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Prof. Dr.
Christian Rauda

Partner | Attorney-at-law

Board-certified specialist for IT law

Board-certified specialist for copyright and media law

Board-certified specialist for intellectual property law


rauda@artana.law
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"A real trademark and a true magican in his field.”
(client in JUVE 2020)
“Legally brilliant, but also fast and pragmatic.”
(competitor in JUVE 2021)
“Advice straighforward and to the point.”
(Legal 500)
“Knows the tricks of the trade not only in terms of procedural and substantive law, but always has an ace up his sleeve (usually even an ace up each sleeve).”
(Legal 500)
“He always manages to explain the most complex questions in an understandable way and to offer a practical solution.”
(client in JUVE 2022)
“His expertise and excellent knowledge of our industry and its special needs is unique.”
(Legal 500)
"Very good lawyer with a quick mind.”
(competitor in JUVE 2023)
“Experienced media lawyer who provides legal advice really from a single source.”
(client)
“One of the most sought-after lawyers in gaming law.”
(Legal 500)
“He knows his way around the industry, understands the challenges and is close to the current legislation and the constantly changing rules of the major platforms and gatekeepers.”
(Legal 500)
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Prof. Dr.
Christian
Rauda

Partner | Attorney-at-law

Board-certified specialist for IT law
Board-certified specialist for copyright and media law
Board-certified specialist for intellectual property law

"A real trademark and a true magican in his field”
(client in JUVE 2020)
“Legally brilliant, but also fast and pragmatic.”
(competitor in JUVE 2021)
“Advice straighforward and to the point.”
(Legal 500)
“Knows the tricks of the trade not only in terms of procedural and substantive law, but always has an ace up his sleeve (usually even an ace up each sleeve).”
(Legal 500)
“He always manages to explain the most complex questions in an understandable way and to offer a practical solution.”
(client in JUVE 2022)
“His expertise and excellent knowledge of our industry and its special needs is unique.”
(Legal 500)
"Very good lawyer with a quick mind.”
(competitor in JUVE 2023)
“Experienced media lawyer who provides legal advice really from a single source.”
(client)
“One of the most sought-after lawyers in gaming law.”
(Legal 500)
“He knows his way around the industry, understands the challenges and is close to the current legislation and the constantly changing rules of the major platforms and gatekeepers.”
(Legal 500)
 

2024

Founder, law firm ARTANA

 

2008 – 2024

Partner, GRAEF Rechtsanwälte

 

2007 – 2008

Attorney-at-law, Unverzagt von Have

 

2004 – 2006

Solopractioner in the field of trademark and media law

 

1999 – 2004

Work experience abroad in law firms specialized in trademark, copyright an unfair competition law in New York, Geneva und Chicago

 

1999 – 2003

Freelancer in the trademark and copyright practice group, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Frankfurt/Main

 

1996 – 2001

Studies of law in Mainz, Geneva and Lausanne with a scholarship of German Academic Scholarship Foundation (oldest German sponsorship organisation for the academically gifted, promoting future excellence)

Christian Rauda is recognized by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers as one of Germany’s best lawyers.

 

2016 – 2024

Member of the Board of Trustees for the award of the Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Memorial Ring

 

1996 – 2005

Numerous successes in debating competitions, including

National winner of the „English Public Speaking Competition“ (supported by the Financial Times and FAZ),

„Outstanding speaker“ at the „Model WTO 1999“ simulation, St. Gallen and Geneva,

German champion and two-time German runner-up in the tournament organized by the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT,

Baden-Württemberg champion and

Double winner of the „Kleiner Cicero“ as „Best Speaker“ and „Best Team“

 

1996 – 2002

Scholarship awarded by German National Academic Foundation

 

since 2021

Honorary Professor for Computer Games Law and Entrepreneurship in the Games Industry at HTW University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

 

2013 – 2023

Lecturer for Legal Rhetoric at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

 

2012 – 2021

Lecturer for Computer Games Law at HTW University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

 

2009 – 2013

Lecturer at University of Hamburg in the media law exam course

 

2008 – 2019

Lecturer for civil law and competition law at Hamburg Media School

 

2006 – 2019

Lecturer in legal rhetoric and communication at the Faculty of Law and Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

LECTURES

24.04.2026

Advanced training for specialist lawyers, Hamburg | Current developments and decisions relating to video games

17.04.2026

game Association, Berlin | Changes to AI and data protection through the Digital Omnibus (Art. 4a AI Act)

26.03.2026

Hamburg Media School, Hamburg | AI Camp: AI and Law

17.03.2026

game Association, Berlin | Trademark and title law

06.02.2026

Advanced training for specialist lawyers, Hamburg | Recent court decisions on trademark law and competition law

04.02.2026

Press Start, Berlin | Workshop on publishing contracts

20.01.2026

AGEM German Bar Association | Computer Game Law – Current Legal Issues and Decisions

27.11.2025

AIM Leaders, Hamburg | Update AI law

11.11.2025

Games Lift, Hamburg | Legal Clinic (legal basics of founding a company & media law)

25.–26.09.2025

World Games Law Summit, Berlin | Navigating the Legal Landscape of Cutting-Edge Gaming Technologies World Games Law Summit, Berlin | Copycats and Cross-Border Challenges – Fighting Imitation in (Mobile) Gaming

03.09.2025

Games Law Summit Vilnius | AI Best practices for developers and publishers Games Law Summit Vilnius | Costs and effects of preliminary injunctions in various territories

19.06.2025

Tempowerk, Hamburg | CEO legal update

11.06.2025

Gamesforum, Hamburg | Roundtable „Copycats and Cross-Border Litigation“ Gamesforum, Hamburg | Panel „Implications of Apple vs. Epic“ Gamesforum, Hamburg | Roundtable „State of AI in the mobile app industry“

18.05.2025

Digital Dragons Conference, Krakow | Country Update: Germany Digital Dragons Conference, Krakow | Navigating AI Frontiers in Creative Industries

13.05.2025

Bucerius Law School, Hamburg | Product placement in computer games

28.04.2025

Press Start | Legal basics for founders

11.04.2025

Baltic Games Fest | AI and Law

09.04.2025

Media Lift, Hamburg | Legal Clinic (legal basics of founding a company & media law)

02.04.2024

Games Law Summit on tour, Rome | Deceptively obvious – cases on contract law

25.03.2024

game Association, Berlin | Update on copyright and competition law protection of computer games

06.03.2024

game Association, Berlin | Webinar on the Federal Supreme Court trademark decision on „VW Bulli“

2004 – 2024

Over 200 lectures in Germany and abroad in German and English on intellectual property law, media law, IT law and legal rhetoric.
PUBLICATIONS

Since 1999

Author of 20 legal textbooks and books (over 100,000 copies sold in total).

Since 2000

Author of over 50 journal publications (including GRUR, ZEuP, MMR, EWiR, ZLR, HORIZONT, Markenartikel, gamesmarkt, making games) and book contributions on intellectual property law, competition law, media law, IT law and computer games law.