Ursula Sury

Ursula Sury is a Swiss law professor, Vice Dean at Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology, and founder of Advokatur Sury AG. Specializing in IT law, data protection, and legal risk management, she combines academic leadership with practical legal consultancy. Her career spans academic governance, postgraduate teaching, and interdisciplinary research.

• University of Zurich (1986) - Law
• Harvard Business School (2013) - Executive Education
• Columbia University (2008) - Legal Mediation

Her research focuses on data protection law, blockchain governance, and digital transformation across sectors. Recent work examines AI compliance, cross-border data flows, and cybersecurity liability. She leads EU Commission research projects on regional innovation strategies.

Key article trends include:

• Comparative analysis of Swiss and GDPR frameworks
• Legal challenges in blockchain/DLT systems
• Corporate responsibility for AI decisions
• Cloud computing liabilities
• Smart home privacy issues
• Digital identity regulations

As founder of Advokatur Sury AG since 1993, she advises on

• Data protection
• IT contract management
• Digital compliance

Her academic leadership includes directing the Management & Law master's program and serving on the CRUS rector conference. She represents Switzerland in international digital law forums.