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'''Thomas Rickert''' has been a lawyer with [[Schollmeyer & Rickert]] since 1998; in 2002 he moved from managing director to managing partner, and the firm was renamed to include his surname.<ref>[http://www.anwaelte.de/en/team/rickert_eng/ Anwaelte.de]</ref> He is also currently acting as the Chair of the Names and Numbers division at the Association of the German Internet, [[ECO]]. He has been a member and participant within [[ECO]] since 1999, and has held a number of positions there.<ref>[http://www.aconite.com/partners/germany Aconite.com]</ref> | '''Thomas Rickert''' has been a lawyer with [[Schollmeyer & Rickert]] since 1998; in 2002 he moved from managing director to managing partner, and the firm was renamed to include his surname.<ref>[http://www.anwaelte.de/en/team/rickert_eng/ Anwaelte.de]</ref> He is also currently acting as the Chair of the Names and Numbers division at the Association of the German Internet, [[ECO]]. He has been a member and participant within [[ECO]] since 1999, and has held a number of positions there.<ref>[http://www.aconite.com/partners/germany Aconite.com]</ref> | ||
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Thomas Rickert has been a lawyer with Schollmeyer & Rickert since 1998; in 2002 he moved from managing director to managing partner, and the firm was renamed to include his surname.[1] He is also currently acting as the Chair of the Names and Numbers division at the Association of the German Internet, ECO. He has been a member and participant within ECO since 1999, and has held a number of positions there.[2]
He was nominated for Chair of 2013 GNSO, but eventually Jonathan Robinson was chosen.[3]
Specialization
Mr. Rickert specializes in trademark, domain, copyright, and media protection law. Thomas was chairman of INHOPE Association's Executive Board from 2003-2005, which unites various organizations fighting against illegal Internet content.[4]
He is also project manager of the anti-spam group SpotSpam, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Certified Senders Alliance, which also overlaps with his work at eco. Thomas is a director of the ICRA working group at Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia, and a lecturer with the Bonn Rhein-Sieg Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and arbitrator at the Bonn Rhein-Sieg Chamber of Commerce IT Arbitration Tribunal.[5]