Lea Lorbach

Dr. Lea Lorbach is a legal scholar specializing in data protection, intellectual property, and media law. She holds a PhD from the University of Bonn, where she researched the application of the Stolpe Doctrine to covert statements and image reporting. Currently a legal trainee at the Bonn Regional Court since 2021, she previously served as a research assistant at Bird & Bird LLP (IT and Data Protection Law) and joined the Chair of Civil Law, Information and Data Law at the University of Bonn in 2019. She contributes to the legal platform Telemedicus eV and focuses on interdisciplinary legal issues arising from new technologies.

• Education: Law studies (University of Bonn, 2018 First State Examination)
• Research Interests: GDPR compliance, privacy law, media regulation, and cross-border data governance

Her work examines the intersection of technology and law, with publications addressing GDPR's international scope, balancing personal rights with free expression, and domain name disputes involving political parties. She actively participates in the Research Center for Legal Issues of New Technologies and Data Law (ForTech).