{"id":17549,"date":"2026-10-08T14:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bho-legal.com\/team-2\/dr-jost-schmidt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:07:39","slug":"dr-jost-schmidt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bho-legal.com\/en\/team-2\/dr-jost-schmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jost Schmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ui-row row\">\n <div   class=\"ui-column span4\"><div class=\"ui--box-widget\"><div  class=\"ui--content-box ui--box ui--content-item ui--animation ui-row\"><div class=\"ui--content-box-header\"><div class=\"ui--content-box-media effect--fade type--default clearfix\" style=\"padding-bottom: 133.33%;\"><div class=\"ui--content-box-image-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bho-legal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jost_BHO_FINAL_V2-570x760.webp\" class=\"ui--content-box-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ui--content-box-title ui--gradient ui--gradient-grey on--hover clearfix text-center\"><h4 class=\"ui--content-box-title-text\">Dr. Jost Schmidt<\/h4><h6 class=\"ui--content-box-title-caption\">Associate\r\n<\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ui--custom-menu-bar ui--gradient ui--gradient-grey hover-effect ui--box orientation-vertical ui--height-thin text-left clearfix\"><ul class=\"unstyled clearfix\"><li class=\"first-item ui--gradient-grey ui--icon-position-left\" title=\"\"><span><i class=\"ui--icon fontawesome-phone\"><\/i> +49 221 \/ 270 956 \u2013 225 <\/span><\/li><li class=\"ui--gradient-grey ui--icon-position-left\" title=\"\"><span><i class=\"ui--icon icomoon-print-3\"><\/i> +49  221 \/ 270 956 - 222 <\/span><\/li><li class=\"ui--gradient-grey ui--icon-position-left\" title=\"\"><a href=\"mailto:jost.schmidt@bho-legal.com\"><i class=\"ui--icon fontawesome-envelope\"><\/i> jost.schmidt@bho-legal.com <\/a><\/li><li class=\"last-item ui--gradient-grey ui--icon-position-left\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-jost-schmidt-99b273193\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"ui--icon fontawesome-linkedin-sign\"><\/i> Dr. Jost Schmidt on LinkedIn <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> \n\n <div   class=\"ui-column span8\"><div  class=\"ui--icon-box position--left\"><div  class=\"ui--icon-box-content\"><div  class=\"ui--animation ui--icon-box-text text-justify\" data-fx=\"fx--no-effect\"><p><strong>Dr. Jost Schmidt joined BHO Legal in October 2026 as a legal associate. He specialises in IT law, data protection law and copyright law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After completing vocational training in digital and print media publishing at the renowned publishing house S. Fischer Verlag, he studied law at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specialising in media and communications law. During his studies, he worked as a student employee in international licensing at S. Fischer Verlag and as a research assistant at Media Kanzlei in Frankfurt am Main. He subsequently worked as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Bonn, at the chair held by former Federal Commissioner for Data Protection Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider , where he also completed his doctorate in copyright law.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Schmidt completed his legal traineeship in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne. His placements included the Media, Technology &#038; Communications practice of an international law firm, the office of the Digital Services Coordinator at the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), and a boutique law firm specialising in media law. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"ui--divider ui--animation clearfix ui--divider-solid-line\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;  background-color: #aaaaaa !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"ui-row row\">\n <div   class=\"ui-column span6\"><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-1\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Education:<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-1\"><li class=\"child-1 total-4 ui--animation\"><strong>2026<\/strong><br>\r\nDoctorate in Law (Dr. iur.)