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Philipp Lotze specialises in advising IT companies on outsourcing agreements as well as on contracts regulating the development and use of software. He also advises IT and media companies on protecting and defending their intellectual property.

Philipp started his legal career with CMS in 1993 and has been a partner since 1996.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Listed for IT Law
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    „sehr guter Kollege“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für IT-Recht und Datenschutz
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    Listed for IT Law
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für IT-Recht und Datenschutz
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    Listed for IT Law
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    "Recommended" for Information Technology
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    Leading lawyer for contract law
    Kanzleimonitor 2021, 2022
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    "Recommended" for Information Technology
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)
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    Leading lawyer for contract law
    Kanzleimonitor 2020, 2021
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    Führender Anwalt Vertragsrecht
    Kanzleimonitor 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Technologie und Medien
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023

Publications

  • Rechtsfragen der Telemedien, in: Hasselblatt (Hrsg.), Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, C.H.Beck, 5. Auflage, München 2017 (zusammen mit Heinson, D.)
  • Tätigwerden der Zollbehörden, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Gordian N. Hasselblatt, C.H. Beck Verlag 2001, p. 0 191
  • Internetbezogene Rechtsprobleme, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Gordian N. Hasselblatt, C.H.Beck Verlag 2001

Memberships & Roles

  • GRUR - German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
  • DGRI - German Association of Law and Informatics
  • Hamburg@work
  • LIDC – International Leage of competition law
  • Bundesverband der digitalen Wirtschaft

Education

  • 1992: Second state examination in law
  • 1989: Three-month work experience in Sydney, Australia
  • Law studies in Hamburg
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