Bird & Bird LLP provides copyright and contractual legal counsel to media and digital companies, with major clients including sports broadcasters and regulatory bodies, and the firm also advises cross-sector clients on licensing and IP matters for marketing and advertising campaigns, including on the compliant use of AI. Online gambling regulations for mobile app developers is another area of focus for the practice, and the team has also led on pan-European copyright disputes. Practice head Joseph Fesenmair leads on IP and media usage matters, while Markus Körner advises on video game regulations and has offered guidance on media transactions, and Niels Lutzhöft is an experienced copyright litigator.
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Key clients
- Amazon Game Server
- Discord Inc.
- Moin Bio Backwaren GmbH
- ProSiebenSat.1 Group
- TSV Alemannia Aachen
- TuneIn
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Practice head
Joseph Fesenmair
Other key lawyers
Markus Körner; Niels Lutzhöft