Rechtsanwalt, Datenschutzbeauftragter, KI Officer, ISO 27001 Auditor

2/2024 – 4/2025

Senior Legal Advisor (ext.)

• AI related R&D, tech and licensing transactions with industry and academics
• AI Product Compliance (AI Act) and IP / Copyright issues
• Software, open source, IP licensing and reselling
• IP strategies and data privacy policies
• Data privacy, copyright and export control
• Compliance and regulatory monitoring

- LLM & AI systems development compliant with AI Act, privacy and copyright laws, particularly training data
- Strategic contracts with global providers of multimodal (SFT, RLHF) datasets and compute resources for LLM development and finetuning
- License compliance for LLM and OSS focusing on use rights, restrictions on derivative works and attributions
- Groundbreaking cooperation of Europe's leading AI companies and research institutions for next-gen open-source LLMs
- Strategic collaboration with leading universities transforming scientific excellence into real-world transparent GenAI.
- Implementation of data privacy management and compliance policies

Regulatory Affairs, Urheberrecht, Compliance Manager, Datenschutz, Digitalisierung, Informatik, Open Source, Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Vertragsanwalt

6/2021 – 7/2024

Legal Director

• international commercial IT services and XaaS tech transactions for Telco, Aerospace, Automotive Industry and Public Clients
• software, open source, IP licensing and reselling/managed services
• data privacy and regulatory affairs
• export control, compliance

- successful negotiations and risk mitigation in tech, licensing, IP and data driven transactions in complex XaaS, (Managed) Services, Outsourcing, Cloud, digital transformation deals with up to 3 digit million TCV
- strategic data privacy consulting for IT Services, XaaS, product development and DPAs incl. securing GDPR compliant international data transfers
- Lead Counsel for Cloud Partnerships and Software/IP licensing and reselling business
- Strategic regulatory monitoring and advice for digitalization, data privacy, AI and future monetization of data driven business models
- managing external law firms in commercial transactions

Leitender juristischer Berater, Compliance Manager, Datenschutz, Open Source, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Regulatory Affairs, Wirtschaftsrecht

2/2020 – 1/2024

Senior DSGVO Consultant & Datenschutzbeauftragter für
80+ KMU und Großunternehmen

- DSMS & Datenschutzprozesse: Maßgeschneiderte Beratung und Implementierung von Datenschutzmanagementsystemen, Verarbeitungstätigkeiten, Privacy-by-Design, VVT und TOMs

- DSGVO-Hinweise & Richtlinien: Individualisierte Datenschutzhinweise & Richtlinien für Mitarbeiter, Kunden, Bewerber, Betroffenenanfragen, Datenpannen, Compliance und Hinweisgeberschutz

- Verträge & AVVs: Pragmatische datenschutzrechtliche und juristische Beratung bei über 200 IT-, SW-, XaaS-Verträgen, AVVs, gemeinsame Verantwortlichkeit, einschließlich Standardvertragsklauseln, BCR und TIA zur Absicherung von Drittlandtransfers

- DSGVO-Produktkonformität & DSFAs: Umsetzung DSGVO-konformer Produkte, Dienstleistungen, Marketing-, IT- und Digitalisierungsprojekte einschließlich Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzungen

- Datenpannen & Betroffenenanfragen: Bearbeitung, Koordination und Risikominimierung von Betroffenenanfragen und Datenpannen mit Verantwortlichen, Auftragsverarbeitern, Behörden und Betroffenen

- Automatisierte AVV-Prüfsoftware: Entwicklung einer effizienten, automatisierten AVV-Prüfsoftware mit Risikominimierungsmaßnahmen für über 5.000 AVVs jährlich

- Folgenabschätzung gesetzlicher, regulatorischer und rechtlicher DSGVO-Entwicklungen

- Mitglied der Bitkom-Arbeitsgruppen Datenschutz & KI sowie der Taskforce „globale Drittlandübermittlungen"

Datenschutz, Digitalisierung, Informationssicherheit, ISO / IEC 27001, Rechtsanwalt

6/2018 – 9/2020

Director Legal & Senior IP Counsel

• international contracts, commercial and technology transactions
• intellectual property, licensing, IT, software, open source
• international and European R&D projects
• data privacy, trade control, export control and antitrust/competition law
• corporate law, M&A, compliance

- strategic legal negotiation and risk mitigation for tech, licensing, IP, data driven transactions in complex XaaS, Outsourcing, Managed Services, Cloud, digital transformation, AI deals with 3 digit million TCV
- EMEA lead Counsel for Strategic Partnerships, Alliances and Software channel sales, reselling and licensing business
- development and implementation of European IP protection and exploitation strategies and policies
- Leading negotiation of international R&D cooperation with industry, academics, start-ups, public funding bodies
- Strategic regulatory monitoring and advice on Trade, Export Control, IP compliance
- managing external law firms in export control, IP transactions, sales and outsourcing, M&A projects

Major successful projects:
- digital transformation of banking services with 3 finish banks incl. licensing and development of T24 core banking solution (+50 million € Vol. link)
- transformation, standardization of EU Software Channel Sales/Reselling business and contracts achieving significant efficiencies and risk reduction
- developing customized global and EU Trade and Export Control Guidelines

