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Jörg Wimmers, LL.M. (NYU)
Jörg Wimmers, LL.M. (NYU)

Jörg Wimmers, LL.M. (NYU)

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Jörg specialises in the Internet, IT, media and telecommunications sectors and advises TMT companies on transactions and projects, product launches and the design of business models.

 

His clients include search engines, blogging and microblogging services, access providers, various hosting services and large Internet portals, which he advises and represents in particular on questions of liability on the Internet. In this context, which is continuously developing and is characterised by conflict, Jörg has led and continues to lead a large number of often ground-breaking test cases, particularly on questions of copyright, personal rights, press law and data protection law.

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Data & cyber
Information technology
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Sectors

Technology, media & communications
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Over the past 10 years, we've built a trusted legal team in San Francisco, focused on technology, media and communciation, life sciences and healthcare, real estate, private wealth, and private equity. Supported by colleagues in the UK and Europe, we also offer deep expertise in M&A, international growth, commercial deals, and data privacy.

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CV

Since 1997 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1994 – 1996 United Nations, New York/Programme Officer
1998 Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law, New York
1997 LL.M., NYU
1996 – 1997 Degree studies in law, New York University, New York
1995 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
1994 Second state examination, Hamburg
1991 – 1994 Legal clerkship, Hamburg
1990 First state examination, Hamburg
1985 – 1990 Degree studies in law, University of Hamburg
1984 – 1985 Degree studies in law and sociology, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main

Career

Since 1997 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1994 – 1996 United Nations, New York/Programme Officer

Education

1998 Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law, New York
1997 LL.M., NYU
1996 – 1997 Degree studies in law, New York University, New York
1995 Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
1994 Second state examination, Hamburg
1991 – 1994 Legal clerkship, Hamburg
1990 First state examination, Hamburg
1985 – 1990 Degree studies in law, University of Hamburg
1984 – 1985 Degree studies in law and sociology, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main

Publications

Rechtliche Kritik am NetzDG-Entwurf, 2017, gemeinsam mit Britta Heymann

The CJEU’s Communication to the Public: Better Check Before Placing a Hyperlink?, in: CRi 2016, S. 129-133, gemeinsam mit Jörg Wimmers und Adam Rendle

EU Consultation on Ancillary Copyright for Publishers, gemeinsam mit Malek Barudi, 05/2016

EU-Urheberrechtsreform, in: IPRB, S. 16-21, gemeinsam mit Malek Barudi, 2016

Schricker/Loewenheim, Urheberrecht, §§ 101-101b UrhG, 4. Aufl. (2010), §§ 97-105, 112-119 UrhG, 5. Aufl. 2014

Wimmers/Mundhenk, Das Haftungsrisiko des Hostingproviders, in: IPRB, 2014, 58ff.

Nolte/Wimmers, Wer stört? Gedanken zur Haftung von Intermediären im Internet, in: GRUR, 2014, 16ff.

Heise Onlinerecht, Band I, Kap. 3, Haftung für fremde Inhalte, Loseblattsammlung, 2011, gemeinsam mit Carsten Schulz

Berger/Wündisch, Urhebervertragsrecht, Kap. Software-Lizenzvertrag, 2008, gemeinsam mit Christian Frank

Memberships & Associations

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR) and its Special Committee for Copyright Law and Publishing Law
Vorstand der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik (DGRI)
International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristenvereinigung

Additional languages

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Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

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Best lawyers: Media law

Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2025

Copyright Star

JUVE 2024/2025

“very good litigation lawyer”, Competitor

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Leading individual for contract and copyright law

Frequently recommended lawyer for media law

Leading individual: Media Law

Recommended lawyer for media

"Jörg Wimmers is dedicated, passionate, an industry expert and a successful litigator."

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Frequently recommended: Media law

Leading individual: Contract and copyright law

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Thought Leader: Germany - Germany - Data - Information Technology

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