Practice Areas

  • High-Tech and Cyber Security
  • Information Technology
  • Data Protection
  • Licensing and other Commercial Transactions,
  • Corporate and Venture Capital including Equity and Debt Financing Transactions
  • StartUp-Advisory
  • Trademarks
  • Commercial Contracts Law
  • Press & Media
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Education and Professional Experience
  • Lawyer at GSK Stockmann since 2017
  • Licensed specialist for Intellectual Property
  • Foreign Lawyer Germany (Israel Bar Association)
  • Employment and Partner at various major law firms in the area of IP / IT mainly for companies from the technology and internet sector
  • Admitted to practise law in Germany (2006)
  • Doctorate at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (Dr. jur.)
  • University of Augsburg
Languages
  • English, French, German, Hebrew
Memberships
  • Member of German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
Awards
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Corporate Law”, “Private-Equity-Transactions (Mid-Cap)” and “Venture Capital” (Juve Handbuch 2022/2023)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022” in the area of “Data Security and Privacy Law, IT Law, Intellectual Property Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany)
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Data Protection” (The Legal 500 2022)
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Corporate Law”, “Private-Equity-Transactions (Mid-Cap)” and “Venture Capital” (Juve Handbuch 2021/2022)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2021” in the area of “Data Protection Law, Intellectual Property Law” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany)
  • Recommended lawyer in the field of “Data Protection” (The Legal 500 2021)
  • Ranking “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2020” in the area of “IP/IT, Data Protection” (Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in Germany)
Publications
  • Ritzmann, Katy / Mössner, Philipp / Bernau, Timo: Initial Public Offerings 2022 – Germany, in: Global Legal Insights – Initial Public Offerings 2022, Sixth Edition, p. 62ff.
  • Ritzmann, Katy / Bernau, Timo Patrick: Mehr Einhörner aus der Start-up-Hauptstadt, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 17.03.2022.
  • Ritzmann, Katy / Mössner, Philipp / Bernau, Timo: Initial Public Offerings 2021- Jurisdiction Chapter: Germany, in: Global Legal Insights, Fifth Edition, p. 73 – 83.
  • Ritzmann, Katy: In Israel you simply sign a contract and send it per email, in Venture Capital Magazin Special, 14f.
  • Ritzmann, Katy / Hänig, Andreas: Das Safe Harbor-Urteil und seine Folgen, in: K&R, 2016, Beilage 1 zu Heft 9, 40 ff. (The Safe-Harbor decision and it‘s consequences)
  • Ritzmann, Katy: Was das Pick-Up-Urteil für RTL bedeutet, in: HORIZONT, 18.02.2016.
  • Ritzmann, Katy: EuGH bringt Geschäftsmodell der IT-Riesen ins Wanken, in: Die Welt, 06.10.2015.
  • Ritzmann, Katy: Kachelmann siegt gegen Springer-Verlag, in: Der Tagesspiegel, 30.09.2015.
  • Ritzmann, Katy: Der Markenschutz von Werbeslogans, Tectum Verlag Marburg, 2009 (Dissertation)
  • Deal News
    16 March 2023

    GSK Stockmann advises Well Health Technologies and Horizons Ventures on Doctorly financing

    GSK Stockmann has acted as advisors to Well Health Technologies and Horizons Ventures on acurrent financing round.

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  • Deal News
    10 January 2023

    GSK Stockmann advises Princeville Climate Technology on financing round for solar start-up Enpal

    The law firm was able to contribute its expertise from various sectors and competencies.

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  • Law firm
    24 June 2022

    Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022: Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers recommend 53 lawyers from GSK Stockmann

    The renowned US publication Best Lawyers has once again published its list of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” of the year in cooperation with Handelsblatt. A total of 53 GSK lawyers were ...

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