Dr. Christian Schertz

Name

Dr. Christian Schertz

Legal name

Schertz Bergmann Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://schertz-bergmann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media & Press Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation PR & Legal Communications (MPAAAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Music Legal Services (Artist/Label/Publishing) (MPAIAGAE)

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services in press, copyright, and media law including representation in court proceedings, strategic legal communication counseling, crisis management, and contract negotiation for entertainment law matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schertz Bergmann is a Berlin-based boutique law firm founded in January 2005 that provides specialized legal advisory and representation in press law, copyright law, media law, and entertainment law. The firm serves high-profile individuals (artists, athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs) and corporations, focusing on defense against unauthorized media coverage, strategic legal communication, reputation management, and contract negotiation. It also advises on sports law, trademark, competition law, and press law matters arising in criminal proceedings.

Product overview

Schertz Bergmann is a German law firm (Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB) founded in January 2005 by Prof. Dr. Christian Schertz and Simon Bergmann, specializing in press, copyright, and media law. The firm offers a unified portfolio of legal services organized around core practice areas: press and media law (including litigation against unauthorized or false media coverage), copyright and intellectual property (covering trademark, competition, and entertainment law with contract drafting/negotiation), strategic legal communication and reputation management (preventive crisis management and media crisis response), and sports law. The firm does not offer software products; its offerings are exclusively professional legal services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Press and Media Law Services
• Copyright and Intellectual Property Services
• Strategic Legal Communication and Reputation Management
• Entertainment Law Services
• Sports Law Services
• Press Law Advisory in Criminal Proceedings

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented clients in landmark press law cases up to highest courts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SKW Schwarz: German law firm with a strong media, IP, and entertainment practice across Berlin and Munich. Comparable as a mid-sized German firm with focused media and copyright expertise serving creative industry clients.
• Raue LLP: Berlin-based boutique law firm specializing in media, press, and copyright law. Raue is the closest direct competitor in the German press/media boutique segment and shares Schertz Bergmann's focus on representing public figures and media-related disputes.
• Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz (Noerr): German full-service firm with a recognized media, copyright, and entertainment practice. Comparable as a major competitor in the German media law market, particularly for corporate media clients.
• Höcker Rechtsanwälte: Cologne-based media law boutique where Dr. Heuchemer previously practiced. Highly comparable as a German press and freedom of expression boutique serving similar high-profile individual and corporate clients.

Broad incumbents

• CMS Germany: Major international firm with a sizeable German IP, TMT, and media practice. Competes for media law mandates through scale and cross-border capabilities rather than specialization.
• Hengeler Mueller: One of Germany's leading full-service law firms with a strong media and IP practice. Competes for premium media mandates but as part of a much broader corporate and transactional portfolio.
• Osborne Clarke Germany: International firm with a strong German media, digital, and IP practice. Comparable in media law focus but offers broader full-service capabilities and pan-European reach.
• Freshfields Germany: Global elite firm with a strong German IP/media practice. Competes for large corporate reputation and media matters but operates as a full-service international firm.
• Bird & Bird Germany: International firm widely recognized for its media, entertainment, and TMT practice in Germany. Comparable in practice focus but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Taylor Wessing Germany: International firm with a substantial German TMT and media practice. Competes in entertainment and media law with broader geographic reach and full-service capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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