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Suzy Schmitz

Suzy Schmitz

Keystone Law, London

Work Department

Commercial, Dispute Resolultion, Intellectual Property, Technology

Position

Suzy is a technology lawyer specialising in intellectual property, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution. Her practice includes intellectual property registration and enforcement, IT and general commercial disputes, digital marketing law, technology licensing, and breach of confidence actions.   Suzy’s non-contentious practice includes strategic advice regarding trade marks and patents and intellectual property licensing, particularly in the digital context. She also assists clients with commercial contracts such as software development, distribution, and confidentiality agreements.

Suzy is a leading legal authority within the social media space, advising on platform terms of service, restrictions on the use of social media data, PR/crisis management, and commercial terms relating to social media marketing services. She also frequently provides counsel on specialist topics relating to the online environment, such as copyright issues relating to digital content, liability of online service providers, and legal issues relating to user-generated content.

As an accomplished litigator, Suzy has extensive expertise in relation to commercial and intellectual property disputes and has represented clients before the UK High Court, the UKIPO, OHIM and WIPO. 

Career

Qualified as a Solicitor 2002; Clayton Utz, 2002-05; Speechly Bircham LLP, 2005-10; Kemp Little, 2010-16; Keystone Law, 2016.