Matthias Prinz (born 1956) is a German lawyer who works in the field of reputation and privacy protection, defamation, media, entertainment and sports law.
He has represented major corporations, including SAP, Audi, Volkswagen, T-Mobile as well as individuals including the Swedish Royal Family, Princess Caroline of Hanover, The Sultan of Brunei, Prince Albert of Monaco, Helmut Newton, David Beckham, Don Johnson and Karl Lagerfeld.
Prinz represented the Sultan of Brunei in the preparation of the State Visit of the Sultan to the Federal Republic of Germany and several other heads of state such as the King of Sweden,the Prince of Monaco, the President of Albania as well as German politicians like chancellor Gerhard Schröder, president Walter Scheel and Minister of foreign affairs Hans Dietrich Genscher.
[23] In 2003, Prinz began to represent the Swedish Royal Family against invasion of privacy and defamatory articles in German media.
Prinz used preliminary Court orders to force 23 German magazines to print replies, retractions and apologies on their front pages.