HEUKING is one of the major German multi-disciplinary full service firms of lawyers, tax advisors and notaries. Its legal services relate to a full range of activities of German and international business enterprises and organizations. More than 400 professionals practice within the firm’s eight German offices in Berlin, Chemnitz, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart and its office in Zurich, Switzerland.
As concerns GALA’s focus in the advertising and marketing sector, the firm’s IP, Media and Technology Practice Group is actively engaged with some 40 specialized lawyers. We advise clients on all aspects of fair competition, advertising and promotion law; where needed, with the support of our specialists in trademark, design, copyright and publishing law, patent law, IP licensing, as well as IP related litigation, including counterfeiting and piracy prosecution.
Members of the IP, Media and Technology Group look regularly after the interests of advertising agencies and advertising brands. Our work involves issues arising from relevant contract relationships, from the performance of agency services, and from responsibilities and liabilities arising in any such advertising agency relationship. Long standing co-operations in this sector include routine rights clearance work as well as complex license negotiations with talents, publishers and agents.
As concerns information technology, broadcasting, telecom, and Internet publishing, our clients both rely on our legal expertise and excellent contacts to the relevant regulatory authorities. Other clients look for help with online sales projects, online promotions, privacy issues and data protection compliance, and compliance audits.
The Group is proud of its strong recognition and reputation among practitioners in the IP, IT and marketing sectors, as well as among clients in the relevant industry sectors.
As part of our IP Media and Technology practice, we have traditionally a strong focus on international clients. Our lawyers are bi-lingual, and benefit from foreign educations or practices. All are active in many important professional or industry organizations, such as GALA, IBA, INTA, AIPPI and a number of other specialist groups, holding offices and engaging in a wide variety of speaking and publishing activities.
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