Lara Guyot, LL.B.
Counsel

“Success is having exactly the skills that are needed right now.” – Henry Ford
That is why, from a legal point of view, I would like to offer the creative minds in society the freedom to realize their ideas while also looking beyond the horizon towards future developments.
Lara Guyot advises in all areas of general civil law, including commercial and distribution law. Her practice focuses on intellectual property law (trademark law, patent law, and design law), copyright law, and unfair competition law. She assists clients comprehensively in drafting contracts and in official procedures and court proceedings.
Ms. Guyot is at the clients’ disposal for issues relating to the protection of know-how and trade secrets in companies and therefore also for prosecuting cases of leaked confidential information.
In addition, Ms. Guyot is an experienced advisor to clients on all legal issues relating to advertising and social media.
Studies: Berlin, Frankfurt (Oder)
Managing IP STARS (2022-2023, 2025-2026)
Recommended lawyer in the category "Rising Star"
Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's Best Lawyers 2024
Recommended lawyer in the category "Ones to Watch" in the field of "Intellectual Property"
SKW Schwarz is a long-term partner of the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW). In this context, Lara Guyot regularly supports founders and start-ups in the form of lectures, individual advice in the field of intellectual property rights, competition law and other issues relevant to start-ups (e.g. general terms and conditions and data protection).
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