Review Rechtskommunikationsgipfel 2017
On November 17, 2017, the legal communications summit took place on the 21st floor of the Bahntower at Potsdamer Platz. During the day, the twelve speakers discussed topics from a wide range of legal fields with the participants. These included antitrust law, media law and commercial criminal law. The focus was always on how to deal with the public. At lunchtime, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs also dropped by our conference to find out more. Participants from major law firms included Hengeler Mueller, CMS, Noerr, GleissLutz, KPMG Law, Greenberg Traurig, Norton Fulbright Rose, Allen & Overy, Oppenhoff & Partner, Osborne Clarke, WilmerHale, Dentons, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Clifford Chance.
Organizer
Event contact
Host
What the participants say
Excerpt of our Speakers 2017
Prof. Dr. Christian Schertz
Antje Neumann
Dr. Rainer Ohler
Dr. Alexander Gommlich
Karin Matussek
Martin U. Müller
Program 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Get-together
with drinks and finger food
(Hotel KEMPINSKI, Bristol Bar; Kurfürstendamm 27)
with drinks and finger food
(Hotel KEMPINSKI, Bristol Bar; Kurfürstendamm 27)
Friday, November 17, 2017
8:00 a.m.
Registration with coffee reception
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Martin Wohlrabe (CONSILIUM Rechtskommunikation, Managing Director)
Martin Wohlrabe (CONSILIUM Rechtskommunikation, Managing Director)
9:15 a.m.
„Litigation PR in a Large Corporation – DB's Public Relations Work Using the Example of Cartel Damages“
Jens-Oliver Voß (Deutsche Bahn AG, Head of Communications, Economy, Law and Regulation)
Dr. Alexander Gommlich (Deutsche Bahn AG, Head of Legal)
in conversation with Martin Wohlrabe (CONSILIUM)
Jens-Oliver Voß (Deutsche Bahn AG, Head of Communications, Economy, Law and Regulation)
Dr. Alexander Gommlich (Deutsche Bahn AG, Head of Legal)
in conversation with Martin Wohlrabe (CONSILIUM)
10:00 a.m.
„It's all about the Optimal Mix - Insights into Litigation PR in Antitrust Law“
Prof. Patrick Krauskopf (Head of the Center for Competition and Trade Law at ZHAW Winterthur)
Prof. Patrick Krauskopf (Head of the Center for Competition and Trade Law at ZHAW Winterthur)
10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
11:15 a.m.
„Strategic Legal Communication - Legal Advice in a Media Crisis“
Prof. Christian Schertz (attorney and expert in press and media law)
Prof. Christian Schertz (attorney and expert in press and media law)
12:00 p.m.
„Diesel, Draghi and Searches – a Journalist's Experiences in the Thicket Between Business and Justice“
Karin Matussek (BLOOMBERG News, Legal Affairs Correspondent for Germany)
Karin Matussek (BLOOMBERG News, Legal Affairs Correspondent for Germany)
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m.
„When the Public Prosecutor Investigates – Practical Experiences in Dealing with Preliminary Proceedings“
Rainer Ohler (AIRBUS, Head of Group Communications)
Rainer Ohler (AIRBUS, Head of Group Communications)
2:30 p.m.
„The Ignited Scandal: how do Mechanisms of Provocation Work in the Media?“
Martin U. Müller (DER SPIEGEL, business editor)
Martin U. Müller (DER SPIEGEL, business editor)
3:15 p.m.
Coffee break
3:45 p.m.
Panel discussion:
„Media Work - a Boarder or Meaningful Communication for Law Firms?“
Antje Neumann (JUVE, Editor-in-Chief)
Andreas Kurz (IMPULSE, Editor-in-Chief)
Peter Herkenhoff (Hogan Lovells, Corporate Communications Manager)
in conversation with Dr. Anette Schunder-Hartung (aHa Law Firm Development)
„Media Work - a Boarder or Meaningful Communication for Law Firms?“
Antje Neumann (JUVE, Editor-in-Chief)
Andreas Kurz (IMPULSE, Editor-in-Chief)
Peter Herkenhoff (Hogan Lovells, Corporate Communications Manager)
in conversation with Dr. Anette Schunder-Hartung (aHa Law Firm Development)
4:45 p.m.
„The Challenge of Social Media – how to go Viral with Legal Topics“
Christian Mutter (BILD newspaper, social media editor)
Christian Mutter (BILD newspaper, social media editor)
5:15 p.m.
End of the event