SKW Schwarz promotes three counsel to partner at the beginning of 2024

SKW Schwarz admits the current counsel Moritz Mehner, Dr. Stefan Peintinger and Dr. Christoph Wiegand to the partnership with effect from January 1, 2024.

Moritz Mehner has been a member of SKW Schwarz's IT and data protection practice in Munich since 2018. His work focuses on concepts for solving legal challenges in the context of innovative business models in the areas of the data economy, IoT, big data and cloud computing. He also brings his long-standing enthusiasm for esports and games to his advisory practice.

Dr. Stefan Peintinger advises German and international clients on IT and data protection law as well as intellectual property law, in particular trademark law and competition law. He has been with SKW Schwarz Munich since 2017.

Dr. Christoph Wiegand specializes in intellectual property law and advises clients primarily on trademarks, patents and unfair competition issues. He has been part of the SKW Schwarz team in Frankfurt since 2021.

"The specialist areas of IP, IT & Digital Business are particularly relevant in view of the challenges facing companies in the digital age. We are very pleased to strengthen the partnership in these key areas with three highly qualified colleagues from our own ranks and congratulate Moritz Mehner, Stefan Peintinger and Christoph Wiegand," says Dr. Stephan Morsch, CEO of SKW Schwarz.

SKW Schwarz currently has 68 partners at four locations. In total, around 130 lawyers work for the firm in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.