Fabian Bauer advises and represents clients in press and media law, IT law, trademark law and competition law.
His main areas of expertise are:
- Press and freedom of expression disputes, in particular in cases of (imminent) reputation-damaging reporting
- Advice on data protection projects, data use, the introduction of IT applications and cyber security
- Pursuing and defending claims in cases of intellectual property infringements (in particular in trademark and copyright law)
- Reviewing advertising campaigns.
Fabian Bauer also has extensive experience in court and administrative disputes in the above-mentioned areas.
- Law studies at the Universities of Passau and Santiago de Compostela
- Legal clerkship in Wiesbaden, Brussels, Mainz and Alicante
- Lawyer in a commercial law firm and in a press and media law boutique
- With SKW Schwarz since 2021
Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's Best Lawyers 2026
Recommended lawyer in the category "Information Technology Law" (2026)
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07/17/2026
CJEU: Consumers Cannot Waive Their 14-Day Right of Withdrawal When Signing Up for a Streaming Subscription
07/16/2026
KI-Flash: EDPB Publishes Guidelines on Web Scraping in the Context of Generative AI
07/15/2026
Guidelines on the Anonymisation of Personal Data – European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Launches Public Consultation
07/09/2026
Youth Protection in Digital Services in the EU: The Commission’s Regulatory Push and What Providers Need to Know




