TMT: Media
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 2
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Provided by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig Germany’s TMT team provides innovative and strategic legal services to assist German and international companies navigate the ever-changing and competitive marketplaces of their industries. We combine in-depth knowledge, gained through long-term close collaboration with our clients, with the highest standards in legal precision and commercial thinking.
For decades, our attorneys have advised on creative and technological developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. The team advises clients in both their conventional day-to-day businesses as well as with corporate, project financing, or M&A transactions. In addition, our TMT attorneys have a great deal of experience in accompanying, from the legal side, the development of new business models.
Chambers Review
Greenberg Traurig offers a broad range of services in the media law world. Its team regularly advises on production and distribution issues as well as on online streaming services and copyright. Clients benefit particularly from the law firm's expertise in all funding and tax issues pertaining to film production. The media practice at Greenberg Traurig has further expertise in licensing agreements and performance and personality rights. Its diverse clientele, which includes national TV production companies, cinema operators and international streaming services, additionally shows the firm's robust market position.
Work Highlights
- Greenberg Traurig advised Malao Film on the financing of several film productions, including assistance with contractual relationships, licensing of underlying rights, tax and copyright issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Greenberg Traurig stand out for their efficiency, availability and understanding of the matter."
"The lawyers look around corners and highlight issues, not in an alarmist way, but things we should be considering."
"Greenberg Traurig understood that we needed practical advice straight away."
"Greenberg Traurig stand out for their efficiency, availability and understanding of the matter."
"The lawyers look around corners and highlight issues, not in an alarmist way, but things we should be considering."
"Greenberg Traurig understood that we needed practical advice straight away."
Notable Practitioners
Well-known practitioner Stefan Lütje is an expert in the funding of film productions, with further prowess in handling broadcasting and performance rights as well as distribution agreements.
"Stefan Lütje is very collegial and clearly has a lot of experience. He came highly recommended and has met my high expectations."
Christoph Enaux regularly acts for clients on telecommunications matters, particularly in relation to broadband provision in residential properties, as well as fibre-optic rollout, public procurement and regulatory mandates.
"Christoph Enaux is a regulatory telecommunications lawyer with great expertise."
Viola Bensinger is respected for her media law expertise, with which she advises on copyright, film production and distribution agreements, with further expertise in music-related and streaming platform issues.