2019-present – Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office, Tokyo
Robert Rauther
Robert Rauther briefly studied Medicine at the University of Hamburg, then Law at the Universities of Heidelberg and Goettingen, specializing on Competition and working at the chairs of renowned academics in the field in Germany.
Since 2014, Robert is with Sonderhoff & Einsel, whose German/EU office in Hamburg he expanded from 2016. He is a partner at SONDERHOFF&EINSEL EUROPE and a registered foreign lawyer at SONDERHOF&EINSEL LAW AND PATENT OFFICE, where he counsels, frequently in cooperation with Japanese colleagues, clients mainly in cross-border cases between Germany and Japan in the areas of IP law as well as family and inheritance law.
Profession
Attorney at Law (Germany)
Registered Foreign Lawyer (Japan)
Admissions
Germany (2014)
Membership
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (2021)
Professional Experience
2017-2019 – EINSEL Attorney and Law und Rechtsanwaelte PartmbB, Hamburg
2016-2017 – EINSEL LAW OFFICE, Hamburg
2014-2016 – Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office, Tokyo
Education
University of Heidelberg, Germany
University of Goettingen, Germany
Distance University Hagen, Germany
Publications
The Competition Group (2000), with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Immenga ifo Institute Munich (ifo Schnelldienst 16-17/2000)
Die Kanji lernen und behalten, Vol. 1-3 (German adaptation of Remembering the Kanji), with Prof. Dr. James W. Heisig, Frankfurt/Main
Vereinfachte/Traditionelle Hanzi lernen und behalten 1 (German adaptation of Remembering simplified/traditional Hanzi 1), with Prof. Dr. James W. Heisig and Prof. Dr. Timothy W. Richardson, Frankfurt/Main
Lectures
Winter School University of Augsburg, Japanese and German/European Law: Trade Secrets (2016)
Chamber of Industry and Commerce Rhine-Hessia, Mainz: The Legal Framework for Business Activities in Japan (2018)
Summer School University of Augsburg, Japanese and German Law: Inheritance Law (2019)
Languages
German (native), English, Japanese
