Claire LEONELLI
FACTSHEET
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXPERT & LITIGATOR
• Attorney registered with the Luxembourg & Paris Bars
• 15y+ experience, joined /c in 2016
• Former partner (IP, IT & Media) of a mid-size firm
• Keynote speaker in conferences and seminars
• Post-graduate IP Law, Paris II-Assas University, 2003
• Post-graduate European Law, Paris I-Sorbonne University
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMPETITION
• Well-regarded IP litigator (trademarks, copyright, competition)
• IP protection strategy advisor for global businesses and startups
• Advisor in multiple copyright digitalisation projects
• In-depth knowledge of distribution, licensing/franchise matters
• Global network of patent & trademark attorneys/agents
• Member of Luxembourg AIPPI (IP), APRAM (trademarks)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PRIVACY
• Advice & litigation on IT contracts (outsourcing, development, license, cloud/SaaS) and software infringement
• Regulatory & litigation on eCommerce (TCs, privacy/cookies policies, data protection)
• Lecturer on IT contracts
• GDPR compliance advisor
• Author, “eDiscovery & Data Privacy” (Luxembourg chapter, Kluwer)
TECH, ADVERTISING, PHARMA & PRESS
• Legal clearance of press, OOH, online advertising campaigns & commercial practices
• In-depth knowledge of automotive, pharma & eHealth sectors
• Review of sweepstakes and skill-games TCs, gaming & gambling
• Advice & litigation on eReputation & press-related issues (libel, defamation)
Claire LEONELLI
Attorney-at-Law:Luxembourg/Paris Bars
(+352) 691 701 000 | cl@claw.lu | www.claw.lu
24 rue Jean l’Aveugle L-1148 Luxembourg
Awarded "Trademark star 2021" for Luxembourg (MIP IP Stars)
"very knowledgeable about all aspects of IP law in both Luxembourg and internationally,"
as well as "very efficient." (Chambers & Partners 2021)
“incredible and practical lawyer” (WTR 2021)
"impeccable advice; outstanding" (The Legal 500 2021)
"A sharp, strategic practitionner, a real player on the market" (WTR 2020)
"tough litigator, seasoned counsellor and keynote speaker" (WTR 2019)
"knows her subject matter very well"; "very good at analysing complex matters"
(Chambers & Partners 2018)
“media whizz, fabulous record of cross-border, biggest trademark disputes” (WTR 2015)
“very good, reactive, great expertise and creativeˮ (The Legal 500 2013)
