Bettina Windisch-Altieri

Expertise Bettina Advises Experience Highlights Career History Testimonials

Partner, Austria

Intellectual Property and IT, Commercial Law

+43 120 510 730 77

Expertise

Bettina is a highly qualified and results-oriented lawyer with over 25 years of experience in international contract law. She advises industrial companies comprehensively in the areas of research cooperation, technology transfer agreements as well as IP and IT law. Her expertise also extends to the film, TV and entertainment industries, thanks to her board position in a prestigious private foundation.

Bettina has worked both as an external consultant and as an in-house lawyer for companies of all sizes. Her in-depth knowledge and strategic skills make her an indispensable partner for companies seeking legal support in complex and international matters.

Emphases:

  • International contract law
  • Research Collaborations and Technology Transfer
  • IP, IT and Media Law
  • Film, TV and entertainment industry

Experience:

  • Over 25 years as an external and in-house lawyer
  • Member of the board of a private foundation

Bettina Advises

Businesses of all sizes, including

  • listed joint-stock companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries;
  • a non-profit foundation for innovative circular economy solutions;
  • a globally active German company in the field of IT and cybersecurity;
  • as a board member of a private foundation for the promotion of the TV and film industry through targeted sponsorship and donations, including to support young talents.

Experience Highlights

  • Advising Austrian companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry on the development and implementation of industry-university cooperations in the field of innovation technology, including the drafting and negotiation of technology transfer agreements as well as the support of trademark and patent matters.
  • Established and advised a charitable foundation for the flagship project STOP, which develops and implements innovative circular economy solutions to end plastic pollution in Indonesia and globally.
  • Advising a globally active German IT and cybersecurity company on legal and strategic issues, including data protection and IT security.
  • Board member of a private foundation for the promotion of the Austrian film and television industry through targeted sponsorship and donations, with a special focus on supporting and developing young talents in the industry.
  • Conducting all consulting and project work in English to ensure international standards and communication.

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Contracted lawyer at Borealis AG, Vienna (since 2017)
  • Weisenheimer Legal, Vienna, Cooperation Partner (2020-2025)
  • Benn-Ibler, Vienna, Partner (2013-2017)
  • Founder and business owner Windisch Law Offices, Vienna (2004-2013)
  • Bpv Hügel, Vienna, Partner (2002-2004)
  • Wolf Theiss Law Firm, Vienna, Partner (1999-2002)
  • Associate (1993-1999) / e.g. Schönherr Law Firm, Vienna

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • Austrian Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law

 Education

  • University of Vienna, School of Law
  • University Madrid Complutense, School of Law

Other

  • Co-author of Guidelines “Cybersecurity and IT Compliance in Business” (2024).

Testimonials

  • Leading Firm “IP and media”, “IT and Telecommunications” (2012) – The Legal 500 EME;
  • E-Commerce Law Firm of the Year and Advertising Law Firm of the Year 2010-2011 – Corporate INTL Legal Awards.

 

 

 

 

Bettina is a partner in gunnercooke GmbH, whose registered office is Kurfuerstendamm 15, 10719 Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, HRB 224488 B. All lawyers of gunnercooke GmbH are admitted either in Germany or Austria to practise as Rechtsanwalt or Rechtsanwaeltin and are members of and regulated by the relevant local Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer).

Expertise

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Bettina is a highly qualified and results-oriented lawyer with over 25 years of experience in international contract law. She advises industrial companies comprehensively in the areas of research cooperation, technology transfer agreements as well as IP and IT law. Her expertise also extends to the film, TV and entertainment industries, thanks to her board position in a prestigious private foundation.

Bettina has worked both as an external consultant and as an in-house lawyer for companies of all sizes. Her in-depth knowledge and strategic skills make her an indispensable partner for companies seeking legal support in complex and international matters.

Emphases:

  • International contract law
  • Research Collaborations and Technology Transfer
  • IP, IT and Media Law
  • Film, TV and entertainment industry

Experience:

  • Over 25 years as an external and in-house lawyer
  • Member of the board of a private foundation

Bettina Advises

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Businesses of all sizes, including

  • listed joint-stock companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries;
  • a non-profit foundation for innovative circular economy solutions;
  • a globally active German company in the field of IT and cybersecurity;
  • as a board member of a private foundation for the promotion of the TV and film industry through targeted sponsorship and donations, including to support young talents.

Experience Highlights

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  • Advising Austrian companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry on the development and implementation of industry-university cooperations in the field of innovation technology, including the drafting and negotiation of technology transfer agreements as well as the support of trademark and patent matters.
  • Established and advised a charitable foundation for the flagship project STOP, which develops and implements innovative circular economy solutions to end plastic pollution in Indonesia and globally.
  • Advising a globally active German IT and cybersecurity company on legal and strategic issues, including data protection and IT security.
  • Board member of a private foundation for the promotion of the Austrian film and television industry through targeted sponsorship and donations, with a special focus on supporting and developing young talents in the industry.
  • Conducting all consulting and project work in English to ensure international standards and communication.

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Contracted lawyer at Borealis AG, Vienna (since 2017)
  • Weisenheimer Legal, Vienna, Cooperation Partner (2020-2025)
  • Benn-Ibler, Vienna, Partner (2013-2017)
  • Founder and business owner Windisch Law Offices, Vienna (2004-2013)
  • Bpv Hügel, Vienna, Partner (2002-2004)
  • Wolf Theiss Law Firm, Vienna, Partner (1999-2002)
  • Associate (1993-1999) / e.g. Schönherr Law Firm, Vienna

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • Austrian Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law

 Education

  • University of Vienna, School of Law
  • University Madrid Complutense, School of Law

Other

  • Co-author of Guidelines “Cybersecurity and IT Compliance in Business” (2024).

Testimonials

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  • Leading Firm “IP and media”, “IT and Telecommunications” (2012) – The Legal 500 EME;
  • E-Commerce Law Firm of the Year and Advertising Law Firm of the Year 2010-2011 – Corporate INTL Legal Awards.

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Bettina is a partner in gunnercooke GmbH, whose registered office is Kurfuerstendamm 15, 10719 Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, HRB 224488 B. All lawyers of gunnercooke GmbH are admitted either in Germany or Austria to practise as Rechtsanwalt or Rechtsanwaeltin and are members of and regulated by the relevant local Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer).