Christiane Stützle Partner

Partner Christiane Stützle

Qualifications

Lawyer, specialist attorney for copyright and media law, Arbitrator at the Arbitration Court of the IFTA International Film and Television Alliance

Areas of expertise

Special sector knowledge

  • Technology, media & telecommunications
  • Consumer
  • Public & social sector

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Brief biography

  • Since 2025 Forvis Mazars
  • 2013 – 2025 Morrison Foerster, Partner and Co-Chair of the Global Film and Entertainment Practice, Berlin
  • 2001 – 2012 Hogan Lovells (formerly Hogan Hartson), Counsel, Berlin and Abu Dhabi
  • 2000 Linklaters & Alliance, Associate, Leipzig
  • 1998 Second State Examination in Law at OLG Dresden; legal traineeship in Leipzig and at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer; legal trainee at the Consulate Generale of Germany in Atlanta, USA
  • 1996 First State Examination in Law (University of Passau); law studies in Passau and Lausanne 

Profile

Christiane Stützle joined Forvis Mazars as a partner in 2025 and is part of our law firm's IP/IT team. Her practice focuses on AI & copyright, regulation, film & entertainment, public media law, and digital compliance. Before joining Forvis Mazars, she was a long-standing partner at a renowned US commercial law firm, where she focused on large tech companies and Silicon Valley. 

Professional memberships and other roles

  • Specialist attorney for copyright and media law
  • Arbitrator at the International Arbitration Court of the IFTA Independent Film & Television Alliance (part of AAA Arbitration)
  • Lecturer at the University of Potsdam, the Erich Pommer Institute and the Konrad Wolf Film University
  • Memberships: GRUR, Produktionsallianz, Deutsche Filmakademie, German Film Academy, Bitkom, Atlantikbrücke

Publications

  • Kluwer Copyright Blog: 5/2025, Rechtsvergleich KI zwischen Deutschland und den USA
  • Blickpunkt Film: Praxistauglicher Rechtsvergleich der tarifvertraglichen Regelungen in den USA/Hollywood und Deutschland beim Einsatz von generativer KI in Film und Serienproduktionen
  • Bitkom Leitfaden Generative KI im Unternehmen, 3/2025: Urheberrecht und allg. Transparenz
  • Bloomberg Law, 3/2025: EU AI Act Guidelines Draft Hones Copyright Specifications
  • Bitkom Umsetzungsleitfaden zur KI-Verordnung, 11/2024: Urheberrecht und allg. Transparenz
  • Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Urheber- und Medienrecht (1. - 3. Auflage 2023)

Lecturer/teaching assignments

Selectes lectures:   

  • KUP Kongress Urheberrechtspolitik 6/2025 des Erich Pommer Instituts und der Länder Berlin und Brandenburg, Ko-Organisation und Moderation gemeinsam mit Prof. Jan Nordemann
  • AI@HPI Conference, Potsdam, 12/2024: Spotlight Talk: AI and Hollywood – How AI Transforms the Entertainment Sector (Speaker)
  • CultTech Summit, Wien, 11/2024: Panel Discussion on “Navigating AI’s Impact: The Evolution of EU Cultural Agenda and Regulations (Speaker)
  • Bayerischer IT Rechtstag, München, 10/2024: Panel KI & Urheberrecht (Speaker)
  • Young Horizons Co-Production Forum, Warschau, 9/2024: Speech on EU AI Act, Copyright and Digital Replicas

Teaching assignments:

  • Lecturer at the University of Potsdam, the Erich Pommer Institute, and the Konrad Wolf Film University

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