lead.
  • Project lead in terms of legal matters during pre and post closing until cutover in order to fully integrate the new company.
  • Legal work stream lead, working closely with Finance, HR, Operations etc.
  • Leading the integration of 10 legal entities.
  • SPOC in terms of all legal issues and advising all new employees with regard to legal questions in DACH.
  • SPOC for outside counsel, supporting the M&A and the integration.
  • Working closely with the legal head quarter in Washington.

Senior Legal Counsel

Swisscom Schweiz AG
09.2012 - 12.2014
  • Responsible: Fibre to the Home:
  • Lead Lawyer for the fibre cooperation business for Switzerland.
  • Negotiation lead.
  • Transit and Peering contracts with OTT companies:
  • Mobile payment contracts.
  • Contracts closed with global tech leaders.

Head of Legal

Valorec Services AG
05.2011 - 08.2012
  • Building a new Legal Department.
  • Trusted advisor to the board, line managers and all executives across all departments.

Deputy General Counsel

Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG
03.2008 - 05.2011
  • Lead Lawyer Gotthard Tunnel Project.
  • Advising all departments.
  • Leading all lawyers.

Education

Master of Law -

University of Basel
01.1999 - 1 2005

Skills

Legal research

Martial Arts, Reading, Meditation

I am a lifelong martial artist, and meditation is an essential part of who I am. I founded my first company at the age of 16 and my second at 20. As a single father of three teenagers, I understand responsibility and resilience on a deep level. In 2025, I founded TL-Consulting to help people resolve trauma and improve their lives.

All of this shapes the way I work: I bring not only many years of professional experience but also the inner tools to remain calm and focused in high-pressure situations. I lead both small and large teams with patience, perseverance, empathy, and diplomacy. This is also how I negotiate and close deals of any size — with a consistent track record of success and sustainable results.

Timeline

General Counsel Switzerland & Austria

Ericsson Schweiz AG
06.2016 - 05.2025

General Counsel Switzerland

Avanade Schweiz GmbH
01.2015 - 05.2016

Senior Legal Counsel

Swisscom Schweiz AG
09.2012 - 12.2014

Head of Legal

Valorec Services AG
05.2011 - 08.2012

Deputy General Counsel

Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG
03.2008 - 05.2011

Master of Law -

University of Basel
01.1999 - 1 2005
Thomas Michel LiveraniGeneral Counsel