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Isabel Schnitzer

Dr Isabel Schnitzer is a Counsel in the Fieldfisher's Munich office and advises in the area of Media & Entertainment. Since the beginning of her professional career, her focus has been on copyright and media law. She has many years of experience in the legal support of national and international film and series projects. She advises clients on film licence trading, content development and (co-)production through to the exploitation of film and television productions. Due to her work as Head of Business & Legal Affairs, as interim Co-Managing Director of TELEPOOL and as Co-Head of GLOBAL SCREEN, she is used to looking at legal issues from a holistic, entrepreneurial perspective and, thanks to her extensive market knowledge, she has a good feel for realistic, practical solutions that take the interests of her clients into account in the best possible way. Her international expertise stems from the large number of international film projects she has managed, her global distribution practice and her close cooperation with the US shareholder of TELEPOOL, Westbrook Inc. She is a Qualified Mediator IMI. This helps her to transform conflictual issues or negotiation situations into amicable solutions. · Fieldfisher

GermanyMedia & Entertainment, Intellectual PropertyGerman, English, French

About

Counsel in Fieldfisher's Munich office advising in Media & Entertainment, with a career focus on copyright and media law. She has extensive experience supporting national and international film and series projects—including film licence trading, content development, (co-)production and exploitation—and is a Qualified Mediator (IMI).

Practice areas

Media & EntertainmentIntellectual PropertyFilm & Television

Office

Expertise

Copyright & Media LawFilm Licence TradingContent Development & (Co-)ProductionFilm & Television ExploitationGlobal Distribution and Home EntertainmentIn-house Legal & Business Affairs (TELEPOOL/GLOBAL SCREEN)Cross-border film projects

Education

  • Doctorate on personality rights issues in German and French press law

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench