ADVANT Beiten supports a client base consisting of online publications, publishers and press groups such as RTL and SPIEGEL in press law and copyright issues. Publishing law expert Holger Weimann jointly heads the practice with IT and media lawyer Andreas Lober and advises radio stations and newspaper publishers on various copyright and competition law matters. Marc-Oliver Srocke is experienced in defending several #metoo reports and primarily advises on free speech matters.
Testimonials
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'Dr. Holger Weimann has been advising our company for many years. This created a close relationship of trust. Due to his professional career, he has excellent knowledge of media and press law. He often finds unconventional and practical solutions to our questions. He always represented us well and successfully in court proceedings. We can definitely recommend Dr. Weimann!'
- 'Katharina Mayerbacher provides us with extensive support in contract matters, whereby she delves intensively into even the most complicated technical processes. She is very precise when formulating contracts and has already negotiated many contracts for our company in such a way that they worked very successfully for us in the long term. Furthermore, it is a great help in implementing data protection regulations.'
'Strong knowledge of the radio industry. Solution orientation to a high degree.'
'Holger Weimann offers a high level of client understanding and is a perfect negotiator. He has very good specialist knowledge of the specific federal and state media laws. Very strong, solution-oriented approach.'
'Excellent expertise and support, well-coordinated processing.'
'Dr. Marc-Oliver Srocke is extremely competent and pragmatic in his collaboration. He is very successful, including on constitutional issues, and is also totally likeable.'
Key clients
- Fachschriften-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
- Holzmann Medien GmbH & Co. KG
- KOSMETIK international Verlag GmbH
- medialog GmbH & Co. KG
- RTL-Gruppe
- SPIEGEL-Gruppe
- Schwäbischer Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
- TOP HAIR International GmbH
- Verlag die Abendzeitung GmbH & Co. KG
- Viel Spaß GmbH
- Westermann Bildungsmedien Verlag GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising several private radio stations on the establishment of the first nationwide FM radio in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Ongoing advice and representation of the SPIEGEL Group companies in matters of free speech and press law, as well as in copyright and publishing law, competition and antitrust law.
- Ongoing advice and representation of the RTL Group companies in matters of free speech and press law, as well as copyright law.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andreas Lober, Holger Weimann