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DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s ’extraordinary team’ is sought after by both technology companies and service users looking to negotiate cloud computing and other SaaS licensing contracts or carry out company-wide IT and communications systems upgrade projects. Under the guidance of ‘brilliant lawyer’ Axel Anderl, the practice is also able to support clients with the challenges associated with bringing new products to market, and also ensures that clients are in line with new regulatory frameworks, including the EU’s NIS2 Directive and DORA Regulation. Anderl himself focuses predominantly on IT law, covering cloud computing and outsourcing, while Alexandra Ciarnau takes the lead on AI-related matters and green tech developments. Nino Tlapak is a data protection expert, specialising in cybersecurity matters and with a growing focus on DORA requirements.

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Testimonials

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‘Besides excellent legal knowledge, they are very customer-oriented and very actively share their knowledge. Despite being a real expert in his field, Axel Anderl is approachable and leads his excellent team in a very encouraging way.’
‘Axel Anderl and Alexandra Ciarnau are very fast in providing answers that are precise and ready to implement. We are happy to work with this extraordinary team.’
‘A powerful and supportive team.’
‘Alexandra Ciarnau has provided me with strong support and is an incredible leader in the legal sphere when it comes to technology, especially AI.’
‘Axel Anderl and Alexandra Ciarnau are very pleasant contacts who, in addition to their legal knowledge, also keep an eye on the business challenges of their clients. They are extremely well connected throughout the region. We would also like to make a special mention of the team, which has also supported us for some time with exemplary commitment and very good work results.’
‘Nino Tlapak - exceptional customer relationship management, great knowledge, exceptional availability and reaction time.’
‘Axel Anderl is a brilliant lawyer with a great passion for legal matters and working with his clients.’
‘Our experience with DORDA has been exceptional. Alexandra Ciarnau is an expert in IT, data protection and IP. She always finds appropriate and feasible solutions for our business. This combination of in-depth legal expertise and a hands-on approach is very rare.’

Key clients

Tatra banka
Roche Diagnostics
Xund Solutions
Prodata Rechenzentrum und Informationstechnologie
Huawei Technologies Austria
Umdasch Group
Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz, Section Innsbruck
Wiener Privatklinik Betriebs-GmbH & Co KG
UNIQA Group
Erste Digital
twinformatics
Alpega Group
A. Menarini Pharma
MANZ'sche Verlags- und Universitätsbuchhandlung GmbH
delfortgroup AG
Doka Österreich Noneoom group gmbh
Bayer Austria GmbH
Österreichische Post
Natterbox
GTT Communications
NTT Group
AIRCALL
LogMeIn
inContact
Cisco
"J-IT" IT-Dienstleistungs GesmbH
Cafe+Co International Holding GmbH
Magenta
VIG - Vienna Insurance Group
GamerTag
Airbnb

Work highlights

Supported LexisNexis on the legal design, testing framework and implementation of its global AI tools, based on large-language models.
Advised clients including Erste Group, Wüstenrot, Volksbanken, Hypobanken and Helvetia on their DORA preparations.
Represented Magenta in two actions initiated by the Austrian Chamber of Labour, aimed at the repayment of fees and multiple proceedings initiated by consumer class actions concerning individual repayment claims.

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