Saskia Leopold is a lawyer specialising in Intellectual Property Law, who focuses on copyright, unfair competition (in particular trade secret protection) and art law.
In addition to copyright and unfair competition, she regularly advises on media law matters (e.g. damage to reputation and credit, but also regulatory cases for television broadcasters), mainly in the publishing, cosmetics and tourism industries. She has particularly deep expertise in this area of law due to her many years assisting clients in the protection of secrets in the machinery industry.
Her academic focus – dealing with legal matters of cultural enterprises and artists – is now also continued in her practical work at CMS and includes mandates for artists, collectors, foundations and museums.
After numerous professional and study stays in the USA, Italy, England and Serbia, Saskia Leopold returned to her hometown of Vienna. She also studied art history and gained practical experience at an art insurance company and an auction house. Saskia Leopold passed her bar exam with distinction and is also admitted to the New York Bar.