Marina Rickenbacher, Attorney at Law
Marina Rickenbacher studied law at the Universities of Bern and British Columbia (CA), graduating in 2020. She then completed internships at the cantonal Criminal Court of Lucerne and at a law firm in the canton of Lucerne. In November 2022, she was admitted to the bar.
During her studies, she worked part-time at the Telecommunications Ombudsman (ombudscom). As a doctoral student, she is working on the interdisciplinary project "Governing by Values" at the University of Bern, which is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). In 2023, she completed a research stay at the University of Manchester (UK).
She has been employed as a lawyer at Pharmalex GmbH since October 2025.
Marina Rickenbacher is registered in the Register of Atorneys of the Canton of Bern and is admitted to practice before all Swiss courts.
Areas of legal expertise:
Human research
Privacy, Data protection law
Pharmacode, Pharma Cooperation Code
Food supplements and cosmetic products: market access and differentiation from therapeutic products
Medical devices
TPITO, monetary incentives, discounts, further training, sponsoring
Legislation on human research
Administrative proceedings
Professional background:
Since 2025 – Attorney-at-Law at Pharmalex GmbH
Since 2021 – Doctoral candidate at the University of Bern
2020–2021 – Judicial and law firm internships in the Canton of Lucerne
2017-2020 – Legal employee at the conciliation committee for telecommunications (ombudscom)
Education:
2022 – Admitted to the Bar, Canton Lucerne
2020 – Master of Law, University of Bern and University of British Columbia
2017 – Bachelor of Law, University of Bern
Languages:
German
English
