Noerr combines its competencies in the areas commerce, trade, IT, outsourcing and media and advises on various IT matters. Among the key topics are contract drafting and regulatory matters in the context of digitisation projects and digital business models. Co-head Torsten Kraul is an expert in new topics such as AI, data management, digital healthcare, fintech and e-sports. Kraul jointly leads the practice with Thomas Thalhofer, who supports IT digitisation projects, outsourcing as well as transactions and is experienced in litigation. Peter Braut boasts similar competencies and complements this with expertise in software licensing. Among the client roster are companies from the automotive, pharmaceutical and technology sectors as well as insurance and financial service providers. AI expert David Bomhard joined Aitava in April 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'Strong team consisting of experienced partners and very qualified associates.'
- 'Thomas Thalhofer is regularly our contact for our most important projects.'
- 'Prof. Dr. Braut is one of the leading IT legal practitioners in Germany. His knowledge of the industry and his reputation in the market are correspondingly great. His associates are characterized by good technical and industry knowledge.'
- 'Prof. Dr. Braut is always present in the mandate, even when he is very busy. His industry knowledge and experience in the area of IT law will be difficult to surpass in Germany.'
- 'Food for thought is provided and, above all, active consideration is given to the customer and business concept.'
- 'Thomas Thalhofer is a constant in terms of reliability, adherence to delivery dates and outstanding quality. Peter Braut is in charge of his topics and is able to bring stalled negotiations back on track in order to reach a practical solution.'
- 'Thorsten Kraul knows how to make himself an integral part of the in-house project team. Highly efficient setup due to the high level of expertise and active partner work.'
- 'High IT competence, practice-oriented, very good results.'
Key clients
- Alibaba.com (Europe) Ltd.
- Bayer AG
- Bayerische Landesbrandver-sicherung AG
- BayWa AG / FarmFacts GmbH
- Debeka Krankenversiche-rungsverein a.G.
- Deutsche Börse AG
- Deutsche Kreditbank AG
- HCL Technologies Germany GmbH
- Klöckner Shared Services
- Lotto24
- McDonald‘s
- MEWA Textil-Service AG & Co. Management OHG
- Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
- Trustlog GmbH
- Versicherungskammer Bayern
- Zimmer GmbH
Work highlights
- Comprehensive advice to Bayer AG on the digital transformation of the group as well as on outsourcing contracts to secure IT services in the course of planned carve-out transactions.
- Advising a DAX30 company on a long-term strategic cooperation with Google regarding cloud consumption on the one hand and innovation projects in the financial services sector on the other.
- Comprehensive legal advice to Debeka on the renewal of core insurance systems (especially health and composite insurance) as well as the introduction of a CRM system.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Thomas Thalhofer
NoerrNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Torsten Kraul
Noerr