Viola Rust-Sorge

Viola Rust-Sorge advises German and foreign companies on commercial and labour law, in particular on contract law. As an experienced litigator, she represents companies and private individuals both in judicial disputes before ordinary courts and arbitration courts as well as in the out-of-court settlement of disputes.

Within the framework of her work as a specialist lawyer for intellectual property, Viola Rust-Sorge represents companies and agencies in and out of court on issues of brand law, competition law, copyright law and adjoining areas of law, in particular also in the press and media sector.

She regularly gives talks and publishes articles on topics relating to brand law and competition law.

Viola Rust-Sorge is the Chairwoman of Wirtschaftskreises Hannover e.V. (Hanover Business Community Association), Senator of the Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCI-Association of JCI Senators in Germany e.V.), a member of the information technology working group of the German Bar Association (DAV), the Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR, German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright), the German national committee of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Pro Hannover Region e.V. – Förderverein zur Entwicklung der Region Hannover e.V. (development association for the Hanover region).