IT transactions and outsourcing
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Rising Stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Baker McKenzie LLP
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Christian Kuß advises national and international clients on legal issues pertaining to IT, copyright and data protection law. He specialises in drafting and negotiating IT contracts, including licensing, IT outsourcing and IT project agreements as well as service level agreements. Another focus area is data protection law, where his advisory services especially include examining the permissibility of future data processing activities and examining and assessing the internal organisation of data protection.
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Osborne Clarke LLP
Ulrich Bäumer is a partner in the technology group of Osborne Clarke in Cologne. He advises the clients of the firm mainly in the area information technology and (offshore) outsourcing. He drafts and negotiates complex international IT project (especially offshore outsourcing) contracts and assists the technology clients of the firm in M&A transactions. He also advises in all other aspects of technology, data protection and licensing law. He advised many German and international companies on data centre and R&D centre outsourcings - onshore, nearshore and offshore. Ulrich Bäumer has successfully worked on and finalised 180 + global outsourcing projects in the last 15 years. Clients of the firm recommend him as a lawyer who “gets the deal done”.
Covington & Burling LLP