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
International contract, commercial and technology law

Lead counsel for cloud partnerships and software / IP licensing and reselling business
50+ strategic licensing and channel-reselling projects with global XaaS providers
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
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
Export control, trade control and strategic regulatory monitoring

Software, open source and IP licensing and reselling
EMEA lead counsel for strategic partnerships, alliances and the software channel
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
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
600+ private and public R&D projects with strategic IP monetization
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

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

Engagement

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