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Dr. Caroline Schmitt-Mücke
Dr. Caroline Schmitt-Mücke

Dr. Caroline Schmitt-Mücke

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Caroline advises and represents national and international platform operators and technology companies in copyright and media law, defamation and personality rights, as well as in telemedia and data protection law. Her practice focuses on litigation concerning infringing content on digital platforms and services.

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Copyright & media law
Information technology
Tech Litigation

Sectors

Technology, media & communications

CV

Since 2026 Associate, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg, German
2025 - 2026 Attorney at Law, KNPZ Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg, Germany Focus: IP, IT, and Data Protection Law
2025 Admission to the Bar, Hamburg, Germany
2022 - 2024 Legal Clerkship (Referendariat), Hanseatic Higher Regional Court Hamburg
2022 Second State Examination in Law, Hamburg, Germany
2022 Bi-national Doctorate in German and Italian Media and Defamation Law, University of Greifswald & Università di Pisa (Dr. iur. / Dottoressa di Ricerca, PhD)
2020 - 2022 Doctoral Studies, Università di Pisa, Italy
2018 - 2021 Research Associate, Chair of Media and Commercial Law, University of Greifswald
2018 First State Examination in Law, University of Greifswald
2012 - 2018 Law Studies at the University of Greifswald and Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

Career

Since 2026 Associate, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg, German
2025 - 2026 Attorney at Law, KNPZ Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg, Germany Focus: IP, IT, and Data Protection Law

Education

2025 Admission to the Bar, Hamburg, Germany
2022 - 2024 Legal Clerkship (Referendariat), Hanseatic Higher Regional Court Hamburg
2022 Second State Examination in Law, Hamburg, Germany
2022 Bi-national Doctorate in German and Italian Media and Defamation Law, University of Greifswald & Università di Pisa (Dr. iur. / Dottoressa di Ricerca, PhD)
2020 - 2022 Doctoral Studies, Università di Pisa, Italy
2018 - 2021 Research Associate, Chair of Media and Commercial Law, University of Greifswald
2018 First State Examination in Law, University of Greifswald
2012 - 2018 Law Studies at the University of Greifswald and Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

Memberships & Associations

GRUR - Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht

Deutsch-Italienische Juristenvereinigung

Deutscher Anwaltsverein

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