Taylor Wessing

IT & Telecoms; Data Protection; Copyright & Media Law; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Technology, Media & Communications

Partner 

Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche is a specialist lawyer for information technology law in the Technology, Media & Telecoms practice group. He advises clients on national and international digital and data protection projects and is a recognised IT law and GDPR expert.

With his many years of experience and outstanding expertise, Axel von dem Bussche routinely guides clients on the provider and user side through complex, international transactions, contract drafting and regulatory issues. He advises corporations on the transformation towards digital and global business models, supports companies in the implementation of AI and data protection regulations, is a strategic advisor to management on compliance in digitalisation and conducts negotiations with the relevant supervisory authorities.

Since 2002 Partner, Taylor Wessing 1999 – 2002 Associate, Taylor Wessing 1997 – 1998 Doctoral degree, Georg–August Universität Göttingen 1994 – 1997 Legal clerkship, Schleswig–Holstein, South Africa

German, English, French

Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V. (BITKOM) Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V. TeleTrusT – Bundesverband IT–Sicherheit e.V. American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e. V. Interlex Group

1999 Established as a lawyer, Düsseldorf 1997 Doctoral degree on the theme of contractual nature conservation in administrative practice, Georg–August Universität, Göttingen 1997 Admitted as a lawyer, Niedersachsen 1997 Second state examination, Hamburg 1994 M., London School of Economics, London 1993 First state examination, Munich