<\/li><li class=\"child-2 total-4 ui--animation\"><strong>2026<\/strong><br>\r\nSecond German State Examination in Law, Ministry of Justice, D\u00fcsseldorf<br\/><\/li><li class=\"child-3 total-4 ui--animation\"><strong>2020<\/strong><br\/>\r\nFirst German State Examination in Law, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/li><li class=\"child-4 total-4 ui--animation\"><strong>2014<\/strong><br\/>\r\nVocational Qualification in Digital and Print Media Publishing, Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) \/ S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div> \n\n <div   class=\"ui-column span6\"><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-2\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Work experience:<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-2\"><li class=\"child-1 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>Present<\/strong><br\/>Associate in the law firm BHO Legal PartG mbB<\/li><li class=\"child-2 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>2024-2026<\/strong><br\/>Legal Trainee, including placements at the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, Digital Services Coordinator), CMS Hasche Sigle (Technology, Media & Communications team), and EINS law firm, Cologne<\/li><li class=\"child-3 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>2021-2023<\/strong><br\/>Lecturer in Media Law at the Digital Academies (DigitalAkademien) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation<\/li><li class=\"child-4 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>2020-2024<\/strong>\r\nResearch Associate at the Chair of Civil Law, Data Economy Law, Data Protection Law, Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider), University of Bonn<br\/><\/li><li class=\"child-5 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>2019-2020<\/strong><br\/>Research Associate at Media Kanzlei, Frankfurt am Main<\/li><li class=\"child-6 total-6 ui--animation\"><strong>2014; 2016-2018<\/strong><br\/>Assistant and Working Student in the Rights and Licensing Department at S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div> \n\n<\/div> \n<div  class=\"ui--divider ui--animation clearfix ui--divider-solid-line\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;  background-color: #aaaaaa !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"ui-row row\">\n <div   class=\"ui-column span6\"><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-3\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Legal expertise:<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-3\"><li class=\"child-1 total-3 ui--animation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bho-legal.com\/en\/expertise\/legal-expertise-3\/it-law\/\" target=\"\">IT-Law<\/a><\/li><li class=\"child-2 total-3 ui--animation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bho-legal.com\/en\/expertise\/legal-expertise-3\/data-protection-law\/\" target=\"\">Data Protection Law<\/a><\/li><li class=\"child-3 total-3 ui--animation\">Copyright Law<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div> \n\n <div   class=\"ui-column span6\"><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-4\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Languages:<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-4\"><li class=\"child-1 total-3 ui--animation\">German<\/li><li class=\"child-2 total-3 ui--animation\">English<\/li><li class=\"child-3 total-3 ui--animation\">French<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div> \n\n<\/div> \n<div  class=\"ui--divider ui--animation clearfix ui--divider-solid-line\"><\/div><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-5\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Publications (selected):<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-5\"><li class=\"child-1 total-4 ui--animation\">Pastiche: A Challenging Legal Concept (original: Der Pastiche. Ein schwieriger Rechtsbegriff (Doctoral Dissertation), Wiesbaden (forthcoming)<\/li><li class=\"child-2 total-4 ui--animation\">Copyright and Consumer Protection, in: Hans Micklitz (ed.), Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Consumer Law, Cheltenham (forthcoming) (co-author: Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider)<\/li><li class=\"child-3 total-4 ui--animation\">Case Analysis: The K\u00fcnast Case (original: Falll\u00f6sung zum Fall Ku\u0308nast), in: Tobias Gostomzyk \/ Uwe J\u00fcrgens (eds.), B\u00f6hmermann, K\u00fcnast, Rezo. Medien- und Internetrecht in 20 F\u00e4llen, Frankfurt am Main 2023, pp. 369\u2013388 (co-author: Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider)<\/li><li class=\"child-4 total-4 ui--animation\">Pastiche: Caught Between Artistic Freedom and User-Generated Content (original: Der Pastiche. Gefangen zwischen Kunstfreiheit und nutzergeneriertem Inhalt), in: Anna K. Bernzen \/ Karina Grisse \/ Katharina Kaesling (eds.), Immaterialg\u00fcter und Medien im Binnenmarkt. Europ\u00e4isierung des Rechts und ihre Grenzen, Baden-Baden 2022, pp. 55\u201363<\/li>  <\/ul><div  class=\"ui--divider ui--animation clearfix ui--divider-solid-line\"><\/div><h4 id=\"custom-title-h4-6\" class=\"ui--animation \" style=\"\">Memberships:<\/h4><ul class=\"ui--list list-bull parent-6\"><li class=\"child-1 total-1 ui--animation\">Cologne Bar Association<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div> \n\n<\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Jost SchmidtAssociate +49 221 \/ 270 956 \u2013 225 +49 221 \/ 270 956 &#8211; 222 jost.schmidt@bho-legal.com Dr. Jost Schmidt on LinkedIn Dr. Jost Schmidt joined BHO Legal in October 2026 as a legal associate. He specialises in IT law, data protection law and copyright law. 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