Clifford Chance significantly strengthened its advisory capacities in 2023 with the addition of new practice head Holger Lutz and various team members from Baker McKenzie. The team advises on employee data protection, whistleblowing and big data. Lutz covers various topics, including comprehensive support in IP issues as well as the design of hardware and software contracts; he most recently assisted with data collection reporting obligations in the context of autonomous driving.
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Key clients
- Siemens Energy
Work highlights
- Advising a German automotive manufacturer on reporting obligations under data protection law.
- Supporting a service provider with business and strategy advice on the introduction of various tools, particularly from a data protection perspective as well as interfacing employment law matters.
- Advising companies in the financial sector, various investors, and companies in other sectors on the use of AI for employee monitoring in employment law.