Career

Studied law and economics in Bonn and Munich. 1982 first State examination, 1986 second State examination. Research assistant for Church Law and Public Law at the University of Bonn with Prof Dr Schlaich, 1981 to 1985. Legal traineeship in the legal department of a broadcasting company in 1986.

Joined the firm in 1987.

Practice

Press and broadcasting law, publishing and copyright law, new media and information technology law, constitutional media law.

Listed by Juve as a leading lawyer in media law and recommended by Handelsblatt/​Best Lawyers in the ranking “Germany's Best Lawyers” (since 2012) in media law and public law (2024) and awarded “Lawyer of the Year 2024” in media law. 2016 Lawyer of the Year for North Rhine‑​Westphalia, Lawyer of the Year in Media Law (2018 and 2022), listed in Public Law. Recommended by Legal 500 in media law/​press and publishing. Recognized by Legal 500 as a “Leading Name” in Media Law/​Press and Publishing.

Member of the Board of the “Studienkreis für Presserecht und Pressefreiheit” (Study Council for Press Law and Freedom of the Press). Member of the intellectual property and media working group of the German Bar Association.

Preventive advice in cases involving imminent critical media coverage, legal protection in the event of inaccurate media coverage: various DAX 40 companies, personalities from the fields of business, culture and politics as well as private individuals; basic procedures in media regulation (e. g. status and role of Länder media authorities), for public broadcasting (e. g. remuneration for cable feed, online activities such as the Tagesschau app), websites of municipal governments.

Publications

Several publications on press and broadcasting law. Co‐editor of Archiv für Presserecht.

publications

¹ member of the partnership with limited professional liability