Dr Felix Wittern > Fieldfisher > Hamburg, Germany > Lawyer Profile
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Dr Felix Wittern
Work Department
Practice Group Head Technology & Data
Position
Dr Felix Wittern is a Partner in Fieldfisher’s Hamburg office and Head of the Technology & Data Practice Group in Germany, advising in particular on all Data Protection Law issues.
He has been working in the field of Data Protection since 1993 and has many years of experience – both in law firms and as in-house Counsel in the Technology industry.
His specialities are negotiations – whether with authorities or contracts – and complex projects. He is very active internationally, especially in the US-American region as well as for Asian companies, and has also worked for several years as a partner in our office in the USA (Silicon Valley).
He is the Data Protection Officer for a large number of companies in Germany and at EU level.
He is particularly familiar with Data Protection Law in some sectors: AdTech, Hardware, Automotive, Finance, Social Media, Telecommunications and Cloud Computing.
As another area, he likes to support new topics, advise the development in the area of Artificial Intelligence and digital services. Furthermore, he has been advising on IT contracts for many years and also accompany projects.
Languages
He advises his clients in German and English.
Personal
He is a trained mediator and as such enjoys working on conflicts.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Informationstechnologie > Datenrecht
(Firms to watch)Fieldfisher verfügt über beachtliche Kompetenzen an der Schnittstelle zwischen Datenrecht und Tech-Litigation, und glänzt damit insbesondere bei der Abwehr von zivilrechtlichen Ansprüchen aufgrund von Datenschutzverletzungen. Praxisgruppenleiter Felix Wittern agiert regelmäßig als Datenschutzbeauftragter und ist besonders geübt im Umgang mit Aufsichtsbehörden.
Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Künstliche Intelligenz (KI)
Zu Fieldfishers Mandanten zählen Entwickler, Private-Equity-Investoren und Banken, welche zu einem breiten Themenspektrum beraten werden, in welchem sich Fokusgebiete wie Compliance- und Finanzierungsanforderungen bei Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekten sowie Beratung zur Einführung KI-basierter Software und Tools in Unternehmen finden. Praxisgruppenleiter Felix Wittern wird für Erfahrung im Automobilsektor und profunde datenschutzrechtliche Fachkunde empfohlen, welche regelmäßig im Rahmen grenzüberschreitender Vertragsverhandlungen zum Einsatz kommt.
Germany > Industry focus > Artificial Intelligence
Fieldfisher advises developers, private equity investors and banks on various matters, including compliance and financing in the context of research and development projects as well as the advice on the introduction of AI-based software and tools in companies. Practice head Felix Wittern is well versed in the automotive sector and offers in-depth expertise in data protection law, which is regularly drawn on in cross-border contract negotiations.
Germany > Information technology > Data protection
(Firms to watch)Fieldfisher offers longstanding experience at the interface between data protection law and technology-related litigation and routinely acts in the defense against civil claims in connection with data breaches. Practice head Felix Wittern regularly acts as a data protection officer and is experienced in cooperating with relevant supervisory authorities.
Lawyer Rankings
- Artificial Intelligence Germany > Industry focus
- Firms to watch Germany > Information technology > Data protection