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Munich
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Pia Sökeland
Pia Sökeland
Counsel
“Language is a weapon, keep it honed!” (Kurt Tucholsky)
Pia Sökeland advises comprehensively on copyright, media law, and digital business. She particularly advises book and press publishing houses in all legal matters. Furthermore, she advises and represents fashion and lifestyle companies in the enforcement of their rights.
The design of contracts, in particular of copyright-relevant contracts, is a focus of her activity, as well as judicial and extrajudicial disputes regarding the personality right and the right to personal expression. To avoid disputes, she edits articles prior to their publication. In addition, she advises on the design and distribution of digital services (internet platforms, social media solutions, apps, e-books, digital press, and publishing), trademark and copyright of titles, as well as competition law.
Career
- Studied law at the University of Passau and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Legal clerkship in Ingolstadt, München and Berlin
- Since 2008 with SKW Schwarz
Awards & Recognitions
The Legal 500: Germany 2021, 2022
Recommended lawyer in the category “Media – Press and Publishing Law” (2021, 2022)
"Excellent litigator in press and copyright law, highest competence, always client- and solution-oriented." (2022)
“Pia Sökeland does an outstanding job with defense cases in court.” (2021)
