Claire LEONELLI
FACTSHEET
IP/IT EXPERT & LITIGATOR
• Attorney registered with the Luxembourg Bar
• 15y+ experience, joined /c in 2016
• Fluent in French and English
• Former partner (IP, IT & Media) of a mid-size firm
• Works with international clients and institutions, local companies, SME’s and public entities
• Ranked as a leading individual by The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, WTR 1000 and as an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property
• Post-graduate IP Law, Paris II-Assas University, 2003
• Post-graduate European Law, Paris I-Sorbonne University
• Keynote speaker in conferences and seminars
• Lecturer at the Luxembourg University in IT law
• Regular author of articles and publications in IP, IT & Data law
• Member of the Luxembourg AIPPI, ECTA and the Commission on immaterial rights of the Luxembourg Bar
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PROTECTION & LITIGATION)
• IP protection strategy advisor for global businesses and startups
• Trademarks clearance research, registration and prosecution
• Well-regarded IP litigator (trademarks, copyright, unfair competition)
• License, assignment, coexistence, co-development agreements
• Advisor in multiple copyright digitalisation projects
• Global network of patent & trademark attorneys/agents
• Author of Intellectual Property Transactions in Luxembourg: Overview and Intellectual Property Rights in Luxembourg: Overview (Thomsons Reuters, Practical Law)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & eCOMMERCE
• IT contracts drafting and review (outsourcing, development, license, cloud/SaaS)
• IT litigation (software infringement, contractual breaches, payment recovery)
• eCommerce compliance (Terms and conditions, legal notice, privacy/cookies policies, e-signature, website audit)
• Domain names litigation (incl. UDRP proceedings)
• Lecturer on IT contracts
• Author, "Technology Disputes Law Review" (Luxembourg chapter, the Law Reviews)
DATA & PRIVACY
• GDPR compliance : due diligence, gap analysis, impact analysis
• Data transfers agreements and joint controllers agreement
• Privacy and information notices, data retention policies, processors agreements
• Data breaches : data subjects & DPA notifications, hacker prosecution, forensic investigations
• Image rights : authorisation forms and litigation
• NDA Agreements
• Author, “eDiscovery & Data Privacy” (Luxembourg chapter, Kluwer)
• Author, "Luxembourg - Data Breach" (OneTrust Data Guidance)
TRADE PRACTICES, DISTRIBUTION, & COMPETITION
• Distribution, agency agreements, licensing/franchise matters
• Trade practices compliance (pricing display, products regulatory, sales and promotions, etc.)
• Advertising: Legal clearance of press, OOH, online advertising campaigns & commercial documents
• Review of sweepstakes and skill-games TCs, gaming & gambling
• In-depth knowledge of automotive, pharma & eHealth sectors
• Advice & litigation on eReputation & press-related issues (libel, defamation)
• Represents clients before the Luxembourg Competition Authority
HEALTHCARE & PHARMA LAW
• Medicines and medical devices regulatory issues
• Advertising for medicines and medical devices
• Assistance on private clinics setting-up
• Payments to HCPs disclosure requirements
• Advice on CBD products
• Author of Pharmaceutical IP and Competition Law in Luxembourg: Overview and Medicinal Product Regulation and Product Liability in Luxembourg: Overview (Thomsons Reuters, Practical Law)
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)
