Dr Lukas Gerhardinger
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Dr Lukas Gerhardinger specializes in advising clients on media and freedom of expression law (e.g. defamation and privacy) as well as advertising and unfair competition law.
His clients include companies in the media and communications industry. He also advises and represents national and international companies on reputation management and crisis communication.
A focus of his work is litigation.
Languages
- German
- English
Education
- University of Freiburg, Dr iur
- Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe, Second State Examination
- University of Michigan Law School, Grotius Research Scholar
University of Freiburg, First State Examination
Publications and media
- “Quellenschutz im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung und Globalisierung”, Diss., Mohr Siebeck 2023
- “Einfluss und Verantwortung – Sorgfaltspflichten der Verbraucherorganisationen im Rahmen ihrer Öffentlichkeitsarbeit”, NJW 2025, 2288 (together with Prof. Dr. Stefan Engels)
Prior Experience
Before joining DLA Piper, Dr Lukas Gerhardinger worked as a lawyer in a boutique law firm specialising in media and press law. Lukas also worked for several years as an academic assistant at the chair of former justice of the German Constitutional Court Prof. Dr Dr hc Johannes Masing at the University of Freiburg.
