Dr. Ralph Oliver Graef
LL.M. (NYU)
Awards
Ralph Oliver Graef is recommended by the publishers of the leading legal market handbooks JUVE and Legal 500 for the areas "Press & Publishing" and "TV, Film & Entertainment". (JUVE-Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien, Legal 500 Directory, Legal Experts Europe).
2020/21 JUVE
"In the book publishing industry and now also in the film industry, the Hamburg media law firm is regarded as an established advisor. In addition to classical auditing, its clients trust it with all media-related issues. Contractual advice on film adaptations of books has established itself as a special niche area of expertise. Advice on licensing and copyright law is also in regular demand, and Graef often provides advice on trademark law."
Competitors rate Ralph Oliver Graef as "dynamic and active”.
2020 (-2013) Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers
Ralph Oliver Graef is recognized by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers between 2013 - 2020 as one of the“Best Lawyers in Germany” in the practice area of Entertainment Law (Deutschlands beste Anwälte).
2020 Focus Special
"1000 lawyers and law firms - the top lawyers in your area". Focus Spezial 2020 recommends GRAEF Rechtsanwälte as a top law firm in the areas "Media and Press" and "Trademarks". Our law firm was "overproportionately recommended by colleagues".
2020 BrandEins
GRAEF Rechtsanwälte is awarded by brandeins and statista to be one of "The best commercial law firms 2020" in Germany.
2019 Focus Special
"1000 lawyers and law firms - the top lawyers in your area". Focus Spezial 2019 recommends GRAEF Rechtsanwälte as a top law firm in the areas "Media and Press" and "Trademarks". Our law firm was "overproportionately recommended by colleagues".
2019 Wirtschaftswoche
Dr. Ralph Oliver Graef is selected by the magazine Wirtschaftswoche to be one of "The best lawyers for copyright law" in Germany.
Legal 500
"GRAEF Rechtsanwälte's outstanding media team operates at a 'very high service level' and, in addition to 'very good knowledge of the industry', impresses in particular in litigious cases by its 'always targeted solution of the conflict'.
The Legal 500 ranks him for media and entertainment law as follows:
“The 'very good media lawyer' Ralph Graef 'always asserts client interests with a sense of proportion'; clients trust him so much that they 'would even climb Mount Everest with him.”
"… clients praise 'outstanding media lawyer' Ralph Oliver Graef, considering him to be a 'superb negotiator' who is 'very well connected in the entertainment industry'. The team as a whole impresses clients with 'very short response times' and 'excellent litigation skills', while 'the Anglo-American legal background' is an added attraction".
2019/20 JUVE
"GRAEF Rechtsanwälte has particularly profound experience in media and copyright law support for production companies, film studios and television stations, and is also active in the fields of eCommerce and computergames.
"Specialist for the examination of screenplays. Graef also regularly advises in the area of litigation PR and crisis communication."
Competitors describe Ralph Oliver Graef as "dynamic and active”
2011
Member of the Scholarship Selection Committee of Friedrich-Naumann Foundation
2007
According to Plötz Top 500, Ralph Graef is one of the Top 500 decisionmakers in Hamburg and Berlin.
2006
According to Plötz Top 500, Ralph Graef is one of the Top 500 decisionmakers in Hamburg and Berlin.
1990 - 1995
Competitive undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship awarded by Friedrich-Naumann Foundation
Contact
GRAEF Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Ralph Oliver Graef
Jungfrauenthal 8
20149 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 80 6000 9 0
Fax: +49 40 80 6000 9 10
E-Mail: graef@graef.eu