Kathrin Schürmann

Kathrin Schürmann has been a partner at Schürmann Rosenthal Dreyer since 2007. She specializes in IT and data protection law as well as competition law. A special focus of her work is consulting companies in the areas of digital business, technology and media. In her role as a privacy expert, Kathrin Schürmann supervises both national and international clients in the implementation and development of new (digital) business models. Additionally, she advises on data protection and IT law, as well as competition law, e.g. in the development of Big Data concepts, cross-media communications, mobile / online marketing, business intelligence concepts and the legal support of new marketing concepts. In addition, Kathrin Schürmann provides companies with her expertise when it comes to classic themes such as: the structuring of international data flows, outsourcing, drafting and negotiating privacy and IT-law contracts and of group-wide data protection concepts, binding corporate rules or IT and data protection audits.

Kathrin Schürmann is a trusted and respected advisor due to long-standing and cooperative work with clients over the years. Her deep-seated knowledge of various industries benefits the practice as a whole. Kathrin Schürmann has extensive experience in the fields of internet/e-commerce, customer loyalty systems, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, publishing and the automotive industry. Kathrin Schürmann was named one of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of intellectual property law by the Handelsblatt’s rankings in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Kathrin Schürmann regularly lectures at events and conferences on various topics – ranging from data protection to competition law issues. She is also the author of several diverse publications. Kathrin Schürmann also volunteers as a mentor in a cross-cultural program at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht) and gives lectures to promote media literacy for school projects through “Du bist smart e.V.” and has, together with Roman von der Heide and the Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA), developed the first industry-wide Code of Conduct for location-based marketing and services.