
Position
Partner
Prof. Dr. Jan Hegemann
Attorney (Rechtsanwalt) since 1992
Public email address
jan.hegemann@raue.com
Phone
+49 30 818 550 303
- Address
- Raue Potsdamer Platz 1 10785 Berlin
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Focus Areas
- Press Law
- Media
- Arts and Cultural Institutions
- Copyright Law
References
- Advising and representing Axel Springer SE and its affiliates in disputes involving press law
- Advising and representing publishing houses in matters of copyright law and contract law
- Representing VG Media in arbitral proceedings pursuant to the Urheberrechtswahrnehmungsgesetz (UrhWahrnG, Copyright Administration Act)
- Representing GEMA in the dispute with YouTube regarding YouTube’s blocking notices
- Advising and representing film production companies in legal disputes involving copyright law and general personal rights
- Advising corporations and private collectors with regard to the sale of high-end works of art
- Advising and representing to claimants in matters involving the restitution of Nazi-looted art (inter alia the community of heirs to the estate of Rudolf Mosse)
Rankings
- Listed as one of seven leading advisors for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2024/2025
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Media/Contracts & Copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2024/2025
- Recommended for TMT: Media in Germany, Chambers Europe 2024
- ‘Leading individual’ for Press and Publishing Law, Legal 500 Deutschland 2024
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2025” for Media Law, Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Listed as one of seven leading advisors for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2023/2024
- Listed as one of eight leading advisors in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2023/2024
- Top Lawyer 2023 for Press Law and Copyright Law , WirtschaftsWoche 36/2023
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2024” for Media Law, Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Recommended lawyer for Media: Press and Publishing, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- “Mr Hegemann is not only very smart and well-read and an excellent lawyer, he also always remains cool and level-headed. His forecasts are of almost clairvoyant quality and always came true. He is simply the best.” Client, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- “Jan Hegemann is a very good media lawyer, with good judgement on how to act in certain situations, or indeed how not to act.” Client, TMT: Media, Chambers Europe 2023
- Recommended for TMT: Media in Germany, Chambers Europe 2023
- Listed as one of seven leading advisors for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Press Law, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Media/Contracts & Copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
- Listed as one of nine leading advisors in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
- Named the Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023 „Lawyer of the Year“ (Berlin) for Media Law
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023” for Media Law, for Entertainment Law, for Information Technology Law and for Intellectual Property Law
- “Represents with unparalleled experience and quality.” Client/Competitor, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
- Recommended lawyer for Media: Press and Publishing, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
- Recommended for TMT: Media in Germany, Chambers Europe 2022
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Press Law, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Listed as one of nine leading advisors in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Listed as one of seven leading advisors for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Media/Contracts & Copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Recommended for TMT: Media in Germany, Chambers Europe 2021
- Recommended lawyer for Media: Press and Publishing, Legal 500 EMEA 2021
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Media/Contracts & Copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Press Law, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Listed as one of seven leading lawyers for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Listed as one of nine leading lawyers in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Recommended lawyer for copyright law, WirtschaftsWoche 43, 2020
- “Expertise on complex issues involving freedom of expression, freedom of information and personality rights.“ Chambers Europe 2020
- Recommended Lawyer for Media: Press and Publishing, Legal 500 Deutschland 2020
- Frequently recommended lawyer for media/contracts & copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
- Listed as one of six leading lawyers for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
- Listed as one of nine leading lawyers in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
- “An excellent lawyer, with broad knowledge and experience and commercial awareness, who is flexible in client services and highly effective.“ Client, Chambers Europe 2019
- The most renowned copyright experts: highly recommended lawyer, WirtschaftsWoche, 23 October 2019
- Frequently recommended lawyer for media/contracts & copyrights, JUVE Handbook 2018/2019
- Listed as one of six leading lawyers for Press Law (representing publishing houses) in Germany, JUVE Handbook 2018/2019
- Listed as one of ten leading lawyers in Copyright Law, JUVE Handbook 2018/2019
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2019 Entertainment Law “Lawyer of the Year“ in Germany
- “Excellent for press law and media litigation.“ Client/Competitor, Chambers Europe 2018
- Recommended lawyer for Media: Press and Publishing, Legal 500 EMEA, 2018
- “Excellent expertise, is calm and never acts at the last minute.“ Clients/Competitors, Legal 500 EMEA 2018
- “Offers clients the required quantity of security and confidence needed to successfully endure existence-threatening proceedings.“ Clients/Competitors, Legal 500 EMEA 2018
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Career
- Raue (since 2010)
- Hogan & Hartson Raue LLP
(2001 – 2010) - Oppenhoff & Rädler (1996 – 2000)
- Boden Oppenhoff Rasor Raue (1992 – 1995)
- Legal Clerkship, Berlin und Tokyo
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
(Dr. iur.) - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Languages
- German
- English
Activities
- Honorary Professor at Freie Universität Berlin (since 2006)
- Honorary Professor at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler (2002-2006)
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- German-Japanese Lawyers’ Association (DJJV)
- Study Council on Press Law and Freedom of the Press (Studienkreis für Presserecht und Pressefreiheit e.V.)