Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG

IPTech

Beat König is experienced in technology litigations, focusing on regulatory and civil disputes in the areas of data protection, AI, and digital business models. Building on his litigation prowess, Beat advises clients on strategic compliance issues in the areas of data protection, AI, cyber security and telecommunications law.

Prior joining the Firm in October 2021, he obtained professional experience at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, at the Higher Regional Court Vienna and at a Viennese boutique law firm with its main focus on class actions and mass litigations. He studied law at the University of Vienna and the University of Stockholm and holds a post-graduate LL.M. degree in European and International Business Law from the University of Vienna.

Beat holds teaching positions for civil law and data protection law at the University of Applied Sciences of St. Pölten, Austria, and regularly teaches at renowned universities and institutions in Austria in the areas of artificial intelligence law, data protection, cyber security and marketing law.

Beat’s practice is focused on representing clients in complex regulatory and civil technology litigations in the areas of data protection, AI, and digital business models and regularly handles high-profile cases for market-leading technology companies. Additionally, Beat advises clients in all matters relating to data protection, AI, telecommunications and cyber security laws.

English, German, Spanish

University of Vienna (LL.M.) (2021) University of Vienna and University of Stockholm (Mag. iur.) (2018)