Philipp Leitner
Partner · SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH
AustriaData Protection, IT & TelecomsGerman, English, French, Norwegian
About
Partner at SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH in Linz, advising on data protection, IT security, software and domain law, as well as European antitrust and state aid matters. He holds a doctoral degree in law and is an external lecturer and research member at Johannes Kepler University Linz, focusing on legal issues of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
Practice areas
Data ProtectionIT & TelecomsSoftware & TechnologyPublic LawCompetition / AntitrustState AidIntellectual Property
Office
Expertise
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology & Research LawHealthcare / Medical TechnologyIT Security
Education
- Doctoral studies in Law, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 2021 (topic: data protection law framework conditions of intelligent systems in medicine)
- LL.B. in Business Law, Johannes Kepler University Linz (including one year at Norwegian School of Economics, NHH), 2009–2014
- Diploma studies in Law, Johannes Kepler University Linz / University of Vienna, 2007–2012
- University of Cambridge ESOL International Legal English Certificate (ILEC), 2015 (with distinction)
Admissions
- Passed the bar exam with distinction, 2017
Languages
GermanEnglishFrenchNorwegian