Leen van Loon, research assistant

• IT law and the regulation of digital services – deepened by her seminar paper on the due diligence and transparency obligations under the DSA
• Media and press law – part of her university specialisation in company law
• Intellectual property and trademark law
• Copyright law and competition law

• Law studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg, First State Examination in Law 2024 (specialisation in company law)
• Seminar paper on the Digital Services Act (DSA)
• Legal trainee in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf since December 2025 (home posting: Regional Court of Duisburg)
• Administrative placement at the Legal Office of the state capital Düsseldorf
• Law firm placement at ITMR since November 2026
• Languages: German and Arabic, business-fluent English

Leen van Loon has been a legal trainee (Rechtsreferendarin) in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf since December 2025, with her home posting at the Regional Court of Duisburg. Since November 2026, she has been completing her law firm placement at ITMR Rechtsanwälte, where she is deepening her legal knowledge and gaining insight into legal practice, particularly in IT law, media law and intellectual property law.

She studied law at Philipps-Universität Marburg and successfully completed her studies in 2024 with the First State Examination in Law. Her university specialisation was company law, with a particular focus on media law, GmbH law and competition (antitrust) law.

In her seminar paper on the Digital Services Act (DSA), she examined in depth the European rules for digital services and the resulting legal requirements for online platforms. The paper focused on the regulatory requirements of the DSA and the associated due diligence and transparency obligations of providers of digital services. The work deepened her interest in European digital law and in the intersection of digital regulation, media law and economic activity.

After the First State Examination, Leen van Loon worked for one year as a research assistant at a law firm, supporting the team in particular with legal research. She gained further practical experience during her administrative placement at the Legal Office of the state capital Düsseldorf, where she worked in the field of civil law.

Alongside her legal training, she worked as an interpreter for Arabic. She speaks German and Arabic and has business-fluent English.

Leen van Loon is a research assistant at ITMR Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, the law firm for IT law and media law based at Schirmerstraße 80 in Düsseldorf. During her law firm placement she supports the firm's team on mandates in IT law, intellectual property law, copyright law, competition law and media and press law. Clients are advised and represented by ITMR's lawyers.

For a matter in which Leen van Loon is to be involved, please contact the firm's team: via the enquiry form, by email to info@itmr-legal.de or by phone on +49 211 737547-70. The Team: IT law firm and the team page introduces all of the firm's lawyers, research assistants and other team members.