Anna Skurczynska
Anna started her practice as a solicitor in the mergers & acquisitions at the international law firm of White & Case LLP with the focus on transactions involving IP assets. This led to her specialising in IP law and protection of creativity. Her City practice was followed by the role of EMEA General Counsel at a media company where managed all UK and European litigation, advised on issues relating to digital image licensing, photojournalism, commercial rights clearances, product placement, social media and data management.
In 2016, drawn back to private practice, Anna founded Open Plan Law with the ambition of offering innovative, engaged and collaborative legal services to creators. Focusing on exploitation and protection of IP rights in the digital environment, her practice is interdisciplinary and often combines IP, commercial law, data protection and fundamental freedoms.
In 2018, Anna 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, a member of the International Association of Privacy Practitioners, and an Associate Lecturer in Media Law and Ethics at the University of the Arts. She is a frequent public speaker and has been invited to present before The All Party Parliamentary Group on IP, the IPO, the EUIPO, and the European Commission.