Former Schindler Attorneys Counsel Julia Kusznier has become the co-head of IP/IT at KPMG Law in Austria.
According to KPMG, Kusznier, who joins as Counsel, "advises national and international clients in the areas of Intellectual Property law, IT law, Unfair Competition law, E-Commerce law, and Data Protection law." According to the firm, "[she] has also repeatedly demonstrated her expertise in M&A transactions and restructuring.”
She will co-head the firm's IP/IT practice with Counsel Karin Bruchbacher.
Kusznier holds a Magistrate degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. Prior to joining KPMG Law, she spent two and a half years with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, over three years with Schoenherr, seven and a half years with Eisenberger & Herzog, and almost three years with Schindler Attorneys.