Dr Jur Hermann Waldhauser > Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Offices
BRIENNER STRASSE 9
AMIRAPLATZ
80333 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Dr Jur Hermann Waldhauser
Work Department
IT, IP & Media Law / Distribution, Antitrust and Competition law
Position
Partner
Career
Dr Hermann Waldhauser already specialised in IT, IP, competition law and media during his training. He specialises in the technology, fashion and entertainment industries. Dr Hermann Waldhauser advises the classic media of film and television, broadcasting, publishing and press, music, software, video games, telecommunications and advertising as well as new media and technologies in equal measure. The spectrum of advice ranges from the establishment, financing, acquisition and compliance of companies in the sector, to the production, distribution, licensing and marketing of intellectual and technical products and their legal enforcement, through to the development of exit strategies. In the area of internet and e- and m-commerce, Dr Hermann Waldhauser advises internet portals, online and mobile services and platforms in connection with the advertising and exploitation of content (including user-generated content), goods and services. Sports law, the marketing of sports events and sports betting are also part of his range of advisory services.
Main areas of practice:
– Contract law, in particular production, licence and distribution agreements as well as general terms and conditions
– company law
– IT and internet law and e- & m-commerce
– Information technology, copyright and industrial property rights (in particular trade mark law)
– Publishing and press law – Competition and antitrust law
– Sports law
Dr Waldhauser is listed as a lawyer and/or with the practice group in Legal500 (De, EMEA), Chambers and Juve. He has been listed for many years by Best Lawyer / Handelsblatt as one of “Germany’s best lawyers” in the category of technology law and in the field of IT law. He is listed in the leading French Handbook Leader League and was included by Managing IP as an IP Star for Germany in the 2023 edition.
Professional background
Since 1999: Lawyer with Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Veltins Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH), Munich
1998 – 1999: Lawyer at Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, Munich
Languages
German, English
Education
1995: three-month internship with the law firm Lacher, Lovell-Taylor in New York
1993 – 1998: Scholarship holder at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax
Law Universities: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Medien > Entertainment
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHs medienrechtliche Beratung befindet sich an der Schnittstelle zum IT- und IP-Recht, wo die Kanzlei Produzenten und Studios bei Fernsehproduktionen betreut und dazu in Vertriebsfragen sowie urheberrechtlichen Angelegenheiten berät. Praxisleiter Hermann Waldhauser berät neben Mandanten aus den traditionellen Medienbereichen auch Unternehmen aus der Sparte Social Media in Fragen des IT-Recht sowie dem Vertrieb und Schutz ihrer Produkte. Marcus Hotze bietet Erfahrung bei lizenzrechtlichen und regulatorischen Fragestellungen an und ist auch im Rahmen des Vermarktungsrechts versiert.
Deutschland > Informationstechnologie > Informationstechnologie und Digitalisierung
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH verfügt über besonderes Fachwissen im Bereich des Super-Computing und deckt weiterhin kompetent Gebiete wie Compliance, E-Commerce, Software-Entwicklung und Outsourcing ab. Im Berichtszeitraum beriet man zudem zum finanzaufsichtsrechtlichen Themen im Zusammenspiel mit Outsourcing und Cloud Services sowie zu IT-Dienstleisterverträgen. Hermann Waldhauser leitet die Gruppe und bearbeitet neben IT-rechtlichen Fragestellungen auch angrenzende IP- und wettbewerbsrechtliche Themen mit einem Fokus auf die Medienbranche.
Germany > Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH boasts particular expertise in the super-computing segment and also covers matters pertaining to compliance, e-commerce, software development and outsourcing. Most recently, the team advised on financial supervisory issues in connection with outsourcing and cloud services as well as on IT service provider contracts. Practice head Hermann Waldhauser is experienced in IT law as well as related IP and competition law issues, where he regularly acts across the media sector.
Germany > Media > Entertainment
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH‘s advice covers matters at the interface between IT and IP law, where the team supports producers and studios in television productions and advises on marketing and copyright issues. In addition to clients from the traditional media sectors, practice head Hermann Waldhauser also advises social media companies on IT law as well as marketing and copyright matters. Marcus Hotze boasts expertise in licensing and regulatory issues and is well versed in advertising law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Information technology and digitalisation Germany > Information technology
- Entertainment Germany > Media
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Private clients and non-profits
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Media > Entertainment
- Compliance > Compliance
- Insurance > Insurance litigation