About Mathias Tadesse Gebremichael
Mathias has 10 years' experience assisting clients within music, sports and the entertainment industry, privacy, compliance, IT and IPR.
Within privacy law, Mathias has extensive experience with general advice related to compliance with the GDPR, for SMEs and large companies (both data processors and data controllers). Within IT law, Mathias has experience with the state's standard agreements (SSA), tailored user terms for services (Terms and Conditions / Terms of Use), and consultancy in relation to negotiations, conclusion of contracts and compliance with IT contracts.
Within intellectual property law, sports, media and entertainment law, Mathias has broad experience in protecting and enforcing rights related to copyright and trademarks. He has assisted both national and international actors in the music industry (artists, producers, songwriters, management, record companies, publishing companies, booking companies, etc.) with contractual negotiations and entering into contracts related to copyrights, related rights and trademarks.
In addition to being a lawyer, Mathias is a FIFA-licensed football agent and assists football players with negotiations and conclusion of player contracts, agreements regarding image rights, sponsorship agreements, assistance with disiplinary matters, representation before FIFA's dispute resolution body, etc.
Mathias is also Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in several technology start-ups, with a focus on compliance within privacy. He has also been appointed CCO internally in ECIT Law.