Katharina A. Weimer, LL.M.
Associate
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- +49 (0)89 20304 160 (Munich)
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- +49 (0)89 20304 199 (Munich)
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- kweimer@reedsmith.com
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Katharina is a member of the European Corporate Group and specialises in the area of Advertising, Technology & Media (ATM). She is a commercial lawyer with a strong focus on all media and entertainment related matters. Among her clients are international broadcasters as well as new and old media enterprises. She also has substantial experience in copyright-related contentious and non-contentious matters, international and national data protection matters and all aspects of doing business on the internet.
Katharina’s main focus is supplemented by continuous advice in life sciences and clinical trial projects, involvement in various international transactions and litigation and extensive experience in agreements for the virtual world.
Katharina co-authored several articles and is the co-author of the Country Report Germany, published in PLC Cross-border Outsourcing Handbook 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Representative Matters
Representation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer regarding the set-up and regulatory matters of pan-European TV channels
Continuous advice of the German branch and feed of Bloomberg L.P. in all fields, contentious and non-contentious, especially in the area of distribution, licensing and advertising matters
Representation of the German branch of Bloomberg L.P. in copyright litigation
Continuous advice of a music platform provider on regulatory, youth protection, copyright and other matters
Representation of a music platform provider in a contentious copyright dispute
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Publications
- PLC Cross-border Data Protection Handbook 2009/10: Country Report for Germany
- PLC Outsourcing Handbook 2009: Country Report for Germany
- 20 per cent on everything – or not? absatzwirtschaft online, 27 November 2008
- PLC Outsourcing Handbook 2008: Country Report for Germany
- Comparative Advertising in Germany and in the US, 2007
- Overview of legal rights within the virtual world, 2007
- PLC Outsourcing Handbook 2007: Country Report for Germany
- Scope of Patent Protection regarding numeric data in a patent claim, 2006
- Advertising campaigns relating to Medical Products, 2006
Experience
| 2006 | Reed Smith |
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| 2006 | Legerlotz Laschet Rechtsanwälte, Cologne |
| 2004 | Dibbs Barker Gosling Lawyers, Sydney (now Dibbs Abbott Stillman) |
| 2002 | Kropp-Olbertz Schulte-Frantzheim Seibert, Cologne |
| 1998 | Wirtz & Kraneis Lawyers, Cologne - Internship |
Legal Education
| 2005 | Master of Laws in Media, Communication and IT Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| 2004 | Second State Bar Examination (“Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen”, bar exam equivalent), Cologne |
| 2004 | Legal Clerkship |
| 2001 | First State Bar Examination (“Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen”, J.D. equivalent), Cologne |
| 1996 | University of Bonn School of Law |
Professional Admissions / Qualifications
- Germany
Court Admissions
- All German Local and District Courts
Professional Affiliations
- German Bar Association
- German Lawyers' Association
- Australian-German Lawyers' Association
Interests
Katharina enjoys sports (running, boxing, yoga) and can spend hours engulfed in a book.