JBB Lawyers

What JBB Lawyers does

JBB Rechtsanwält:innen Partnerschaft mbB is a Berlin-based boutique law firm founded in 1999 as an internet and new media law practice and reorganized as a German partnership (Partnerschaft mbB, registered with AG Charlottenburg as PR 609 B). The firm specializes in the intersection of IP, IT/AI/data protection, copyright, media/press, trademarks/advertising/competition, corporate/venture capital, and Legal Tech. It serves technology and digital companies, media/publishing clients, startups and investors, IT/software companies, and airlines/airlines being defended against EU 261/2004 mass claims. Operating geographies are primarily Germany with active practice before the European Court of Justice and engagement with international clients. The firm is headquartered in modern loft offices at Christinenstraße 18/19, 10119 Berlin, on the historic Pfefferberg site. Distribution is direct — the firm maintains long-term advisory relationships and direct litigation engagements with medium-sized and large international companies, startups, and entrepreneurial individuals, with marketing driven through the website, LinkedIn/X/Instagram, academic publications, and industry rankings (JUVE, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Focus).

The firm's distinguishing operational capability is its Legal Tech backbone: a proprietary database-supported system for mass legal proceedings (Abmahnungen, litigation, EU 261 enforcement) that the firm has refined for over a decade, enabling systematic management of thousands of simultaneous cases. It employs a fully digitized, paperless office model established for over ten years. The firm has conducted over 100,000 court proceedings and at certain courts handled over 30% of all proceedings in 2022 (e.g., air passenger rights). Revenue derives from professional services fees across advisory and litigation mandates; pricing is not publicly disclosed and presumed to follow statutory RVG or bespoke hourly/fee arrangements.

The firm recently underwent a major structural change: on December 31, 2025, 14 attorneys (including 8 partners across multiple practice areas) left to form a new firm, JBViniol (Sophienstraße 14, 10178 Berlin), effective January 1, 2026. Remaining partners are co-founder Sebastian Biere, Robert Weist, and returned partner Dennis Gehnen (LL.M.), supported by an associate/counsel bench that was actively rebuilt through new hires in 2025-2026. The firm's product/offering mix was publicly repositioned toward IT Law, AI, Data Protection, and Corporate/VC, accompanied by Dennis Gehnen's Legal 500 Lawyer of the Year nomination (PE/VC, 2026). Certifications include GDPR compliance, Berlin Bar Association membership, and professional indemnity insurance through HDI-Gerling.

Name

JBB Lawyers

Legal name

JBB Rechtsanwält:innen Partnerschaft mbB

Website

https://jbb.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JBB Rechtsanwält:innen is a Berlin-based boutique law firm founded in 1999 specializing in IP, IT/AI/data protection, copyright, media/press law, trademarks, corporate/VC, and Legal Tech-enabled mass proceedings for technology, publishing, startup, and aviation clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Legal tech services
• Data protection compliance
• Copyright enforcement
• Venture capital advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Advisory and consulting fees for legal counsel in trademark, competition, copyright, IT, AI, data protection, media, press, corporate, and venture capital law matters.
2. Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Legal representation fees for court proceedings including local courts, regional courts, higher regional courts, European Court of Justice, and Federal Court of Justice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JBB Rechtsanwält:innen is a Berlin-based law firm providing specialized advisory and litigation services across trademark and competition law, copyright and media law, IT/AI and data protection law, corporate and venture capital law, and Legal Tech. The firm combines traditional legal counsel with proprietary technology-enabled mass proceedings, notably handling air passenger rights claims under EU Regulation 261/2004 and large-volume copyright enforcement, having conducted over 100,000 court proceedings in these areas.

Product overview

JBB Rechtsanwält:innen is a Berlin-based law firm founded in 1999 as an internet and new media law practice. The firm operates as a unified legal services offering across six core practice areas: Trademarks and Advertising, Corporate Law and Venture Capital, IT Law/AI and Data Protection, Copyright, Legal Tech, and Media and Press Law. The Legal Tech division serves as both an internal capability (enabling large-scale case processing through proprietary databases and software) and a client service (advisory for legal tech companies, air passenger rights enforcement, and copyright enforcement at scale). The firm's practice areas are interconnected, with IP considerations integrated into corporate work and IT/data protection expertise supporting technology-driven mandates across all departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trademarks and Advertising
• Corporate Law and Venture Capital
• IT Law, AI and Data Protection
• Copyright
• Legal Tech
• Media and Press Law, Law of Publication
• Legal Tech Consulting
• Copyright Legal Tech
• Air Passenger Rights

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully conducted over 100,000 proceedings before various German courts and the European Court of Justice
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a leading German IP, IT, and media practice headquartered across multiple EU offices. Closely comparable to JBB in IP/IT/Tech focus but operates at significantly larger scale with a full-service international platform.
• Linklaters: Global elite law firm with a top-tier German practice covering corporate, IP, and technology mandates. Competes with JBB for the largest cross-border technology and venture capital engagements, particularly where international coordination is required.
• Osborne Clarke: International law firm with a strong tech-sector focus and a growing German practice. Overlaps with JBB across IT, AI, data protection, and venture capital mandates, but serves a broader international client base.
• Hengeler Mueller: Leading German full-service law firm with a strong IP/IT practice and corporate/VC advisory. Competes with JBB for premium venture capital and technology-driven mandates but at the high end of the market with full-service capacity.
• CMS Germany: Top-tier German full-service firm with a substantial IP, IT, and media practice. Provides comparable IP/IT advisory and litigation services but with significantly broader practice coverage and international footprint.
• Taylor Wessing: International law firm with strong German presence specializing in technology, IP, and digital business. Overlaps directly with JBB's practice areas across IT law, AI, data protection, copyright, and venture capital, but with broader geographic coverage and a deeper corporate bench.

Direct peers

• Raue LLP: Berlin-based boutique specializing in media, IP, IT, and technology law. Direct peer to JBB in both geographic market (Berlin) and practice area concentration on digital-law and copyright matters.
• SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte: German boutique law firm specializing in IP, IT, media, and data protection with offices in Munich, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Most direct German comparable to JBB in practice mix, boutique structure, and tech-driven client base.
• FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: Frankfurt-based boutique focused on IP, IT, and data protection law. Comparable to JBB in specialized boutique positioning with deep expertise in technology-driven mandates and copyright/IP enforcement.
• Buse Rechtsanwälte: Berlin-based IP and technology boutique firm. Direct peer to JBB in specialty focus (IP, trademark, copyright, unfair competition) and Berlin-based boutique positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JBB_Law
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jbb-rechtsanwaelte
• Instagraminstagram.com/jbb_law

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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