With ‘excellent knowledge of the market’, AKD’s IT proficiency extends to service contracts, public procurement, disputes arising from unsuccessful IT projects and M&A transactions with substantial IT elements. Martin Hemmer, leading the IP and technology team, is skilled at resolving disputes involving IT suppliers and licensing. Renée Schipper, drawing from her background as an in-house IT counsel, is experienced in IT project management and conflict resolution in regulated sectors.
Testimonials
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‘They have an excellent knowledge of the market and a good technical understanding of newly developed products.’
‘Renée Schipper responds promptly to inquiries, quickly grasps the critical legal issues and just as quickly addresses the questions we ask about them. Her opinions are easy to understand, always limited to the essentials and we can forward them to our client without any further comments on our part.’
‘The different team members are competent in the areas of IT contracting, SaaS services and implementation projects with modern outsourcing vendors and products, GDPR and data privacy, business continuity aspects, escrow arrangements, customer data ownership, IP, etc. A real multidisciplinary approach that you can count on.’
‘Each employee provides answers, solutions and support that is careful, thoughtful, structured and complete.'
‘The team has an excellent knowledge of the subjects and works accurately.’
‘Our contact with AKD is always directly with partner Martin Hemmer, but the speed and profoundness that AKD offers clearly shows the numbers, competence and firing power they have. We really feel that with AKD we have a very agile partner.’
‘I admire Martin Hemmer for his quick understanding of the total scope of an issue and his clear and precise steering towards a solution.’
‘AKD is a very established firm with seasoned partners. They are very knowledgeable and put the client's expectations first.’
Key clients
- Youfone
- WIN Logistics
- Lavetan / GBA Group
- Monterro/TimeEdit
- CIZ
- Copaco
- Electronic Repair Logistics
- Andes
- SDL
- Track Innovations
Work highlights
- Advised CIZ in three multimillion IT public procurement projects for IT services.
- Advised Nordic B2B software growth investor Monterro and its portfolio company TimeEdit on its acquisition of Vorsen B.V.
- Handled the contractual drafting and negotiations for a healthcare client with its cross-border IT supplier concerning its multimillion IT project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martin Hemmer