Dr. Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP, based in its Munich office. He is a member of the German telecom, media and technology (TMT) practice group, where practice focuses on media and IT law, including license and production agreements, film financing, cable and satellite agreements, advertising law, software, hardware, trade mark and know-how agreements, outsourcing, agreements on technology development, telematics, data protection, gaming, gambling, sweepstakes and all IP/IT relevant aspects of insolvency law as well as litigation.
His clients include international companies engaged primarily in the media, entertainment, telecommunications and information technology industries.
Wolfgang has extensive M&A experience, in particular with asset deals in the TMT sector, due diligence and the drafting of stock exchange prospectuses (IP/IT relevant aspects).
Wolfgang is recommended in JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2007/2008 (directory of German commercial law firms) in the field of entertainment and Chambers Europe 2007 acknowledges him as a leading individual in the field of media. In 2005 the German TMT practice group won the JUVE award "best law firm of the year for media". Chambers Global 2008 recommends Wolfgang in the field of media. Recently, Wolfgang was featured as one of the top lawyers under 40 in JUVE's top "40 under 40".
Wolfgang is the author of numerous publications on entertainment law. Prior to joining the Firm in 2004, he practiced at a leading international law firm in Cologne and London.
Education:
University of Regensburg, Dr. jur., 1998
University of Cape Town, LL.M., 1993
University of Regensburg, Law Degree, 1993
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1990 |