The Legal 500 Germany Awards 2025: Jan Hegemann honored as Tech and Media Lawyer of the Year

Legal 500 Germany has honoured Raue partner Prof Dr Jan Hegemann as Technology and Media Lawyer of the Year. The recognition was part of the Legal 500 Germany Awards, which took place for the second time last week.

Jan Hegemann advises publishers, media companies and producers of documentaries and feature films, TV movies and TV series, as well as private individuals, on press law and freedom of expression, copyright and publishing law. A particular focus of his work is representing companies and publishers in connection with their rights in digital media. Prof. Dr. Jan Hegemann is one of the best-known German media lawyers and is regularly involved in landmark cases and mandates.

The Legal 500 Germany Awards are presented to lawyers, law firms and legal inhouse departments that have distinguished themselves in Germany through their outstanding expertise, innovative advice and contribution to the development of their profession. The award underlines that Raue is one of the leading German commercial law firms in the area of media law.

The Legal 500 Germany Awards are based on the careful and independent research carried out by Legal 500 to produce its annual guide, The Legal 500 Germany. The winners of the Legal 500 Germany Awards are selected by a judging team spearheaded by The Legal 500 Deutschland senior editor Anna Bauböck and co-editors Kathrin Zuser and Clara Mozes,. The Legal 500 Germany Awards ceremony takes place every year in February in Frankfurt am Main.

(26 February 2025)