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)