Ralph Oliver Graef

Lawyer, Managing partner; head of media & entertainment law group, GRAEF Rechtsanwälte

Work Department

Managing Partner; Head of Media & Entertainment Law Group

Position

DR. RALPH OLIVER GRAEF, LL.M. (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) is Managing Partner of the media law firm GRAEF Rechtsanwälte. He is a specialist in copyright and media law and a specialist in intellectual property law and is also admitted as an American attorney-at-law in New York. He is an arbitrator for the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the worldwide association of independent film producers. Areas of focus: Film & Television Law, German and International Copyright Law, Press & Publishing Law, Games.

Education

1993 First State Law Examination, University of Freiburg 1993 - 19954 Doctorate (Dr. iur., m.c.l.) at the Institute for German and Foreign Civil Procedure Law, University of Freiburg 1994 Diploma in Legal Studies, University of Cambridge, England 1997 Second State Law Examination, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court (with training stations German Embassy Singapore 1995, law firm Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia 1997) 1998 LL. M. in Trade Regulations, New York University (NYU), USA 1998 New York Bar Exam (Attorney-at-Law) 2007 Certified Copyright and Media Lawyer 2008 Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer 2011 Arbitrator of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)