Andreas Friedlein
Lawyer · Focus on influencer law. Contact person at influencerechte.de for creators, agencies and brands.
Main areas of activity
Andreas Friedlein is with Horak. Lawyers working as a lawyer. CV, language skills and focal points can be found at the bottom of this page.
Typical mandates
We regularly meet the following scenarios in the consultation. They are anonymized and simplified and do not describe specific mandates.
First cooperation agreement
Situation: A young creator gets his first contract.
Legal assessment: Unlimited rights and long exclusivity are common but negotiable.
Our approach: Mr. Friedlein examines and negotiates the contract.
Labeling for gifts
Situation: A creator is unsure whether she needs to label PR packages.
Legal assessment: In the case of consideration or self-interest, there is an obligation to label.
Our approach: Clear guideline for practice.
Cancel agency contract
Situation: A creator wants to get out of an agency contract.
Legal assessment: Notice periods and commission consequences must be checked.
Our approach: Termination and negotiation of the settlement.
Career and focus
Andreas Friedlein
Lawyer
Influencer Attorney and Technology Attorney
Andreas Friedlein is an experienced lawyer at the law firm Horak, who supports his client with extensive competence and dedicated expertise in order to successfully assert their legal claims. With a solid academic foundation, acquired at the renowned universities of Heidelberg and Göttingen, as well as through many years of practical work in a wide range of legal areas, he can look back on more than two decades of professional experience.
His technical priorities include civil law, labor law, building law and international law. A special focus is also on Influencer law, where he advises creatives, companies and social media personalities on cooperation, contract design, advertising and legal issues. In addition, Mr. Friedlein brings valuable insights from his work as a consultant for technical legal matters at the Federal Office for Infrastructure, which underlines his expertise in the interface area between technology and law.
He is authorized to represent before all German courts and offers tailor-made legal strategies that are precisely tailored to the individual needs of his clients. Trust in his well-founded experience and commitment in order to realize your legal concerns efficiently and successfully – both in classic legal protection and in the digital world.
Biography
Born in 1965 in Hanover. Studied law at the University of Heidelberg and Göttingen 10/1988 to 07/1997. First state examination in law in 1997. Legal clerkship 1997-2000 with stations among other things in well-known law firms. Second state examination in law 2000. Activity at the Allianz. Book publication “Investor claims in the five new federal states” 1992. Admission to the legal profession in 2001 and work as a lawyer in civil law, labor law/service law, the latter also as a lieutenant colonel in the Bundeswehr. Speaker for technical legal matters at the Federal Office for Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Services of the Bundeswehr (BaiUDBW) 2020.
Authorized to represent before all German district, regional and higher regional courts.
Attorney at Horak. Lawyers since 2018.
Priorities of practical work
General civil law
General Administrative Law
Labor Law/ Service Law
Building law
Tax law
Intellectual property law
International law
Antitrust and competition law
Technical law and IT law (including contract design)
Contract drafting with reference to the aforementioned priorities
Contract law
Court proceedings related to the aforementioned priorities
Language skills
German
English
Latin
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