Compliance Manager, Datenschutz, Fusionen und Übernahmen, Open Source, Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Rechtsberater, Wirtschaftsrecht

12/2008 – 8/2012

Senior Legal Counsel “IP, Public and EU-Projects”

• intellectual property and licensing law
• international contract, commercial and IT law
• national and European R&D programs, Joint Technology Initiatives regulations

- global multilateral cooperation, license, R&D, confidentiality agreements, MoUs (~ 350 FP7, H2020 projects, PPPs)
- legal, commercial consulting and risk mitigation in international civil, military and EC funded bids and RFPs mainly in ICT (Hardware, Software, IoT)
- lobbying vis-à-vis the European Commission and Joint Technology Initiatives
- ensuring compliance of bids and contracts with IP and contract policies
- strategic company positions to legal, commercial risks and IPR Management in R&D programs and JTIs (Horizon 2020, ENIAC, AENEAS)
- advising business on risks, chances and compliance with regulatory changes
- DESCA Core Group Member (development V3 Model Consortium Agreement)

Forschung & Entwicklung, Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Wirtschaftsrecht

12/2008 – 8/2012

Head of Legal Dept. European Research Center

• international contract and commercial law
• intellectual property, licensing, IT- and telecommunications law
• international and European R&D programs, Joint Technology Initiatives
• data privacy, export control and competition law
• individual and collective employment law
• corporate law, M&A, real estate law, Compliance

- managing overall legal advice for European Research Institute (ERI), German Research Center and Subsidiaries in +8 European locations (>700 employees, investment € 1 billion p.a.)
- strategic legal and commercial consulting and risk mitigation in complex IT-Hardware/Software Supply-, Service-, Licensing, M&A and Outsourcing-Projects (incl. TUPE) with 3-digit million Euro volumes
- leading negotiation of yearly 100+ multilateral R&D, license, cooperation, procurement, consulting agreements with global industry partners, universities and R&D organisations
- legal key account for Autonomous Driving (5G Automotive Association, BMVI Providentia, Autopilot) and Industry 4.0 Lighthouse Projects (Precision Manufacturing Technology Center)
- strategic consulting on national and European R&D programs, Associations and Joint Technology Initiatives (Horizon2020, 5G Automotive Association, 5G PPP, Big Data PPP, EIT Digital) and IP Management/Commercialization
- Several years Management Experience building up a Legal Dept. from scratch and supervising 2 Legal Counsels
- coordinating and handling employment law and litigation cases
- managing external law firms and external consultants in export control, labor law, M&A, real estate, outsourcing projects
- regulatory monitoring and strategic development and implementation of various custom-made Compliance risk mitigation projects
- Corporate Governance (et al PoAs, Shareholder resolutions, M&A projects)
- Legal Representative in 5G Automotive Association, 5G PPP, Digital Europe

Major successful projects:
- LTE / RAN / vEPC Network Turnkey Roll-Out, TUPE & employee transfer with global network operator (~390+ million € Vol. (link1, link2)
- real estate purchase, EPC, equipment contracts to build High Precision Manufacturing Technology Center (50+ million € Vol. link)
- strategic longterm optical engineering partnership for smartphone fotography with Leica (link)
- foundation 5G Automotive Association (Statutes, By-Laws, Membership Agreements, etc. (http://www.5gaa.org/)
- BMVI pilotproject for video-based telecommunication use on highway (link)
- H2020 project for automated driving based on IoT
- various multilateral Horizon2020 and bilateral R&D 5G and next generation ICT solutions pilotprojects (link1, link2, link3)
- public tender for GSM-R turnkey swap of Europe’s largest railway company (140+ million € Vol. link)
- turnkey supply, I&C, maintenance of Europe’s largest in-door WIFI (link)
- development & implementation of adapted business (transfer pricing) IPR model, corporate structure of R&D Centers for funded projects
- development and implementation of several compliance projects (solving risk exposure of 40+ € Mio Vol).

Leiter Rechtsabteilung, Compliance Manager, Datenschutz, Fusionen und Übernahmen, Rechtsanwalt Arbeitsrecht, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Wirtschaftsrecht

6/2005 – 5/2008

Legal Counsel “Intellectual Property & Competition Law”,

• intellectual property law (trademark, utility patent, patent, licensing law)
• competition, internet and domain law
• international contract and commercial law
• data privacy, copyright, media and IT-law

- legal advice and negotiations in international commercial, IP and IT transactions
- strategic management, enforcement, development of entire IP portfolio
(+600 trademarks, 500 domains) and all applications, oppositions, cancellation and infringement actions
- judicial and extrajudicial litigation with competitors, suppliers, associations
against unfair competition
- legal protection on labelling, marketing and distribution of all products
(et al cosmetics, electronics, clothing, food supplements)
- legal advice and trainings for On-Air (TV) sales, e-commerce, procurement, marketing and HR dept.
- leading project groups on regulatory development, external lobbying (VPRT, BVH, Wettbewerbszentrale, VSW, Bitkom)

Datenschutz, Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwalt Geistiges Eigentum, Wirtschaftsrecht