IT law · AI law · Telecoms law
German and EU technology lawyers for IT, AI and telecoms
For more than 30 years we have advised companies, technology providers and individuals where law and technology meet: contracts and projects, data protection and cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and disputes in court and arbitration.
How can we help?
Entries are grouped by topic. Red entries are emergencies with running deadlines: please call us directly.
Our practice areas at a glance
A short overview of where we advise and represent clients, with links to detailed pages.
IT law and IT contracts
Software, SaaS, cloud and outsourcing contracts, agile projects and IT project disputes.
AI law
AI Act compliance, liability, copyright and contracts, from using AI to building it.
Data protection
GDPR implementation, data transfers, breach response and defence against fines and damages claims.
Cybersecurity law
NIS2 and the German BSI Act, Cyber Resilience Act, DORA and incident response.
Telecoms law
German Telecommunications Act, network roll-out, rights of way and BNetzA proceedings.
Platforms and e-commerce
DSA, DMA and P2B for platforms, German consumer law for online shops and accessibility.
IP and online rights
Copyright, trade marks, unfair competition and personality rights online.
Disputes
Litigation, arbitration, interim injunctions and mediation in IT and telecoms matters.
Your lawyers
Attorneys, certified specialist lawyers and patent attorneys with legal and technical backgrounds.
Michael HorakSpecialist IP, copyright and media law
Julia ZiegelerSpecialist IP, copyright and media law
Anna UmbergSpecialist intellectual property
Andree EckhardPatent attorney, physicist
Katharina Gitmann-KopilevichSpecialist intellectual property
Karoline BehrendSpecialist public procurement
Andreas FriedleinAttorney
Stefan KarfusehrAttorney
Robin Jannis MaiAttorneyWe understand the technology
Michael Horak, LL.M. studied electrical engineering alongside law; patent attorney Andree Eckhard is a physicist. We work through technical facts ourselves and present them clearly to courts, opponents and regulators.
Certified specialists
Our team includes German certified specialist lawyers (Fachanwälte) for intellectual property, copyright and media law and public procurement, working alongside patent attorneys.
German and EU law
From the German Civil Code and Telecommunications Act to the GDPR, AI Act, Data Act, NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act and Digital Services Act.
Ten offices, one team
Our head office is in Hannover, Georgstraße 48. We also meet clients in Berlin, Bielefeld, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart, and handle many matters across Germany and abroad by video and phone.