Year of Call: 1988
1988 Admission, Rechtsanwältin, Frankfurt am Main
1992-1999 (Non-practising (Inhouse Lawyer)
2000 Readmission, Rechtsanwältin, Berlin
2004 Registered European Lawyer, Bar Council of England & Wales
Brigitte has worked in international, European and comparative copyright and related rights law for over 30 years. She advises on copyright and related rights matters together with relevant aspects of human rights and private international law and is particularly conversant with music and film law. She also accepts appointments as expert and arbitrator in international copyright and related rights disputes.
Brigitte also has considerable experience in the area of legislative drafting and advises on legal policy issues. She has contributed to technical assistance projects in the field of copyright protection and enforcement in transition economies and developing countries organised by various bodies, including the EU and the UN.
Brigitte frequently participates as a speaker in conferences, roundtables and seminars on copyright and has been a course tutor on the Postgraduate Diploma Course/Masters in UK, EU and US Law of Copyright and Related Rights at King's College, London since 2004. She is the author of various contributions to legal treatises and commentaries on copyright in different jurisdictions and is joint editor of "Copyright in the Information Society: A Guide to National Implementation of the European Directive".
Studies in Law, University of Würzburg, 1979-1984
Studies in Musicology, University of Heidelberg, 1985-1988
First State Examination in Law, 1985 (Würzburg) Second State Examination in Law, 1988 (Stuttgart)
Admission to the German Bar as “Rechtsanwältin”, Frankfurt/Main, 1988, (Non-practising (Inhouse Lawyer) 1992- 1999)
Readmission as “Rechtsanwältin”, Berlin, 2000
Registration as “Registered European Lawyer”, Bar Council of England and Wales and Member of Lincoln’s Inn, 2004
Certificate in International Human Rights Law and Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2013
British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA), London – Member of the Executive Committee
Association Internationale pour le Développement de la Propriété Intellectuelle (ADALPI), Geneva - Chair
Advice and training can be given in English, French or German. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese - read
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