About Us

ABOUT US

Privacy Desk Suisse SA

A “Boutique of Privacy Laws” founded in 2020 by professionals who have been working in the field of Data Protection for over 15 years, in particular by Labor Project Srl, a company providing targeted and customized consulting and training services in the field of Privacy, all with the utmost professionalism and customer care, and by Matteo Colombo, CEO of Labor Project and Chairman of ASSO DPO.

Certifications

Doctor of law at the Università Statale in Milan.

CIPP_E | Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe – Certification issued by IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professional

CIPM | Certified Information Privacy Manager – Certification issued by IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professional

Data Protection Officer (Reg. N. DPO 0202 UNI 11697 certified by CEPAS a company of Bureau Veritas Italia SpA.

FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy) by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).

Matteo Colombo

Matteo Colombo is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of Privacy Desk Suisse SA.

He graduated in Law from the Università Statale in Milan.

He is a business consultant and trainer, specialised in privacy and labour matters.

After a few years working for a leading multinational Employment Agency as a Risk Manager and member of the Legal Team, he is one of the founding members of Labor Project Srl, a company that has been active in the field of privacy and 231/01 compliance for more than fifteen years and in which he is the CEO.

Heading a pool of lawers & consultants, over the years he has advised private companies and public administrations in the implementation of the Privacy Code and GDPR. He is external DPO for several important multinational companies.

Speaker at numerous events throughout Italy on Privacy issues, teacher in the CAS GDPR courses and Master in ICT System, Security and Cybercrime at SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Swizerland) and author of several books on the (EU) Privacy Regulation. Technical director and teacher of the DPO training course which has exceeded 50 editions and 800 participants in Italy.

Over the years he has achieved national and international certifications for privacy skills, such as:

  • Data Protection Officer certification (UNI 11697 – CEPAS Certification company of Bureau Veritas Italia SpA – Reg. No. DPO 0202)
  • CIPP|E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe) issued by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) issued by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy) granted by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
 
He attended the courses “Swiss Privacy Law” and “ICT Systems, Security and Cybercrime” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificates.
 

Expert in the field of corporate crimes under Legislative Decree 231/01 and member of Supervisory Bodies. Speaker at numerous events throughout Italy on Privacy and Legislative Decree 231/01 issues and creator of the E-Learning “Master DPO” project.

Founding Member of Privacy Desk Suisse SA.

Founding member and Chairman of the Association of Data Protection Officers – ASSO DPO.

Founder of the “ASSO DPO | Data Protection Officer” Linkedin group.

Member of the Italian Experts group of Privacy Italia.

DPO advisor to some multinational companies in Switzerland and European countries.

OUR TEAM

Qualified and certified consultants

Roberta De Giusti

Expert in Legal Services for Corporate Lawyers.  Trainer and Privacy expert. Data Protection Officer (DPO). Data Protection Consultant CH. She attended the course “Swiss Privacy Law” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificate. UNI 11679 certified as Data Protection Officer (DPO) by CEPAS and Internal Auditor ISO 27001, Certified by Bureau Veritas Italia SpA.

For almost 10 years, Roberta has supported multinationals, healthcare facilities and SMEs in the application of the GDPR and in the management of Data Protection. Expert in Data Breach management, she is also appointed as DPO of some important companies.

Teacher at SUPSI University (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Swizerland) and professional trainer in the field of data protection.

  • Data Protection Officer  – UNI 11679 Certification by CEPAS, a Bureau Veritas Italia SpA company (N. 486)
  • ISO 27001 Internal Auditor – Certified by Bureau Veritas Italia SpA

Gianfranco Valsecchi

Lawyer. He deals with law and technology, with focus on data governance and data protection issues. Senior Consultant CH. UNI 11679 certified as Data Protection Officer (DPO) by CEPAS. He attended the course “Swiss Privacy Law” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificates.

He gained proven experience in contract, corporate and IPRs issues. He is Residential Affiliate at the ISLC – Information Society Law Center and teaching assistant of Legal Informatics at the University of Milan (Law Faculty). He speaks Italian, Spanish and English.

Teacher at SUPSI University (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Swizerland) and professional trainer in the field of data protection.

  • Data Protection Officer  – UNI 11679 Certification by CEPAS, a Bureau Veritas Italia SpA company (N. 491)

Giano Cimen

Giano Cimen (lic. Oec.) provides consulting services and solutions in the area of corporate and financial affairs in Switzerland. He earned a degree in Economics after attending the university of Fribourg in Switzerland.

He then worked as an emerging market analyst for a consulting firm in Frankfurt (Germany). Once back in Switzerland, he started his professional career working for a private bank with the task of dealing with institutional and private customers. He was also a member of the bank’s management board and a member of the investment committee. He then served as managing director of a finance company in Lugano (CH), dealing with private equity and corporate finance. Thanks to this working experience he had the opportunity to consolidate and advance knowledge and competence in the finance and corporate field. He was a member of the Board of Directors of an Asset Management company subject to direct supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and he was a member of the Board of Directors of an IT company. In those years he obtained a Master’s Degree in Cross-Border Family Business Advisory. Thanks to the experience gained over the years, since 2016 he has been working as an independent financial and corporate adviser for CIMEN ADVISOR in Lugano (CH). He is proficient in German, French and English. He can speak Aramaic and has basic knowledge of Arabic.

OUR PARTNERS

Collaborations

Privacy Desk Suisse SA works with leading law firms in Switzerland as regards issues and aspects governed by Swiss law, for example employment law, data protection law and personality rights, commercial and contract law, criminal law, as well as e-commerce and technology.
In Switzerland’s Italian Region, the company avails itself of the CATTANEO BIONDA MAZZUCCHELLI law and notary office  (www.cbm-lex.ch), in particular of the Privacy and Data Protection team led by Gianni Cattaneo (attorney), with whom Matteo Colombo has been working for many years at a business and academic level.