Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP
Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP advises radio and television broadcasters as well as collecting societies on copyright and media antitrust issues and impresses with experience in dispute resolution. Led by antitrust and media lawyer Thomas Höppner, the team regularly acts in fundamental proceedings before the Federal Antitrust Authority in connection with large tech companies and anti-competitive and data protection matters. The advice on generative AI models is a recent growth area and also includes the support in litigation. Ann-Christin Richter is a key contact for IP matters, which she also handles at the interface with antitrust law.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team at Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte LLP offers its clients a high quality and accessible service.'
- 'The team's expertise is unique and includes experts in all areas relevant to media companies.'
- 'Hausfeld is characterized by his ability to recognize digital trends at an early stage, assess their impact on the media industry and understand complex issues.'
- 'Prof. Höppner has shown over the last decade that he and his team understand the extreme complexity of the ecosystems and business practices of Big Tech companies.'
- 'Prof. Höppner and his team excel at identifying new trends (e.g. AI) at an early stage and preparing clients accordingly.'
Key clients
- Adspert
- alfaview
- Antenne Bayern
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Onlineforschung
- Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger
- Corint Media
- European Magazine Media Association
- Global Savings Group
- Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern
- Initiative Urheberrecht
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- Markenverband
- Medienverband der freien Presse
- OC&C Strategy Consultants
- Organisation der Mediaagenturen
- Qwant
- REGIOCAST
- RTL Radio Deutschland
- Titan Beta
- TrueCaller
- VAUNET – Verband Privater Medien
- Verband Schweizer Medien
- Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft
Work highlights
- Advising the Swiss Media Association in connection with the introduction of ancillary copyright for press publishers in Switzerland as well as on questions of rights exploitation and management in the age of AI.
- Representation of the German press publishers' associations (BDZV and MVFP) and the internet search engine Qwant in the Google Android procedural complex, including before the EU Commission, the European Court of Justice and now the European Court of Justice.
- Representation of the German online advertising industry in a fundamental complaint against Apple before the Federal Cartel Office due to anti-competitive behavior by Apple in connection with the so-called App Tracking Transparency (ATT) Framework.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas Höppner