René Schneider

Digital IT solutions, AI, security, cloud, IoT infrastructure and XaaS provider for enterprises and public-sector organizations.

Main fields of expertise

• Commercial IT HW, XaaS, SW, cloud & digital transformation deals up to €150M project value
• 80+ public EVB-IT tenders per year

Major successful projects

• SOC Modernization – scalable VMware virtualization platform for DB InfraGO
• Hospital IT Modernization – HPE GreenLake consumption-based storage
• 100,000+ Client Workplace – End-to-end management for Germany’s largest public IT administration
• Dell APEX Subscription – consumption-based infrastructure for a leading global IT security company

Global leader in Language AI technology with 100k+ business customers and millions of individual daily license users.

Main fields of expertise

• AI product compliance (AI Act) and IP / copyright issues
• Software, open source and IP licensing and reselling

Lighthouse AI company for trustworthy and transparent AI models and adaptive AI systems.

Main fields of expertise

• AI-related R&D, tech and licensing transactions with industry and academics
• AI product compliance (AI Act) and IP / copyright
• Data privacy, copyright and export control; compliance and regulatory monitoring

Major successful projects

• LLM & AI Compliance – AI Act, privacy- and copyright-compliant LLM development incl. training data, SFT / RLHF datasets and compute
• Open-Source LLM Consortium & GenAI Collaborations with Europe’s leading AI companies and research institutions

Specialized consulting in data privacy, AI, compliance and IT security for data-driven businesses.

Main fields of expertise

• Data Privacy & external Data Protection Officer
• AI Compliance & external AI Officer, incl. AI Literacy Academy
• NIS2 & ISO 27001 officers and auditors
• Data Act & DORA consulting

Leading global IT services, digital transformation, technology and consulting company.

Main fields of expertise

• International commercial IT services and XaaS tech transactions for Telco, Aerospace, Automotive and public clients
• Software, open source, IP licensing, reselling and managed services
• Data privacy and regulatory affairs; export control and compliance
• Lead counsel for cloud partnerships and software / IP licensing and reselling
• Strategic regulatory monitoring for digitalization, data privacy and AI; managing external law firms

Major successful projects

• City Education IT Transformation – integrated, digitally transformed IT systems for a large German city
• Door James Smart Office SaaS – customized SaaS terms for global rollout
• IONOS Cloud Partnership – GDPR-compliant IaaS for public clients
• ESA / EUMETSAT / GALILEO – next-generation satellite network projects

“Privacy-as-a-Service,” DPO legal-tech, compliance and IT security provider for 4,000+ international business customers.

Main fields of expertise

• External DPO for 80+ SME and corporate clients
• DPMS & privacy processes: RoPA, TOMs, privacy-by-design
• GDPR notices & policies; DPIAs and product enablement
• 200+ IT, SW and XaaS contracts and DPAs incl. SCC, BCR, TIA for third-country transfers
• Handling of data subject requests and data breaches
• Member of Bitkom Privacy & AI advisory groups and the global third-country data transfer task force

Major successful projects

• Automated DPA Check-Software – automated DPA assessment with risk mitigation for 5,000+ DPAs annually

Leading global ICT services, digital transformation, technology and outsourcing provider.

Main fields of expertise

• International contracts, commercial and technology transactions
• Intellectual property, licensing, IT, software, open source
• International and European R&D projects
• Data privacy, trade control, export control and antitrust / competition law
• Corporate law, M&A, compliance
• EMEA Lead Counsel for strategic partnerships, alliances and software channel

Major successful projects

• Finnish Banking Transformation – T24 core banking licensing and development with 3 Finnish banks (50M+€)
• EU Software Channel Sales – standardization of EU channel sales / reselling; efficiencies and risk reduction
• European IP protection and exploitation strategies and policies

Leading global ICT provider.

Main fields of expertise

• International contract and commercial law; IP, licensing, IT and telecommunications law
• International & European R&D programs and Joint Technology Initiatives
• Individual and collective employment law; corporate law, M&A, real estate, compliance
• Leading negotiation of 100+ multilateral R&D, license, cooperation and procurement agreements per year
• Legal key account for Autonomous Driving (5GAA, BMVI Providentia, Autopilot) and Industry 4.0 lighthouse projects
• Built a legal department from scratch; legal representative in 5GAA, 5G PPP and Digital Europe

Major successful projects

• LTE / RAN / vEPC Network Roll-Out – turnkey roll-out, TUPE & employee transfer with a global network operator (~390M+€)
• High Precision Manufacturing Center – real estate, EPC and equipment contracts (50M+€)
• Leica Strategic Partnership – long-term optical engineering partnership for smartphone photography
• 5G Automotive Association – foundation (statutes, by-laws, membership agreements)
• GSM-R Railway Tender – turnkey swap of Europe’s largest railway company (140M+€)
• Europe’s Largest Indoor WIFI – turnkey supply, I&C and maintenance

Applied R&D organization.

Main fields of expertise

• Global multilateral cooperation, license, R&D and confidentiality agreements (~350 FP7 / H2020 projects, PPPs)
• Legal and commercial consulting in international civil, military and EC-funded bids in ICT
• Lobbying vis-à-vis the European Commission and Joint Technology Initiatives
• DESCA Core Group member (development of the V3 Model Consortium Agreement)

Central patent and marketing agency of 28 Bavarian universities (in parallel to Fraunhofer).

Main fields of expertise

• Option, licensing and transfer agreements, NDA, MTA
• IP, patent and copyright law; software and IT law
• Legal consulting on the management and exploitation of intellectual property

European telecommunications company of the KPN Group.

Main fields of expertise

• Negotiation of complex content, MVNO and sales agreements
• Approval of termination rates and roaming charges at BNetzA and the EC
• Judicial and extrajudicial litigation with competitors and authorities

European media and mail-order company.

Main fields of expertise

• Strategic management and enforcement of the entire IP portfolio (600+ trademarks, 500 domains)
• Legal protection for labelling, marketing and distribution of all products
• Legal advice and trainings for TV sales, e-commerce, procurement, marketing and HR
• External lobbying (VPRT, BVH, Wettbewerbszentrale, VSW, Bitkom)