Prof Dr Stefan Engels

• Advising and representing major German publishers, broadcasters, news agencies and online platforms in press and media law matters
• Advising and representing media and advertising companies on copyright issues (in particular in contentious matters)
• Representing broadcasters, online providers and influencers in advertising and competition law matters (e.g. online marketing, product placement, design of advertising banners, labeling)
• Representation of online platforms (e.g. price comparison platforms, news offers, stores) in disputes with competitors and consumer organizations (e.g. price advertising/e-commerce issues/misleading advertising, ESG)
• Advice and representation of various e-commerce and direct marketing companies in matters of harassing advertising (Section 7 UWG – Direct Marketing Law)
• Advice and representation of branded goods manufacturers and retail companies in competition and advertising law matters relating to ESG, price information, misleading advertising, etc. as well as in reputation management
• Advice and representation in the civil enforcement of public law standards (in particular GDPR violations and gambling law).

• JUVE Handbook 2024/2025: Leading name for press law and right of speech, frequently recommended for trademark and design law as well as competition law, media: contracts and copyrights, regulatory, transactions and financing; “excellently networked and has very deep knowledge of the media industry”, client, “very experienced and broad expertise”, competitor
• Legal 500 Germany 2024: Leading individual for press and publishing law and recommended for media: entertainment as well as intellectual property: trademarks and unfair competition and information technology: data protection, information technology and digitalisation as well as IT-transactions and outsourcing; "Prof. Dr. Stefan Engels represents the team’s strengths in an absolutely ideal and exemplary manner. The collaboration is based on trust and is based on the highest level of competence and professionalism", "Stefan Engels is particularly valued by us as an excellent lawyer and a very good strategist and tactician who is excellently networked and has very deep knowledge of the media industry and the media business. What should be emphasized is his commitment and ability to look beyond the specific mandate and to work comprehensively on behalf of the client", "The team around Stefan Engels is competent and reliable and always spontaneously on hand and there seems to be a good atmosphere among each other. Good communication, creative and goal-oriented solutions", "Stefan Engels: Many years of experience, very good knowledge of the industry, good strategist, thinks entrepreneurially", "Stefan Engels and his IP team are active in media law both in an advisory and forensic manner for all matters for our company. The reason for the ongoing cooperation is, in particular, the excellent broad coverage and therefore good integration in the areas of intellectual property rights and media law, so that advice and support is guaranteed “from a single source"
• Chambers Europe Germany 2024: Recommended for TMT: media; "Stefan Engels is a very good tactician with in-depth knowledge of the media industry and legal matters", client
• Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recommended for intellectual property law, media law, information technology law and advertising law
• WirtschaftsWoche 2022: Recommended as “top lawyer” for data protection
• Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021: Top 20 of the most recommended lawyers in Germany; recommended for media and press law as well as for intellectual property
• Managing IP – IP STARS 2024: Recommended as “Notable Practitioner”

• The solicitation of donations in the focus of competition law, NJW 2023, 1542-1548 (with Jonas Mücke).
• Environmental Advertising Claims Guide, 06 August 2024
• Commentary on §§ 22, 23 KUG, 47-50, 60-63 UrhG, in: 'P. Möhring/K. Nicolini, Urheberrechtsgesetz', Munich 2017 (4th edition) and also Beck Online Kommentar
• New rules for car labeling - German Car Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance amendment comes into force, 17 April 2024
• Directive on consumer empowerment for ecological change comes into force, 25 March 2024
• Best Practice Guide: 'Wettbewerbsrecht und Dialogmarketing', May 2022, brochure by DDV (Deutscher Dialogmarketing Verband e. V.) - 'Getting the Deal Right', May 2022, brochure by DDV (Deutscher Dialogmarketing Verband e. V.). V.)
• 'Getting the Deal Through, Länderbeitrag Germany', in: Advertising & Marketing 2019, London 2019 (with Beatrice Brunn)
• 'AdBlocker auf dem Prüfstand', GRUR Prax 2015, pp. 338-340
• 'Dialogmarketing in Deutschland', in: transfer - Werbeforschung & Praxis, 04/2014, pp. 43-45
• 'Aktuelle Fragen des Rundfunkwerberechts', ZUM 2014, pp. 946- 957 (with Jana Semrau)
• 'Telefonmarketing', in: H. Holland (ed.), Digitales Dialogmarketing, 2014, pp. 497-513

Recurring events

• Umweltwerbung auf dem Prüfstand, 14 November 2024
• MIPCOM Cannes 2024, 21 October 2024

Individual events

• Online Marketing Law (Hamburg Media School), Hamburg (current dates Link)
• Lecture Advertising and eCommerce Law, (here all lectures to listen Link)