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
Germany > Media > Entertainment
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH‘s combined media, IP and IT expertise is regularly requested by TV broadcasters and producers as well as new media service providers such as streaming services, which the team advises on copyright contracts, e-commerce, digital advertising campaigns and data protection compliance. Practice head Hermann Waldhauser advises digital media companies on copyright matters, including disputes, while Marcus Hotze is particularly experienced in IT compliance and digital marketing.
Germany > Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH primarily focuses on cloud services, AI, big data, and the industrial Internet of Things, including related compliance issues. This expertise is regularly called upon by medium-sized companies, international corporations and start-ups from the mechanical engineering, medtech, fintech and automotive sectors. Hermann Waldhauser (IT, IP and media law) heads the group.
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)
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Private clients and non-profits
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Media > Entertainment
- Compliance > Compliance
- Insurance > Insurance litigation