Dr iur Lukas Feiler > Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG acts for a raft of social media clients in disputes arising out of obligations placed upon them by Austrian law and EU Directives, covering matters tied to customer data usage and broader data protection issues, IP and content moderation requirements. Lukas Feiler heads the team; his expertise spans platform regulation and IT outsourcing matters, with further experience of data protection challenges. Alexander Hofmann focuses on the regulations governing e-commerce platforms.

The ‘absolutely outstanding GDPR litigation practice’ at Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG represents a number of high-profile clients in disputes concerning the use and storage of customer and user data, appearing for them before the Austrian courts and Data Protection Authority in proceedings revolving around international data transfers. Described by one client as ‘hands-down the best GDPR litigator in Austria and beyond,’ practice head Lukas Feiler is well-versed in both contentious and non-contentious GDPR matters, platform regulation issues and challenges arising out of the integration of AI into clients’ operations. Beat König‘s practice encompasses both regulatory and civil data protection disputes.

Under the stewardship of IP and data protection specialist Lukas Feiler, Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG manages the trade mark portfolios of several well known clients and enforces them before the Austrian and European courts. The team is particularly adept at assisting online clients. Martina Grama operates a broad practice, assisting clients with matters of unfair competition, trade mark and copyright law.