Greenberg Traurig Germany

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Partner/Shareholder

Laura Zentner focuses her practice on the media and the technology sectors with an emphasis on copyright and entertainment law. Laura also advises national and international clients on large-scale outsourcing transactions, digitisation projects, cloud computing, software licensing as well as digital media.

Her experience also includes the areas of development, production, funding, financing and distribution of films, TV programs and other audio-visual content. She advises on the structuring of national and cross-border co-productions, financing and public funding, and other contractual matters. In addition, Laura advises on general copyright and collecting society issues, insolvency, the law of the Internet, artificial intelligence, as well as youth protection and other regulatory matters. She also represents clients from the media sector in contentious matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Laura worked for Olswang in Germany for three years after acting as Interim Legal Counsel (German Speaking Territories) for an international media company. During her time with Olswang Laura was seconded to the legal department of the German Federal Film Fund and an international technology company. In 2016, Laura was also seconded to support the legal department of a multi-channel network and producer of web videos.

Capabilities

Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Entertainment, Media & Sports | Intellectual Property & Technology | Marketing, Advertising, Sweepstakes & Promotions Law | Litigation | Innovation & Artificial Intelligence

Admission to Practice 
Germany

German, French, English

• Second Legal State Exam, Berlin/Germany, 2012
• PhD, Friedrich Schiller Universität (FSU), Jena/Germany, 2010
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)/USA, 2009
• First Legal State Exam, Friedrich Schiller Universität (FSU), Jena/Germany, 2008