Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

Gregor is a lawyer for technology and media with a focus on data protection, artificial Intelligence, copyright, media, IT law and e-commerce. He regularly advises on negotiations and transactions, financing and joint ventures as well as on regulatory aspects of the digital business. His clients include technology start-ups, ISPs, games, film and television companies as well as financial institutions and investors.

Gregor is also an experienced litigator in complex business disputes. The distinguished legal expert is an award-winning and recommended lawyer in the fields of technology and data protection.

Gregor and Nico Jänicke are the local managing directors of Taylor Wessing's Berlin office.

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Career

Since 2021	Lecturer at University of Alicante on the Law of Digital Transformation
2011 - 2020	Lecturer Media Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Since 2006	Partner, Taylor Wessing

2012	Lecturer, MHMK Macromedia Hochschule für Medien und Kommunikation, München
2003	Lecturer, Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht (today: Innovation und Wettbewerb)
1999 – 2006	Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, in the area of IP/IT/Media & Entertainment
1997 – 1999	Research assistant, Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht (today: Innovation und Wettbewerb)

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Education

2003	Admitted as a lawyer, Berlin
1999	Doctoral degree (Prof. Gerhard Schricker), Dissertation on a theme of competition and European law, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
1997	Admitted as a lawyer, Munich

1996	Second state examination, Munich
1994	LL.M., University of Cambridge, England
1993	First state examination, Munich
1988 – 1993	Degree studies in law, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

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Publications

Richtlinien und Guidelines für Let’s Plays, Urheberrecht und UrhDaG, in: MMR 2023, 638

Generative AI in gaming: immense potential... with some unanswered legal questions in: Interface, July 2023

The European Media Freedom Act: a pan European media law? in: Interface, June 2023

Digital Services Act – Zahl der „aktiven Nutzer“, „Dark Patterns“ und weitere aktuelle Fragestellungen nach Inkrafttreten des DSA, MMR-Aktuell 2023, 455779, beck-online

Urheberrecht für Games, in: Games und Recht, 2022

„Sein Auto, sein Entwurf“ – Wem gehört der Porsche 911? Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil vom 7.4.2022, Gregor Schmid / Timm Düwel, ZUM 2022, 561

„Käfer-Lächeln“ und „Ei-Form“: Der VW-Käfer und das Urheberrecht., Anmerkung zu OLG Braunschweig, Urteil vom 10.3.2022, Timm Düwel / Gregor Schmid, ZUM-RD 2022, 377

Lizenzen/Nutzungsrechte, in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Insolvenzfestigkeit von Nutzungsrechten, in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Datenschutz , in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Digital Services Act: Neues „Grundgesetz für Onlinedienste“? Auswirkungen des Kommissionsentwurfs für die Digitalwirtschaft, Gregor Schmid / Max Grewe, MMR 2021, S. 279

Reale Gebäude und Gegenstände in Computerspielen. Reichstag, Humvees und Fußballtrikots – Nutzung ohne Lizenzen möglich? Gregor Schmid / Tim Düwel, MMR 2020, S. 155

Einordnung eines Livestreams als Rundfunk – Anmerkung zum Urteil des VG Berlin vom 26.9.2019, MMR 2020, 271

Digital Services Act und Digital Markets Act: (Nicht nur) die e-Commerce-Richtlinie auf dem Prüfstand

Update Urheberrecht im Digitalen Binnenmarkt: Zur Implementierung der DSM-Urheberrechts-Richtlinie in Deutschland

Game Subsidies in Germany – Recent Developments, Interface, Ausgabe #24, August 2019

Neue Vertriebsstrukturen mit digitalem Content am Beispiel von E-Books, in: DGRI Jahrbuch 2014, S. 173 - 192

Additional languages

English

Experience

Taylor Wessing advises encentive on seed financing

The start-up encentive has raised 2.7 million euros in fresh capital in a seed financing round for its AI-based industrial solution for optimised energy management.

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Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

Bertelsmann Investments acquires pharma tech company EXTEDO with Taylor Wessing

Bertelsmann Investments acquires the pharmaceutical technology company EXTEDO for a double-digit million amount.

