IOANNIS MARTINIS

Lawyer and Head of Legal Tech at Coop Rechtsschutz AG, leading the company’s artificial intelligence and legal tech projects. Head of Communication & Marketing at YLEX AG. Furthermore lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Zurich on law in the digital age and on the impact of technology on the legal industry. Keynote speaker, editor, father, aesthetic fundamentalist and founder of the Legal Tech Think Tank Ethorial and co-founder of the Digital Minds Society. Passionate about law, technology, and innovation.

About Me

The advancing digitalization enables new tools for legal practice. As a technology enthusiast and progressive lawyer, I want to shape the next generation of legal services and forge new paths for the law – our most important social institution. 

My Skills

Legal Tech100%
Artificial Intelligence95%
Legal Advice95%
Smart Contracts90%
Project Management90%

Work

  • January 2020 - Present

    Head & Founder

    Ethorial | Legal Tech Think Tank

    Ethorial provides insight into current Legal Tech developments and supports you in sharpening your understanding of law and technology.

  • May 2019 - Present

    Head of Legal Tech | Member of the Management

    COOP RECHTSSCHUTZ AG

    Legal Tech & Artificial Intelligence Projects. Digitalization Strategy & Business Development. Legal advice in the fields of contract, ICT and IP law. Key-Account and Legal Project Management.

  • September 2019 - Present

    Head of Communication & Marketing

    YLEX AG

    YLEX offers comprehensible legal advice through personal conversations in our stores, online at «ylex.ch» or by phone. YLEX brings the law to the people and actually realizes the idea of access to justice.

  • November 2019 - Present

    Ambassador for Switzerland

    European Legal Technology Association

    The ELTA Ambassadors are a group of handpicked well-connected legal tech pioneers from all over Europe and beyond, who act as “swinging doors” between their country or region and the international level of ELTA.

  • JUNE 2019 - Present

    Executive Board Member | Co-Head Zurich Chapter

    SWISS LEGALTECH ASSOCIATION

    The Swiss LegalTech Association (SLTA) is an independant association bringing together the Swiss legal technology community.

  • June 2019 - Present

    Tutor | Digital Law Seminar

    HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich

    The practice-oriented seminar "Digital Law" promotes an intensive examination of the digitalisation of the legal sector.

  • Aug 2017 - Present

    Lecturer CAS Disruptive Technologies & AI Management

    HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich

    Law in the digital age - How disruptive technologies are transforming the legal industry

  • MAY 2019

    Co-Founder

    DIGITAL MINDS SOCIETY

    Digital Minds Society is the official alumni organization of the HWZ Institute for Digital Business. The society strives to bring together digital thinkers, lecturers and former students.

  • April 2019

    Member of the Jury

    Digital Innovation of the Year Award Switzerland

    Digital Innovation Of The Year awards the most innovative digital project in Switzerland. Project managers from ICT vendors and users alike compete for the title with their best projects and products of the year.

  • Sep 2014 - April 2019

    Lawyer | Member of the Management

    Coop Rechtsschutz AG

    Artificial Intelligence Projects. Legal advice in the fields of contract, ICT and IP law. Key-Account and Legal Project Management. Digital Media and Corporate Publishing. Business Development.

  • Feb 2006 - Present

    Editor In Chief

    Elusive Magazine

    Elusive speaks about the poetry in moments, stories and ideas. A selection of contemporary art, architecture, photography, film and short stories aims to express this theme on Elusive Magazine.

  • May 2009 - Aug 2014

    Lawyer

    Coop Rechtsschutz AG

    Legal advice in the fields of contract, ICT and IP law. Digital Media and Corporate Publishing.

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

    Co-Founder

    NOCA | Creative Agency

    Webdesign. Graphic design. Corporate identities. SEO workshops.

  • Jan 2000 - Nov 2008

    Founder & Managing Director

    Durchblick | Tutoring Institute

    Connecting tutors with students for one-on-one or small group tutoring.

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