About
IT & Privacy Lawyer (Imprint of my law firm) and founder of matterius.
Work Experience
- Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells in Munich in the practice area „Technology, Media & Telecommunications“
- Head of Compliance Data Protection at the truck manufacturer MAN (today part of Volkswagen), responsible for the global data protection programme
- Since 2009 lawyer in solo practice
Education
- two state exams "with honors" (each with two-digit points)
- Ph.D. in telecommunications law
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt - named in "Germany's Best Lawyers" for Data Protection Law and IT-Law in the years 2020 and 2021
- Kanzleimonitor - listed number 1 in "Leading Lawyers for IT Law" and number 2 in "Leading Lawyers for Data Protection", each for the years 2021/22
Selected Publications
- Reducing Liability Risks as a Software Provider, Reseller or Consultant (English)
- Template "Data Protection Policy" for the implementation of the GDPR in companies (German, English version coming soon).
- Checklist for ensuring GDPR compliance of Software, Cloud/SaaS-Services and IT-systems (German)
- Guideline for the implementation of the GDPR by B2B IT-Providers (Data Processors) (German)
- Guideline for GDPR-compliant direct marketing (German)
Client Voices
"goal-oriented approach" (10x)
"excellent legal knowledge" (8x)
"pragmatic and practical " (7x)
"thinks entrepreneurially" (6x)
"understands well business objectives" (4x)
"sound industry knowledge" (2x)
"predictable costs" (2x)
Matters handled by Dr. Thomas Helbing
Advising a provider in the connected car sector on data protection, general terms and conditions and online law
Dongle
SmartCar
Connected Car
Drive Logbook
Provider of a Connected Car Platform
Automotive
Information Technology
Small (10-100 employees)
Germany
Data Protection Law
Information Technology Law / IT-Law
Advice
2021
Germany
51 - 250 hours
Advising a robo-advisor / digital asset manager on data protection
Robo-Advisor
Digital Asset Management
Robo-Advisor / Digital Asset Manager
Financial (Banking & Insurance)
Information Technology
Small (10-100 employees)
Germany
Data Protection Law
Advice
2022
Germany
51 - 250 hours
Additional Information
This is a lawyer profile page. Listed matters experience may also stem from work at previous law firms.