Günther Leissler
Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)‘s data protection practice represents major clients in GDPR-based proceedings before the Austrian and European courts in addition to the Austrian Data Protection Authority, with further expertise in assisting clients in maintaining GDPR compliance, with this capability extending to the practice’s members acting as an outsourced data protection officers. Practice head Günther Leissler is called upon for advice regarding the setting up of cross-border databases in addition to ongoing compliance matters, while also taking the lead on both civil and criminal data protection litigation.
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- 'Covers every imaginable legal aspect. Fast response times, very competent partners.'
- 'The team is characterised by the possibility of accessing specialists from a wide range of fields. Particularly in the area of data protection, it is of great importance to come across people with legal training and a strong technical understanding. Schoenherr offers this.'
- 'The team is characterised above all by the fact that when solving a problem, it does not try to find a dogmatic approach, but a pragmatic one, and then chooses that. In particular, the head of the data protection team, Günther Leissler, repeatedly demonstrates this ability.'
Key clients
- Österreichische Post AG
- Vienna Insurance Group
- Advent International Corporation
- Deutsche Telekom
Work highlights
- Represented Österreichische Post AG in GDPR-related criminal proceedings in Austria.
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Günther Leissler