Dr. André Schmidt
Dr.
André
Schmidt
Lawyer, Partner
- Certified Specialist Lawyer in Information Technology Law
Expertise
- IT Law
- Data Privacy Law
- Competition Law/ Fair Trading Law
- Intellectual Property Law (Trademark Law, Patent Law, Design Law)
- Media Law and Press Law
Reputation
- Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2020: Dr. André Schmidt is one of the best lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property Law in Germany
- Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2019: Dr. André Schmidt is one of the best lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property Law in Germany
Career
- 2000–2005 studied law at the Humboldt-University Berlin
- 2006–2008 legal traineeship in Berlin
- 2007–2008 secondary employment at the legal department of a mail-order company
- Admitted to the bar in 2008
- 2008–2016 lawyer in an international major law firm
- Obtained law doctorate in Freiburg
- Since 2014 Certified Specialist Lawyer in Information Technology Law
- Since 2015 mentor at the Cyber Law Clinic of the University Hamburg
- Since 2016 lecturer at the HSB Akademie
- Joined LUTZ | ABEL in 2016
- Since 2020 lecturer at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences Hamburg
Memberships
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR) (German Confederation for Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright Protection)
- Hamburgischer Anwaltsverein e.V. (Hamburg Bar Association)
- GDD Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V. (Society for data protection and data security)
- IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
One of the best lawyers in the field of IP-Law in Germany
Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2020