Dr. Julia Schafdecker

Associate

Think creatively. Understand the established. Dare new things.

Dr. Julia Schafdecker advises German and foreign businesses, online platforms, and film production companies in Media & Entertainment and Digital Business.

In the media sector, she focuses on accompanying and advising film and TV productions, in particular relating to issues of copyright law, individual rights law, and licensing law as well as the drafting of contracts. In addition, Dr. Julia Schafdecker has special expertise in music law, including the rights management by collecting societies and their activities in a national and international context.

In Digital Business, Dr. Julia Schafdecker advises and assists German and international companies in developing and implementing their business ideas and in exploring new digital strategies. Her legal practice focuses on the drafting of general terms and conditions and on advising and assisting on issues relating to copyright law, licensing law, and advertising law. She also advises and supports companies and online platforms in the digital health sector.

Career

Studied Law at the Georg August University of Göttingen and at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid
Doctorate in Copyright Law, Georg August University of Göttigen
Legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeals, including positions at the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (Copyright and Publishing Law Department) and the ARD General Secretariat