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.
Additionally, he provides comprehensive legal advice during IT- and outsourcing projects and on cloud- and licencing agreements.
His clients include not only software and technology companies but also e-commerce businesses and companies from, inter alia, the automotive, health care and financial services industry.
Thomas has authored a number of publications on IT Law and he regularly lectures with DeutscheAnwaltAkademie (DAA) teaching seminars for IT lawyers. The JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms ranks the Munich IT-team continuously for "IT: Transaction / Outsourcing" and "IT: Contracts / Litigation". Most recently, Legal 500 Germany ranked the Munich IT-team for "Information Technology and Outsourcing - Data Privacy" and "Information Technology and Outsourcing (including contracts)". Further, Thomas has been continuously selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Germany and Handelsblatt.
