Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH's client roster includes start-ups, international companies and public sector clients, which benefit from the team's profound expertise in digital business models, platforms and compliance matters. Most recently, the team led by Wulff-Axel Schmidt (IT, copyright as well as IP law), demonstrated its capacities in litigation such as in the defense against damages claims following a cyber security incident. Michael Rath is a key contact for matters pertaining to telecommunications law and IT security, while Maximilian Dorndorf advises on software licensing agreements and IP law.

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Key clients

  • Deutsche Telekom AG
  • Deutsche Bank/ Postbank
  • Bundesministerium für Verkehr u. digitale Infrastruktur
  • Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitalisierung und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (AöR)
  • Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg
  • DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
  • H&M Hennes & Mauritz Logistik AB & Co. KG
  • EDEKA-Gruppe
  • Metro
  • Imperial Tobacco Limited
  • Fiege Logistik Stiftung & Co. KG
  • arvato Systems / Bertelsmann
  • ThyssenKrupp
  • Procter & Gamble
  • BASF
  • E.ON
  • Evonik Industries
  • Ministerium für Schule und Bildung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • Resilinc, Inc.
  • ACTIA IME GmbH
  • actindo AG

Work highlights

  • Advising the Ministry of School and Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on the implementation of digitisation projects within the framework of the DigitalPakt NRW project for the tendering of virtual reality glasses and equipping the Centers for Practical Teacher Training (ZfsL) and Municipal Media Centers (KMZ) in NRW with Digital Making Places.
  • Advising DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH on the introduction of new IT systems including data protection impact assessments as well as on all IT and data protection matters.
  • IT advice to Vitos gemeinnützige GmbH on the introduction of a telemedicine platform, including advice on data protection requirements and IT security measures.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Wulff-Axel Schmidt