Dr. Georg Federer
Dr. Georg Federer is a shareholder in Urban Thier Federer & Chinnery, P.A. He is a managing shareholder in the firm’s Munich office. He is a civil litigation attorney admitted to practice in Germany since 1987. Dr. Federer’s primary practice areas include Competition and Trademark Law (in compliance with German and European Union laws regulating advertising, marketing, and anti-trust/anti-competition matters), wills, estates and probate law, and business litigation, as well as transactional matters.
EDUCATION
- Verwaltungswissenschaftliche University
- Ph.D. (Juris Doctor),
- Munich, Germany 1989
- Degree in Administrative Law Studies
- Speyer, Germany 1985
- Ludwig-Maximilians University
- School of Law; Munich, Germany
- Bavarian State Exam
- conferred 1983
- Bayerische Vereinsbank
- Specialized Degree in Banking
- Munich, Germany 1977
EMPLOYMENT
- Shareholder, Urban Thier Federer & Chinnery, P.A. Munich, Germany, Present
- Private law practice Munich, Germany, since 1987
- Professor, University for Film and Television Lecturer on the topic of Special Advertising Formats in film and television Munich, Germany, 1991 – 1994
HONORS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Max-Planck Institute, Scholarship Institute for foreign and international Patent, Trademark and Antitrust Law, Munich, Germany, 1984 – 1992
- Publication of the textbook, “Das Wettbewerbsverhaltnis im Gesetz gegen unlauterenWettbewerb,” VVF Publishing,Munich, Germany 1990
ORGANIZATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the German Attorney Association
- Founding member of the Consortium for International Legal Relations
- Director on board of directors for a German corporation (GmbH) 1998 – 2002
- Member of the German Bar, exam in Munich, Germany 1987
- Member, Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)
Recent Blog Posts
- Lake Austin Properties Twelfth Update – Lake Austin Reserve Purchasers Secure Judgments
- Recognition of an American Will in Germany
- Formal Validity of a German Will in the United States of America
- Liability in United States based Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
- Damages and Compensation in United States based Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
- The Basics of a Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Cases in the United States
- International Personal Injury & Compensation Lawyers and Barristers
- German Speaking Tourists Injured while Visiting the United States
- Were You Injured on Vacation,Holiday or While Traveling in the United States?
- Trademark Registration


