ADVANT Beiten's IP, IT and media practice advises major players from the gaming and e-sports sector on contract drafting as well as on the implementation of tournaments and new product launches; Andreas Lober is a key contact here. He also represents clients in copyright and trademark disputes and jointly heads the practice with Holger Weimann. Weimann is primarly active in the media, corporate and antitrust law advice to the radio sector. Other key topics are traditional broadcasting and television law as well as sports law; Wotjek Ropel handles IT and e-commerce matters.
Testimonials
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'Holger Weimann is very easy to reach and offers very good recommendations on how to proceed. Excellent project planning, very polite, clear and quick in communication.'
'We work with them regularly and particularly value their responsiveness, efficiency, industry knowledge and cost transparency.'
'Andreas Lober is responsive and efficient. We also often deal with Wojtek Ropel, who is also worth mentioning because of his efficiency and pragmatism.'
'Dr. Andreas Lober is one of the most experienced gaming lawyers and seems to know pretty much everyone in the industry.'
'As a partner with a broader tech practice, Wojtek Ropel is very practical and commercially oriented.'
'Andreas Lober and his team particularly impress with their fast response times and very good knowledge of the industry (computer games industry).'
'Andreas Lober has known our company since its infancy and is therefore the perfect external contact for us with his in-depth technical expertise and his friendly, uncomplicated manner. He also manages to communicate very well in such a way that we can pass on his legal assessments directly to the business.'
Key clients
- ANTENNE BAYERN Group
- astragon Entertainment GmbH
- BB Radio Länderwelle Berlin/Brandenburg GmbH & Co. KG und Radio TEDDY GmbH & Co. KG
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund e. V.
- Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Radio ffn), Hannover
- NRW Audio GmbH & Co. KG (NRW 1), Köln
- Tencent
Work highlights
- Advising several founding partners, including Antenne NRW, radio NRW, ffn and ROCK ANTENNE, on the establishment of the first nationwide FM radio in North Rhine-Westphalia: NRW 1.
- Legal support to the ANTENNE BAYERN Group in trademark disputes and personal rights violations of employees/moderators.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andreas Lober, Holger Weimann