About
IP/IT attorney with substantial legal experience. High premium on providing preemptive legal support for international clients in German or English. Focus on intellectual property, information & telecommunication technology law and contract drafting. Working for clients (mainly from the IT-Business) from Germany, USA, UK, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan etc.
Stephan Schmidt studied law in Dresden and Mainz. During his judicial clerkship he worked at the law firm Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner in Frankfurt. He also worked for a law firm in San Diego as well as a specialist law firm for IP and IT law in Munich. In 2005 he established his own specialist firm for IT and telecoms law in Mainz. He became a certified specialist lawyer for IT law in 2008.
Work history
TCI Rechtsanwaelte, Partner
Stephan Schmidt specializes in advice to companies on telecoms, IT, software and Internet law as well as on general terms and conditions and corporate law. He drafts, checks and negotiates licensing, project, maintenance and distribution contracts, general business and licensing conditions and also provides litigation for national and international clients. He also has expertise in data protection law and the organization of legally compliant websites. In addition, Stephan Schmidt is active in M&A within the fields of IT, IP and telecoms law.
Partner
teclegal Rhein-Main Rechtsanwälte
January 2009 – June 2011 (2 years 6 months)
Partner
Brennecke & Partner Rechtsanwälte
May 2007 – December 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Owner
Kanzlei Schmidt
July 2005 – April 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Legal clerkship
Bluemel & Associates
November 2004 – January 2005 (3 months)
Legal clerkship
Haarmann Hemmelrath
March 2003 – August 2004 (1 year 6 months)