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Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

Advising General Catalyst on USD 223 million Series B financing

German AI defence company Helsing raises USD 223 (€209) million in capital in a Series B funding round. The round was led by General Catalyst, which was comprehensively advised by our team and led by Berlin-based VC partner Dr Norman Röchert on all legal aspects of the transaction.

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Dr. Norman Röchert, LL.M. (Cape Town)

Felix Paul, LL.M.

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Malke Kristina Zimmermann

Tim Hendricks

Nico Jänicke

Dr. Thomas Hohe, LL.M. (Virginia)

Sophie Burmeister

Dr Bert Kimpel

Elnaz Mehrkhah

Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

Dr. Eva Surowiecki, LL.B. (London)

Timo Stellpflug

Alessa Steigertahl

Dr. Tim Wünnemann

Dr. Alexander Rubusch, LL.M.

Dr. Eugen Reismann

Katrin Isabelle Schultz

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Acquisition of Kolibri Games by Ubisoft

One of the premier developers of mobile free-to-play games and one of the leaders of the “idle” games genre, on its 75% acquisition by Ubisoft.

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Dr Bert Kimpel

Nico Jänicke

Dr. Ralf B. Tietz, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dr. Norman Röchert, LL.M. (Cape Town)

Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

Maria Weiers

Johannes Simon, LL.M. (Durham)

Elnaz Mehrkhah

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Wooga sale to Playtika

Wooga, the Berlin-based casual games developer, on its sale to Israeli mobile games company, Playtika Ltd.

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Dr. Norman Röchert, LL.M. (Cape Town)

Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

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Awards

Legal 500 Germany 2024	Recommended Lawyer for data protection
Chambers and Partners 2024	Ranked Lawyer for TMT: Media
Legal 500 Germany 2024	Leading individual for media
Who's Who Legal 2024	Recommended lawyer for Data Privacy & Protection
Who's Who Legal 2024	Recommended lawyer for Information Technology
JUVE Handbook 2023/2024	Frequently recommended: Media law

Legal All Stars 2023 – WirtschaftsWoche and Handelsblatt Research Institute	Recognition as one of the top 3 copy right lawyers in Germany
WirtschaftsWoche Ranking 2023	Top lawyer for copyright law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Gaming Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Entertainment Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Information Technology Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Intellectual Property Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Media Law
Chambers and Partners 2023	Ranked with Chambers and Partners for TMT: Media
Legal 500 Germany 2021 - 2023	Key lawyer: Media: Entertainment
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2023	Often recommended for trademark and competition law
JUVE Handbook 2022/2023	"very much appreciated", competitor
Leaders League 2022	Excellent lawyer: Media, Sports & Entertainment
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2013 - 2022	Leading individual: Intellectual Property Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2013 - 2022	Leading individual: Gambling law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2013 - 2022	Leading individual: Information technology law
Legal 500 Germany 2021/2022	Leading individual: media: entertainment
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"experienced colleague, pleasant cooperation", competitor, "can also think out of the box- that is what makes him an outstanding IP lawyer", client
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"bright minded, he can also delevop new ideas and solutions", client
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"experienced, pleasant cooperation", competitor
Chambers Europe 2021	"Gregor Schmid offers advice on a broad range of media issues, with a specialisation on gaming mandates as well as copyright, e-commerce and licensing issues. One client says:"Gregor has very detailed knowledge. We use him for very specific questions which have not yet been solved by the legislature," explaining: "He knows whether a longer text or a quick answer is necessary for a given topic."
Legal 500 Germany 2021	"Gregor Schmid is very specialised and has excellent knowledge of the law. He is also fast, pragmatic, highly competent and personally very pleasant".
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2021	Frequently recommended: Media: Contracts and Copyrights, Transactions and Financing
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2021	Frequently recommended: IT-law
JUVE Handbook 2020 2021	"can be employed in addition to his extensive process know-how", competitor, "can always think out of the box - that makes him an outstanding IP lawyer", client
WirtschaftsWoche Ranking 2020	Top lawyer 2020 for copyright law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2013 - 2022	Leading individual: Media and copyright law
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	"very experienced, good lawyer", "competent", competitor
WirtschaftsWoche Ranking 2019	Top lawyer for data protection law
Chambers Europe 2019	Leading individual: TMT-Media (Germany): "Gregor Schmid is smart and good at giving practical advice. He really understands the business."