With a practice spanning day-to-day compliance advice, including the holding of customer and employee data, to issues relating to the development of cookie strategies, KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH also assists with the data protection aspects of major IT projects. Where matters become contentious, practice co-head Anna Mertinz appears before the courts on matters tied to the handling of employee data, while also handling GDPR compliance for clients. Alongside her, Beatrice Blümel leverages her previous experience at the Data Protection Authority to advise on both GDPR compliance and litigation.
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Testimonials
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- 'Anna Mertinz always tries to make herself available, delivers on time and is a good connector to partner law firms in CEE.'
- 'I am impressed by this practice’s commitment to providing quick and detailed, feedback on all our legal inquiries. What truly stands out is the team’s expertise and their ability to deliver tailored solutions that perfectly meet our needs.'
- 'We frequently work together with Beatrice Blümel and Anna Mertinz - what stands out to me is their quick, detailed, and clear feedback on all our legal inquiries. This helps us to manage our daily business effectively.'
- 'Excellence.'
- 'Working with KWR Rechtsanwälte has always been characterized by high efficiency and mutual respect. I can highly recommend KWR as a reliable and competent partner in the field of data protection law.'
- 'Beatrice Blümel brings remarkable expertise in data protection law and demonstrates a high level of commitment and precision in her work. She has a talent for explaining complex issues in a clear and understandable way, and always offers practical and actionable solutions.'
- 'The team is very fast in responding to our needs, provides the required documents with a high accuracy and ask the right, understandable questions, so we can make the GDPR documents match our situation.'
- 'Anna Mertinz is very meticulous and deeply understands our needs. She asks the right questions and is also fast, giving concrete advise about things we have not considered ourselves.'
Key clients
- Austrian Limited E-Commerce GmbH
- myneva Austria GmbH
- Coca-Cola HBC Austria GmbH
- Ryanair
- Mister Spex
- System 7 group
- MAHLE Filtersysteme Austria GmbH
- Familie & Beruf Management GmbH
- Diversity Think Tank Consulting GmbH
- Arbeitswelten Consulting
- Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- De’ Longhi Kenwood GmbH
- Edizon Innovation GmbH
- Ivellio-Vellin IT Services
- Willis Towers Watson Austria GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised Mister Spex in adapting its data protection documentation in accordance with Austrian law.
- Assisted a client regarding a new marketing campaign, where existing customers recommend the client’s products via a link provided by the client.
- Assisted a client with the development and implementation of the entire data protection and e-privacy concept including project management, audits and preparation of all documentation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anna Mertinz, Barbara Kuchar