Expertise

Core Areas of Expertise

Where legal meets technology - across every dimension that matters.

Commercial ICT, Innovation & Tech Transactions

International commercial IT services and XaaS tech transactions for Telco, Aerospace, Automotive and public clients
Commercial IT hardware, XaaS, software, cloud & digital transformation deals up to €150M project value
Strategic negotiation of complex XaaS, Managed Services, Outsourcing and cloud deals with up to three-digit-million TCV
80+ public EVB-IT tenders per year
Export control, trade control and strategic regulatory monitoring
International contract, commercial and technology law; managing external law firms in commercial transactions

Lead counsel for cloud partnerships and software / IP licensing and reselling business
30+ strategic licensing and channel-reselling projects with global XaaS providers
Consumption-based “as-a-service” infrastructure: HPE GreenLake, Dell APEX and Device-as-a-Service frameworks
GDPR-compliant IaaS and cloud solutions for public clients (IONOS Cloud Partnership)
Customized SaaS terms for global product rollouts (CGI “Door James” Smart Office SaaS)
Strategic Data Act & DORA consulting for IoT, cloud, XaaS, AI and data-driven businesses

AI Act compliance advisory and external AI Officer, including AI literacy
30+ strategic licensing and channel-reselling projects with global XaaS providers
Data privacy management systems: RoPA, TOMs, privacy-by-design and DPIAs
200+ IT, software and XaaS contracts and DPAs incl. SCC, BCR and TIA safeguarding third-country data transfers
AI product compliance (AI Act): training data, SFT / RLHF datasets and compute resources
Handling and risk mitigation of data subject requests and data breaches
Member of Bitkom Privacy & AI advisory groups and the “global third-country data transfer” task force

Software, open source and IP licensing and reselling
Development and implementation of European IP protection and exploitation strategies and policies
LLM and OSS training-dataset license compliance: use rights, restrictions on derivative works and attribution
EMEA lead counsel for strategic partnerships, alliances and the software channel
Strategic management and enforcement of large IP portfolios – 600+ trademarks and 500 domains
Option, licensing, transfer, NDA and MTA agreements; patent, software and IT law

International & European R&D programs and Joint Technology Initiatives
Strategic consulting on Horizon 2020, 5G PPP, Big Data PPP and EIT Digital
Negotiation of 100+ multilateral R&D, license, cooperation and procurement agreements per year
R&D cooperation with industry, academics, start-ups and public funding bodies
~350 FP7 / Horizon 2020 projects and PPPs; DESCA Core Group member (V3 Model Consortium Agreement)
Open-source LLM consortium and GenAI research collaborations with Europe’s leading AI companies and institutions
600+ private and public R&D projects with strategic IP monetization

Information security management systems (ISMS) aligned to ISO 27001:2022
NIS2 & ISO 27001 officer and auditor services covering ISMS and regulatory compliance
DORA consulting for IoT, cloud, XaaS, AI and data-driven businesses
Certified Information Security Officer (TÜV) and ISMS Auditor / ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Individual and collective employment law
TUPE and employee transfer in turnkey technology roll-outs (LTE / RAN / vEPC network roll-out, ~€390M+ volume)
Corporate law, M&A and compliance alongside employment matters

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