Dr. Michael Renner, M.A., lic. en droit

Local Partner | Attorney at Law (Germany) • Certified Copyright and Media Lawyer

Michael Renner advises and represents rights holders, collecting societies, associations of collecting societies, and companies in all matters of copyright and media law. He has many years of experience in out-of-court and court representation of rights holders and their organizations, as well as in accompanying complex negotiations and legal proceedings.

Furthermore, Mr. Renner practices in data protection law as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Data Protection Risk Manager (FOM Hochschule), and certified data protection officer (TÜV). He advises companies on data protection issues and compliance requirements.

Michael Renner studied in Munich, Aix-en-Provence, and London and earned his doctorate with a thesis in banking and capital market law. Before joining NORDEMANN, he headed the IP enforcement department in a Munich boutique law firm and was a founding partner of two firms specializing in his areas of copyright focus.

Mr. Renner speaks German, English, and French.

Expertise – Practices and industries:
  • Publications
    • Co-author of “Fromm/Nordemann”, one of the leading German copyright commentaries, 13th edition 2024
  • Memberships
    • Secretary-General of the German Regional Group of the Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
    • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
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