Anna Lissner takes on new Legal & Compliance Role at ZEIT Verlagsgruppe in Hamburg

Anna Lissner joins ZEIT Verlagsgruppe from Axel Springer, where she has served as Senior Legal Counsel in the Content & Litigation department since January 2019. Her areas of expertise included press and copyright law as well as new media law. She brings many years of experience advising media companies and publishing houses, as well as representing them in litigation.

Iris Ostermaier, CFO of ZEIT Verlagsgruppe, commented:“With Anna Lissner, we are gaining a recognised expert in copyright and media law who will strategically develop our newly established Legal & Compliance department. Her extensive experience in the media industry and her commitment to legal policy issues in the digital age make her the ideal choice for this key position.”

Beyond her professional role, Anna Lissner is actively involved in industry advocacy as Chair of the Association of In-House Counsel for Publishing Houses, where she works to promote cross-sector representation of key issues relevant to the publishing industry.