Dr Martin Braun > WilmerHale > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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60325 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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Dr Martin Braun
Work Department
Big Data; Brussels/EU; Cross-Border Transactions; Cybersecurity and Privacy; Germany; Life Sciences; Private Equity; Technology; Technology Transactions and Licensing
Position
Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s Big Data Practice
Career
Dr. Braun focuses his practice on outsourcing, information technology and data protection law. He has advised both customers and vendors in business process outsourcing and information technology projects. In the area of software licensing, Dr. Braun is well-known for his knowledge in open source software. His experience includes advising companies regarding their general strategy for the use of open source software, and providing advice regarding possible business cases based on open source licenses. Dr. Braun has also advised German and multinational companies on all aspects of data protection law and general compliance issues, including cross border flows of personal data, data security, electronic discovery and general document retention issues. Dr. Braun also has experience in electronic commerce, electronic signatures and internet domain law.
Professional Activities
Dr. Braun is a member of the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV), the German-Japanese Law Association, the German Lawyers’ Association (DAV), the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), the European Outsourcing Association Germany e.V., the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD), the German Association for Law and Information Technology (DGRI), the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM), the Frankfurter Juristische Gesellschaft and the Gesellschaft der Freunde Universität Heidelberg e.V.
Languages
English, German, French
Memberships
Frankfurt
Brussels
Education
University of Heidelberg , Ph.D (2001)
University of Heidelberg , SSE (1998)
University of Heidelberg , FSE (1996)
University of Aix-en-Provence, France , LLM (1993)
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
WilmerHale‘s team is led by Hans-Georg Kamann and focuses on regulatory issues pertaining to the pharmaceutical sector and medical devices. Kamann and Peter Gey regularly join forces in contentious proceedings for pharmaceutical and medical device companies as well as associations. Both act from Frankfurt and Brussels and advise at the interfaces with antitrust, competition and EU law. Martin Braun has data protection expertise and advises on product approvals and data transfers as well as clinical studies.
Germany > Information technology > Data protection
(Leading individuals)WilmerHale is well-know for supporting the technology company Meta, which is regularly demonstrated in numerous major proceedings before the ECJ, the European Data Protection Board and national authorities. The team frequently cooperates with the Brussels location in connection with EU-related matters. Further key areas include the advice on contentious data protection matters, the structuring of international data transfers as well as data breach response and IT law. The latter is a focus of practice head Martin Braun, who is additionally well versed in the social media segment.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Germany > Information technology > Data protection
- Data protection Germany > Information technology
- Healthcare and life sciences Germany > Industry focus