Dr. Bardia Kian, LL.M. (LSE), M.Sc. (Edin.)
Certified Specialist Lawyer (IT)
Dr. Bardia Kian heads the IP/AI/TECH team at LAMBSDORFF. A seasoned tech lawyer, he advises clients ranging from early-stage start-ups to large corporations in all aspects of intellectual property, artificial intelligence (AI), information technology and data privacy. Bardia has more than a decade of experience in the cloud computing industry and is a distinguished expert in licensing matters and IP litigation. He also provides substantial advice on competition law as well as on commercial and distribution law.
Recognized by Best Lawyers and Handelsblatt as one of the Best Laywers in Germany (2024) for Intellectual Property Law and for Data Security & Privacy Law.
Recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as 'TOP Lawyer 2024' for IT Law.
Areas of Expertise
Copyright and Trademark Law
Licensing
Information Technology
Data Privacy
Competition Law
Commercial Agreements
Selected Projects
Babbel GmbH
Datadog Inc.
EWE AG
Hypoport AG
Instana Inc.
‘luca App’ and ‘luca Pay’ (culture4life GmbH)
Novartis Group (incl. Novartis Pharma AG)
Peloton Interactive Deutschland GmbH
Sandoz Group (incl. Sandoz AG, H e x a l AG)
Share GmbH
Urban Sports Club GmbH
Swapfiets (Swaprad GmbH)
Education
Universität Regensburg (Dr. iur.)
University of Sheffield
London School of Economics (LL.M.)
University of Edinburgh (M.Sc.)
Experience
Universität Regensburg (2011 - 2014)
Gleiss Lutz (2013)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2014)
German Consulate General Hong Kong (2015)
LAMBSDORFF (since 2016)
Languages
German
English
French
Persian
Dr. Bardia Kian, LL.M., M.Sc.
b.kian@lambsdorff.law
T +49 (0)30 5770 200 – 0
F +49 (0)30 577 – 0200 -99
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Oranienburger Strasse 3
D-10178 Berlin
T +49 (0)30 5770 200 – 0 F +49 (0)30 577 – 0200 -99