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Home Professionals Thomas Fischl

Thomas is a partner in the Entertainment & Media Industry Group and specializes in information technology law.

His particular expertise covers all legal matters related to digitalization, digital media, IoT, Virtual Reality, Social Media and data economy. He regularly advises on data privacy (including GPDR-readiness and BCR), cybersecurity, risk management and compliance issues. With his full-service approach he supports national and international companies from audit to training and implementation of new IT-systems. 

Credentials

  • Regensburg, Germany, 2002, Second State Exam (Bar exam equivalent)
  • University of Regensburg, Germany, 2001, Ph.D., Law
  • Regensburg, Germany, 1999, First State Exam (J.D. equivalent), Regensburg
  • University of Regensburg, Germany, 1993, Study of Law
  • University of Trieste, Italy, 1995, Study of Law

  • Germany

  • All German Local and District Courts
  • All German Higher Regional Courts

  • Member of the Munich Bar Association
  • Member of the German Society for Law and Computer Science (DGRI)
  • Member of the Information Technology Work Group of the German Bar Association (DAV IT)

  • German
  • English
  • Italian

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Germany and Handelsblatt for Information Technology Law, 2009 – 2025, Media Law, 2016 – 2025, Technology Law, 2021 – 2025, and Data Security and Privacy Law, 2023 – 2025.