SKW Schwarz comprehensively covers IT law and increasingly assists with cloud-based business models. A core competence is the advice to the healthcare sector, where hospital management companies are supported in digitisation as well as data protection matters. Another focus is the mobility industry, here, the team advises on autonomous driving and data protection compliance. Daniel Meßmer (software and cloud-based business models) has been the sole practice head since 2023, the former co-head Andreas Peschel-Mehner (platform business and cloud developments) remains a key contact. Franziska Ladiges (data protection) was appointed to partner in January 2023.
Testimonials
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- 'The collaboration with SKW is outstanding and professional.'
- 'The SKW team is very service-oriented. Fast response times. Qualified advice on various areas of law from the broad team. Not an “anonymous” law firm with armies of lawyers.'
Key clients
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- adidas AG
Work highlights
- Advising adidas AG on software license and development agreements, including SaaS and SaaS/PaaS constellations as well as SLA agreements in system-relevant services and IT litigation.
- Advising Robert Bosch GmbH on a strategic project for AI-supported autonomous driving.