Dr. Michael Goldmann, M.C.L.
"Wizard of trademark law"
WTR1000 2017
"'brilliant lawyer and analyst'" and 'extraordindary litigator'"
The Legal 500 2019
"leading advisor in trademark law"
JUVE Handbuch 2018/2019
“widely respected for his strength in trade mark, unfair competition and copyright law”
Chambers Europe 2018
“Gold Ranking. Encyclopedia of trademark law. Michael’s briefs are extremely thorough and he always gets great results.”
World Trademark Review 2018
"excellent for really complex things" and "one of the doyens in Germany.“
Chambers Europe 2019
Education
- Legal studies in Mannheim and Freiburg (1992 – 1997)
- Scholarship of he German National Academic Merit Foundation (1992-1997)
- First State Exam 1997 (Baden-Württemberg)
- Dr. jur. 1999 (University of Mannheim)
- Second State Exam 2000 (Baden-Württemberg)
- Master of Comparative Law 2001 (Mannheim/Adelaide)
Professional Career
- Admitted to the bar 2002
- Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Brussels and Berlin (2002 – 2003)
- Allen & Overy LLP, Hamburg (2003 – 2008)
- HARTE-BAVENDAMM (since 2008)
Languages
- German, Spanish, English, French, Dutch
Memberships
- GRUR (Member of the Committee for Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Law)
- INTA