Astrid Wagner is a partner, heading the IP, Communication & Technology practice of Arendt & Medernach.
She is specialised in the areas of data protection and privacy, data compliance, cybersecurity and ICT resilience, TMT, artificial intelligence, commercial contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection, the full spectrum of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs and copyright), advertising, unfair competition and product regulation.
In addition to her advisory and transactional expertise, Astrid Wagner represents her clients in litigation cases.
Astrid Wagner further handles corporate and commercial law matters, advising operational companies on their establishment in Luxembourg.
- She holds a Master’s degree in law as well as a DESS degree in comparative law from the Université de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences d’Aix-Marseille III (France).
- Chambers 2024 I.P. & TMT – Band 3
- Chambers 2023 I.P. & TMT – Band 3
- Legal 500 2024 – IP and IT – Leading Individual – Next Generation
- Legal 500 2023 – IP and IT – Leading Individual – Next Generation
- Leaders league 2023 – I.P. & TMT – IT & Outsourcing – Band 2
- “Astrid Wagner advises clients on advertising law compliance, cloud outsourcing projects and cybersquatting. She is also well equipped to handle GDPR mandates and data transfer issues.” – Chambers Europe 2023
- “Astrid Wagner is always striving to provide us with a detailed and pragmatic response.” – Chambers Europe 2023
- “The ‘practical and responsive’ Astrid Wagner is the main contact for work in the space and is noted, in particular, for her data protection expertise, which manifests itself in relation to risk management (through effective contractual drafting), dealings with the regulator and in the aftermath of cyber-attacks” – Legal500 2023
- “Astrid Wagner provides practical and responsive advice.” – Legal500 2023
- “Astrid Wagner is highly knowledgeable on GDPR and related matters in particular with the practical implications thereof and interpretation/approach taken by local regulator.” – Legal500 2023
- “Astrid Wagner advises clients on advertising law compliance, cloud outsourcing projects and cyber-attacks. She is also well equipped to handle GDPR mandates and data transfer issues.” – Chambers Europe 2024
- “She is responsive and understanding of her clients’ needs.” – Chambers Europe 2024
- “Astrid Wagner has been a good source of support and guidance throughout our journey. Her commitment to our needs and her dedication to achieving the best possible outcomes have truly set her apart. She has been demonstrating a level of availability that is quite remarkable. Astrid Wagner’s expertise in her field is nothing short of excellent and her ability to navigate complex legal matters with ease has given us the utmost confidence in her services.” – Chambers Europe 2024
- “Astrid Wagner is an excellent communicator and really knows how to bring her findings to the point and make it understandable.” – Legal 500 2024
- “Astrid Wagner is calm, highly skilled and pleasant to work with.” – Legal 500 2024
- She regularly publishes in the field of technology (ICT) and is a frequent speaker at conferences on emerging legal issues.
- Astrid is a member of several ICT focused professional associations, such as the International Bar Association where she serves as an officer of the Technology Law Committee and acts as co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics sub-committee, the ITechLaw and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR).
- Astrid Wagner is also a member of the Council of the Luxembourg Bar since September 2022.
- She has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2005.
- Before joining Arendt & Medernach in 2007, she worked for two years in a boutique law firm where her practice focused on commercial and corporate litigation.