TMT: Media
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 3
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T: +49 (0)30 300 13 14 0Chambers Review
DLA Piper is an international full-service law firm with strong expertise in data protection and IT law. The team regularly advises on IT outsourcing, novel mobility concepts and platform rollouts as well as digitalisation projects. Its services are strengthened by its prowess in handling data protection mandates ranging from data breach disputes and international data transfers to GDPR compliance. Furthermore, the law firm offers media law advice, whereby the team assists with gaming law, broadcasting licences and press law. Its expertise in advertisement law and M&A-related issues as well as disputes complements DLA Piper's holistic offerings. Its client roster spans market leaders in the digital and print publishing, technology and automotive industries.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper defended Ströer Digital Publishing in a lawsuit for injunctive relief brought by a German consumer protection organisation relating to alleged data protection and e-privacy infringements via web analysis and ad tracking tools on the website www.t-online.de.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The teambrings many years of media regulatory expertise to the table and always keeps an eye on actual economic concerns."
"Our commercial concerns are always taken into account in the legal strategy, and the coordination on this was great."
"Enquiries were processed thoroughly and expeditiously by the qualified team."
"DLA Piper were very professional, provided pragmatic solutions and proactively gave suggestions that included a risk analysis."
"The lawyers have deep-rooted knowledge."
"The teambrings many years of media regulatory expertise to the table and always keeps an eye on actual economic concerns."
"Our commercial concerns are always taken into account in the legal strategy, and the coordination on this was great."
"Enquiries were processed thoroughly and expeditiously by the qualified team."
"DLA Piper were very professional, provided pragmatic solutions and proactively gave suggestions that included a risk analysis."
"The lawyers have deep-rooted knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Munich-based Jan Geert Meents is managing director for the UK and Europe at DLA Piper. He is an experienced IT expert who assists with outsourcing, cloud services mandates and data privacy issues, where he acts for car manufacturers and engineering companies across Germany and Europe.
"We had a very good experience working with Jan Geert Meents, who was helpful and pragmatic."
Stefan Engels is well versed in handling media law-related disputes involving press coverage, advertisements and gambling law. His expertise further includes copyright and production issues.
"Stefan Engels is a very good tactician with in-depth knowledge of the media industry and legal matters."