Education and Career
Lea studied law at the HU Berlin and the Sapienza Universitá di Roma. After her first state examination, she completed a Master's programme in ‘Law and Digital Technologies’ at Leiden University (Netherlands).
During her legal clerkship, she worked in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice group of an international law firm in Berlin and held further positions in the policy department for digitalisation at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and at Germany's digital association Bitkom. In parallel to her legal clerkship, Lea worked as a research assistant at a start-up in Berlin.
After completing her second state examination, Lea worked as a research assistant at Bitkom while completing her doctorate and was also an associate researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin.
Speeches
- Webinar “The AI Act for Financial Services Providers – Regulatory Requirements and Technical Evidence Using a Practical Example” as part of the webinar series “New Era of Financial Services”
12 October 2026 (together with Dr. Benedikt Flöter and Dr. Carola Rathke) - AI Use Cases & Legal Challenges – Insights from Consulting Practice,
July 30, 2025, Webinar (together with Benedikt Flöter)
Qualifications
- German Qualified Attorney (Rechtsanwältin)
- LL.M. (Leiden University)
- Dr. iur. (University of Berlin)
Languages
- German
- English
- Italian
- Reusch/Chibanguza, AI Act,
1st edition 2026 (Commentary on Articles 85–87 of the AI Act) - AI Models in Court: Diverging Judicial Approaches Across Europe,
BAB Online 2026/04 (together with Konstantina Nathanail) - Regulating AI: A Technology Law Perspective on Regulatory Strategies for Emerging Technologies, digital | recht: Writings on Intellectual Property, IT, Media, Data and Competition Law
University of Trier, October 29, 2025
Awarded the Karlheinz Quack Prize 2026 for an outstanding doctoral dissertation in the fields of corporate law, antitrust law, or intellectual property law. - AI Regulation in Germany and the United States: A Comparative Legal Analysis of the Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Use of AI in Recruitment Processes and Creditworthiness Assessments
in: LTZ, February, 2026 (together with Dr. Benedikt Flöter) [in German] - Data Governance under the AI Act,
in: Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: The AI Act of the European Union and its implications for global technology regulation, S. 75-89, August 21, 2025 (together with Lisa Markschies) - The risk management system according to the new rules for artificial intelligence,
KIR, 2024, 134 (together with Susanne Dehmel) [in German] - Regulating AI: A Matrix for Gauging Impact and its Legal Implementation,
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 12/2024 (together with Maurice Chiodo, Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan, Dennis Müller and Herbert Zech) [in German] - Third Country Transfers after Schrems II,
MMR, 2023, 17 (together with Susanne Dehmel and Rebekka Weiss) [in German] - AI Labelling under the AI Act: An Operational Guide for Providers and Deployers of AI Systems
YPOG Briefing, March 17, 2026 (together with Charlotte Petrasch) - New Consumer Protection Rules: What Financial Services Companies Need to Continue Considering
YPOG Briefing, June 18, 2026 (together with Dr. Florian Wittner)
