Christian Frank
Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP; Munich

Christian Frank's practice concentrates on complex technology related transactions and strategic alliances within the IT/Technology sector.  His extensive experience includes software and technology licensing, OEM, VAR and other distribution arrangements, R&D, and technology transfer agreements, as well as other IP driven transactions.  He represents both national and international clients, ranging from start-ups to large public companies.  He is well known for his technology, IP and unfair competition litigation practice.

After having taken the French "Licence en droit" at the University of Paris in 1991, Mr. Frank completed both German legal state exams in Munich in 1993 and 1995.  He joined Taylor Wessing in 1996 and graduated as Dr. jur. in Munich in 1999.

His list of publications includes the chapter on “Conflicts of laws and jurisdictions” in "Online-Handel" (Beck 2003) and the chapter on disguised advertising in Harte/Henning’s Commentary on Germany’s Statute of unfair competition (Beck 2004).  Mr. Frank is an active member of the German Society of Law and Information (DGRI), Computer Law Association, and Ligue Internationale du Droit de la Concurrence.