Anna Skurczynska

Director

Anna started her practice as a solicitor in the mergers & acquisitions at the international law firm of White & Case LLP. Over time she specialised in transactions involving IP assets leading her to focus on the protection of creativity. She continued to build and broaden her IP practice at Berwin Leighton Paisner (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).

Anna’s legal insight was further developed by her in-house role as the head of the EMEA legal team for Branded Entertainment Network (previously Corbis Images) in the years 2011 to 2016. There, she managed all UK and European litigation, advised on issues relating to digital image licensing, photojournalism, commercial rights clearances, product placement and social media influencer campaigns. Her role included Board-level management and financial oversight of the group companies in the region.

Anna’s practice includes advising on complex agreements relating to intellectual property rights, often including a combination of intellectual property and information rights. She advises on copyright disputes with particular expertise in the photographic and film industries, as well as brand protection, data protection law and confidentiality.  Most recently, she has been involved in policy and legislative discussions around regulation of artificial intelligence. She combines a profound understanding of intellectual property law with sound contractual knowledge and a commercial approach.

Anna is an active public speaker. In 2018 she was shortlisted for the Law Society’s Excellence Award (Private Practice) and singled out for her contribution to the photography industry.

Anna is a photographic copyright expert on the British Copyright Council, and is a member of the Copyright Editorial Board at Lexis. She is an Associate Lecturer in Media Law and Ethics at the University of the Arts (UAL).

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