Noerr comprehensively covers data protection law thanks to cross-practice cooperation with the litigation, regulatory, compliance and cyber risks teams. The team focuses on data breach management and data protection litigation (Sebastian Dienst is a key contact for both areas), including the support and representation in administrative, fine and court proceedings. The practice’s GDPR advice covers the implementation of sustainable data protection compliance systems and data protection governance structures. IT law and data protection expert Daniel Rücker heads the team, which was recently increasingly active at international level in expanding relationships with Chinese companies and law firms. Pascal Schumacher primarily acts across regulated industries and made partner in January 2024.

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Testimonials

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'Dr. Daniel Rücker: Strategically far-sighted, top notch professionally and very nice.'
'The team around Pascal Schumacher is characterized by excellent knowledge and expertise in IT and data protection law and in related legal areas. It is very responsive, delivers reliably high quality and works in a very structured and solution-oriented manner, even in challenging situations.'
'Pascal Schumacher is an excellent legal advisor in every respect, absolutely familiar with the subject matter, has many years of experience (including dealing with the authorities) and has the ability to provide his clients with clear guidance and professional expertise in a goal-oriented manner, even in complex situations. He manages to make difficult things look easy.'
'Pascal Schumacher is a top lawyer for digital companies because he not only understands his subject, but also the technology behind it.'
'Noerr is characterized by “top-notch” lawyers. Hand-picked lawyers with the finest rhetoric, fast, friendly, forward-thinking, innovative. Simply outstanding and unique. A real added value!'
'Dr. Daniel Rücker: An excellent and at the same time likeable lawyer. Solution-oriented, forward-thinking, cross-thinking, business-oriented, very responsive, technically brilliant. It's fun to work with Daniel on data protection issues. A multi-talent!'
'Excellent service. Helpful tools in IT/data protection law enable the efficient/quick creation of useful end products.'

Key clients

Solaris
Amazon
Hertha BSC
Domino’s Pizza Deutschland
Best Secret Group
Microsoft
McDonald’s Deutschland
Europcar/Buchbinder
Alibaba-Gruppe

Work highlights

Advising and representing Amazon in an administrative proceeding involving business-critical systems and processes for controlling logistics centers.
Ongoing advice to the Alibaba Group on IT and data protection issues.