TMT: Media
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 4
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+49 221 20 50 70Chambers Review
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a respected full-service law firm with a comprehensive TMT offering spanning telecommunications, IT and media law. Its team is particularly known for assisting with telecommunications regulation and M&A transactions, covering issues such as new broadband connections and the EECC. Additionally, Freshfields receives praise for its strength in IT law advising on M&A-related IT issues as well as outsourcing projects, fintech, application development and software agreements. The firm complements its holistic offering with its media law coverage, often advising on broadcasting licences, competition law and consumer protection as well as gambling advertising.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Freshfields is always a safe and very reliable option."
"The team is always responsive and very service-oriented."
"Freshfields displays profound and convincing legal judgement on complex cases, which forms the basis for thorough legal and commercial decision-making."
"Freshfields is always a safe and very reliable option."
"The team is always responsive and very service-oriented."
"Freshfields displays profound and convincing legal judgement on complex cases, which forms the basis for thorough legal and commercial decision-making."
Notable Practitioners
Christoph Werkmeister regularly acts for well-known clients from the automotive and technology sectors on telecommunications mandates such as EECC and FTTH broadband access. He also shows notable expertise in related data protection issues such as advice on cyber attacks, as well as general regulatory.
"He helped steer us through critical situations in such a way that we weren't overwhelmed and managed to get through the processes in an efficient and successful manner."
Norbert Nolte remains a trusted adviser due to his experience in data protection matters ranging from data breaches and international data transfers to fine proceedings and claim settlements pertaining to data protection violations.