Axel Anderl

Managing Partner

Axel Anderl, Foto: StudioKoekart
Axel Anderl, Foto: StudioKoekart

Axel Anderl joined DORDA in 2005 and became managing partner in 2018. He heads the IT/IP, Media and Unfair Competition team as well as DORDA's Digital Industries Group and focuses on software law including copyright and patents, outsourcing, media law, trademarks, unfair competition and e-commerce. Axel also advises on the legal analysis of data processings and transfers, notification and approval proceedings with authorities as well as drafting of accompanying documentation.

Axel is the author of numerous specialist publications regarding IP/IT law as well as contributor to standard commentaries on IP law. He also lectures at various Austrian universities.

 

Education:
University of Vienna, Dr iur
University of Vienna, LL.M. (IT-Law)

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Chambers Europe, TMT: Media, Band 2 - 2024
Chambers Europe, TMT: Information Technology, Band 1 - 2024
Chambers Europe, Intellectual Property, Band 1 - 2024
Chambers Europe, Intellectual Property, Band 1 - 2023
Chambers Europe, TMT: IT, Band 1 - 2023
Chambers Europe, TMT: Media, Band 2 - 2023
Chambers Europe, TMT: Information Technology, Band 1 - 2022
Chambers Europe, TMT: Media, Band 2 - 2022
Chambers Europe, Intellectual Property, Band 1 - 2022
Chambers Global, Intellectual Property, Band 1 - 2024
Chambers Global, Intellectual Property, Band 1 - 2023
IAM Patent, Patents: Litigation and Transactions, Bronze - 2022
IP Stars, Copyright Star - 2024
IP Stars, Transactions Star - 2024
IP Stars, Trade Mark Star - 2022
Legal 500, TMT, Hall of Fame - 2024
Legal 500, Intellectual Property, Hall of Fame - 2024
Legal 500, Data - Data Privacy & Protection, Hall of Fame - 2024
Legal 500, TMT, Hall of Fame - 2023
Legal 500, Data Privacy & Data Protection, Leading Individual - 2023
Legal 500, Intellectual Property, Leading Individual - 2023
Lexology, Client Choice Award: IT & Internet - 2024
Lexology, Client Choice Award: IT & Internet - 2022
Who's Who Legal, Telecoms Media & Entertainment, Recommended - 2024
Who's Who Legal, Telecoms Media & Entertainment, Global Elite Thought Leader - 2024
Who's Who Legal, Data - Information Technology, Recommended - 2022
Who's Who Legal, TMT, Leading Individuals - 2022
Who's Who Legal, Data - Data Privacy & Protection, Thought Leader - 2022
Who's Who Legal, Data - Telecoms & Media, Recommended - 2022
WTR, Trademark, Gold - 2023
WTR, Trademark, Gold - 2021

  • ITechLaw Board Member

  • Co-Chair Start-Up Committee 

  • Lecturer at numerous colleges and universities of applied sciences as well as at various seminar providers

  • Program Committee Member IT Law Day and IP Day (WU)

  • ArtSpace Anderl/Weber (@artworldvienna / anderlweber.com)

  • Member mumok Board

  • Member Advisory Board First Vienna FC 1894, Member of the Board of Trustees SK Rapid Vienna

  • Chapter Chair, OneTrust PrivacyConnect, Vienna

  • Canal+ Group, Strato
    Representation in proceedings against collecting societies up to the ECJ as well as advice on copyright issues, in particular storage media remuneration

  • T-Mobile Austria 
    Representation on the subject of service fees and in copyright matters, in particular on copyright levies

  • VIG Group, Erste Digital
    Many years of representation in IT projects in Austria and for the CEE region, data protection support

  • Volksbanken- sowie Hypo- und Privatbankengruppe
    Implementation of an Austria-wide green field outsourcing project for a total of 27 regulated banking and insurance companies (2021-2023) as well as ongoing IT and data protection advice

  • ebsi European Blockchain (European Commission) 
    Austrian consortium partner for the legal support of the European Blockchain Regulatory Sandboxing Program

German (mother tongue)
English

Axel was meticulous in his processing of the case, quickly creating a successful strategy.