Anke Steinecke
About Anke Steinecke
Anke Steinecke is the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, General Counsel at Penguin Random House, with over 25 years of experience in the legal field and a diverse educational background in law from institutions in the United States and Germany.
Company
Anke Steinecke currently works at Penguin Random House. She holds multiple positions within the organization, including Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel. She joined Penguin Random House in 2018. Her responsibilities at the company include handling complex negotiations and overseeing legal matters, particularly those related to publishing, for groups such as Knopf Doubleday.
Title
Anke Steinecke serves as the Chief Legal Officer of Penguin Random House. She is also the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel of the same company. She was appointed General Counsel of Penguin Random House in the US in July 2016 and subsequently named Chief Legal Officer worldwide in January 2018.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Penguin Random House, Anke Steinecke worked at Davis Wright Tremaine as an Associate from 1998 to 2000. She also completed a Judicial Clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeals in Germany from 1995 to 1997. She began working for Random House in 2000 and has held various senior legal positions there, including counsel for Random House Children’s Books. Her expertise extends to significant mergers and acquisitions, such as those involving Golden Books and the trade publishing business of Santillana and Ediciones B.
Education and Expertise
Anke Steinecke has a diverse educational background. She studied Law at numerous prestigious institutions. She received her LLM from New York University School of Law in 1998. She achieved her 2. Juristisches Staatsexamen from the Berlin Court of Appeals in 1997, and her 1. Juristisches Staatsexamen from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 1994. She also studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and the University of Tübingen, focusing on Literature and Law. She is a recognized expert in First Amendment and Intellectual Property law.
Achievements
Anke Steinecke has over 25 years of experience in the legal field. She has held notable roles within Penguin Random House, where she managed complex publishing-related matters and negotiations. She played a pivotal role in mergers and acquisitions, including the integration of Golden Books and the trade publishing business of Santillana and Ediciones B. She is also recognized for her expertise in First Amendment and Intellectual Property law.