Dr Viola Bensinger > Greenberg Traurig Germany > Berlin, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig Germany‘s multidisciplinary advice offering covers banking and regulatory issues as well as payment services law matters, practice head Carsten Kociok is a key contact here, which includes e-money products and blockchain technology. The client roster consists of credit, financial services and e-money institutions as well as startups, which the team advises on licensing, blockchain and token-related matters as well as payment products, takeovers and digital platforms. Head of the technology team, co-head of the global FinTech task force and co-head of the global IP & technology practice Viola Bensinger is another key contact and advises on digital payment services and software licensing as well as on e-commerce and data protection issues.

Greenberg Traurig Germany  acts integrated into the global network and comprehensively advises on all aspects of film and television productions, where the team is renowned for its expertise in financing, production and distribution issues pertaining to the film sector. In addition to established German and international production studios, the team increasingly supports streaming platforms and also advises on regulatory issues in the context of on-demand content at the interface between media, communications and antitrust law. Practice head Stefan Lütje is well versed in transactions and contracts in the media sector as well as film funding, including the advice to funding bodies and financial institutions. Viola Bensinger and Laura Zentner are experienced in technology and IP and are regularly instructed by digital media companies.

Greenberg Traurig Germany regularly assists with GDPR compliance, data protection fine proceedings and transactions as well as the structuring of international data transfers and exchanges. Cross-border matters are covered thanks to the international network and frequently advised on in close cooperation with the locations in the US. This approach is also mirrored in Viola Bensinger‘s dual role as head of the German data protection practice and as co-head of the global data privacy & cyber ​​security practice. Carsten Kociok is another key contact, he comprehensively advises on data protection law and primarily assists clients across the financial services, media, real estate and healthcare sectors.

Greenberg Traurig Germany is experienced in IT and digitisations projects as well as matters in the regulatory area such as the advice on e-commerce issues or the support for US companies in EU-related issues. IT service providers and technology companies are also represented in litigation. Further capacities exist at the interfaces with technology, media, data protection and telecommunications law thanks to the cross-border and cross-practice approach. Practice head Viola Bensinger is a key contact for outsourcing projects and transactions in the technology sector.

Greenberg Traurig Germany follows a full-service and cross-locational approach and assists with transactions and outsourcing as well as clients’ representation in related litigation. Start-ups, technology corporations and well-known companies benefit from the expertise at the interface between technology, media, data and telecommunications law, which was recently demonstrated in supporting the acquisition and operation of data centers as well as advising a network operator on outsourcing. Viola Bensinger heads the practice and is well versed in cross-border technology transactions, software development and licensing projects.