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    Fabian Eckstein
    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)
    Senior Associate

    Fabian Eckstein

    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)
    Senior Associate

    LANGUAGES

    English / German

    Practice Areas

    IT and the Law of Data - Intellectual Property

    Sectors

    Digital, Media & Technology - Energy

    Contacts

    T : +49 69 756095-139

    F : +49 69 756095-512

    Fabian.Eckstein@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Fabian Eckstein is Senior Associate at ADVANT Beiten's office in Frankfurt am Main and member of the IP, Digital & Data practice group. His areas of practice include industrial property, copyright, IT and data protection law. He focuses on advising national and international clients from the computer games sector and the media industry. His activities include both out-of-court advice and litigation.

    Fabian Eckstein studied law at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg. He also holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Malta (LL.M. in European Business Law). He passed his second state examination in Frankfurt am Main and was admitted to the German Bar in 2020. Before joining ADVANT Beiten, Fabian Eckstein worked in the transport/aviation/logistics department of an international commercial law firm. He has been with ADVANT Beiten since October 2021.

    Awards

    Ones to Watch
    Best Lawyers in Cooperation with Handelsblatt 2027

    Fabian Eckstein is listed among Germany’s "Ones to Watch" experts for Information Technology Law.

    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany 2026

    Articles

    AI regulation in China, the EU and Germany: New Chinese Legal Opinions on AI-related Disputes and Their Alignment with European Law
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    Games Law Review 2025: Key Legal Developments and Regulatory Shifts
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    What the upcoming German Government plans for Media and the Digital Industry
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    Tattoos in video games - and what the German Federal Court of Justice's “photo wallpaper ruling” might have to do with it
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    Consent Management Regulation - Goodbye cookie banner?
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    Silent whistleblowers? Effects of the Whistleblower Protection Act on confidentiality agreements
    In addition to the much-publicised obligations, in particular the establishment of reporting channels, the new Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) primarily contains rights for whistleblowers. They now…
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    Free rein for data transfers to the U.S.?
    The ECJ ruling of July 16, 2020 and its impact The European Court of Justice (ECJ) had ruled in the so-called "Schrems II" judgment in July 2020 that the so-called EU-US Privacy Shield, which until then…
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