Impressions of the 2021 summit

After a break in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Germany's largest litigation PR event returned to Berlin on November 9, 2021.

At the Museum for Communication, lawyers, company spokespersons and journalists exchanged views on industry trends throughout the day and discussed current topics in a wide range of legal fields: insolvency law, commercial criminal law, media law and many more. The cooperation partners were prmagazin and Deutsche Post DHL Group.

Speakers included court reporter Annette Ramelsberger, former Federal Constitutional Court judge Prof. Udo Di Fabio and Monika Schaller, Head of Communications at Deutsche Post DHL Group.

At the beginning, Managing Director Martin Wohlrabe warmly welcomed the numerous guests
Journalist Dr. Claudia Kornmeier moderated the summit day
On the role of legal communication in a constitutional state: Former Federal Constitutional Court judge Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio shared his perspective with guests in this lecture
More than 120 participants gathered at the Museum for Communication in Berlin-Mitte for the Rechtskommunikationsgipfel
Following his presentation, former Federal Constitutional Court judge Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio engaged in conversation with Dr. Claudia Kornmeier and answered questions from the audience
The guests listened intently to the speakers' presentations
Managing Director Martin Wohlrabe also added: It's about employee communication during the crisis, together with...
...Dr. Rainer Eckert, founding partner of ECKERT Rechtsanwälte and expert in reorganization and restructuring
In a stage discussion, Jörg Quoos, founding editor-in-chief of FUNKE's central editorial office in Berlin, shared his experiences of attempts to exert legal influence on his editorial team
Prof. Dr. Alfred Dierlamm from DIERLAMM Rechtsanwälte, an expert in commercial, tax, and accounting law, will spoke on the influence of the media on criminal proceedings
The breaks provide time for discussions – here, Gernot Lehr (second from left), partner at Redeker Sellner Dahs, was engaged in conversation
Prof. Dr. Alfred Dierlamm used the Wirecard case to illustrate the role the media can play in criminal proceedings
Time for questions after the presentations: Here, Dr. Oliver Kipper, expert in commercial criminal law and long-standing participant in the Rechtskommunikationsgipfel
Karin Matussek, Legal Affairs Correspondent at BLOOMBERG, described her experiences as a journalist covering the murky Cum-Ex complex
Lunch was provided at the Museum of Communication
Two renovation experts in an entertaining conversation: Prof. Dr. Volker Römermann and Prof. Dr. Lucas F. Flöther
Managing Director and host Martin Wohlrabe on stage
The coffee break also provided an opportunity for valuable exchanges, here Martin Wohlrabe with media law expert Prof. Dr. Christian Schertz
Monika Schaller, Chief Communications Officer at Deutsche Post DHL Group, presented five principles for successful cooperation between communications and legal departments
The speakers had the full attention of the eager audience
Christoph Tillmanns, Head of Marketing and Communications at Clifford Chance Germany, made an interesting comment after a presentation
Annette Ramelsberger recounted her most exciting cases as a court reporter for the Süddeutsche Zeitung – from Uli Hoeneß to Walter Lübcke
Tobias Freudenberg (center), editor-in-chief of NJW, gathered new perspectives from other guests during the break
Another legal journalist asking questions: Markus Sehl from LTO
In the afternoon, Prof. Dr. Lucas F. Flöther from FLÖTHER & WISSING explained the role of political communication in restructuring processes. He also shared “war stories” from his many years of experience with the audience
A packed hall in a magnificent location: the Museum of Communication on the day of the summit
Legal practice during lockdown at Noerr: Dr. Dorothee Prosteder talked about how she was sharing her expertise during the pandemic...
...at the Corona Crisis Center, which Jan Meyer-Berkhout helped establish.
Concluding remarks and a big thank you for participating in the Rechtskommunikationsgipfel from Martin Wohlrabe
After the summit is before the summit, next year on the 49th floor of the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt am Main
A great location for the Rechtskommunikationsgipfel 2021: the Museum of Communication
As always, the get-together on the evening before the summit provided an opportunity to exchange ideas

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Excerpt of our Speakers 2021

Prof. Dr. Alfred Dierlamm

Prof. Dr. Alfred Dierlamm

Annette Ramelsberger

Annette Ramelsberger

Prof. Dr. Lucas Flöther

Prof. Dr. Lucas Flöther

Dr. Dorothee Prosteder

Dr. Dorothee Prosteder

Martin Wohlrabe

Martin Wohlrabe

Jörg Quoos

Jörg Quoos

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Program 2021

Monday, November 8, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Get-together
with drinks and finger food
This year moderated by Dr. Claudia Kornmeier (legal journalist)
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
8:00 a.m.
Registration with coffee reception
 
8:45 a.m.
Welcome
Martin Wohlrabe, CONSILIUM
Monika Schaller, Deutsche Post DHL Group
9:00 a.m.
„When the Understanding of the Rule of Law Erodes: Why Clear Legal Communication is Important for our Democracy“
Prof. Udo Di Fabio, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn
9:45 a.m.
„The Challenge of Insolvency Proceedings: 7 Lessons for Employee Communication in a Crisis“
Martin Wohlrabe, CONSILIUM
Dr. Rainer Eckert, ECKERT Rechtsanwälte
10:15 a.m.
Stage discussion:
„Fourth Estate under Pressure: How the FUNKE Editorial Team Experiences and Deals with Attempts to Exert Legal Influence“
Jörg Quoos, FUNKE Central Editorial Office
with Dr. Claudia Kornmeier
10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
11:15 a.m.
„The Influence of the Media on Criminal Proceedings – Illustrated by the Wirecard Case“
Prof. Alfred Dierlamm, DIERLAMM Rechtsanwälte
12:00 p.m.
„With and Without Tax – as a Journalist in the Cum-Ex Flood Waves“
Karin Matussek, BLOOMBERG News
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m.
„Litigation PR: 5 Theses for a Successful Cooperation between the Communications and Legal Departments“
Monika Schaller, Deutsche Post DHL Group
2:30 p.m.
Stage talk:
„Big Lawsuits. From the Lübcke Murder to Uli Hoeneß“
Annette Ramelsberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung
with Dr. Claudia Kornmeier
3:15 p.m.
Coffee break
3:45 p.m.
„Abellio, airberlin, Condor: The Role of Political Communication in Restructuring Proceedings"
Prof. Lucas Flöther, FLÖTHER & WISSING
3:45 p.m.
„Communication in the Pandemic: The Noerr Corona Crisis Center“
Dr. Dorothee Prosteder
Jan Meyer-Berkhout, Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
4:45 p.m.
End of event