Noerr combines established data, tech and telecoms and digital business teams to provides comprehensive AI advice to clients, covering venture establishment and market entry as well as legal advice on copyright, data protection and governance, contract and employment law compliance concerns in the development of internal frameworks. Prominent individuals in the team include Pascal Schumacher, an expert on the implementation of the Data Act and AI regulations, and Marieke Merkle, whose experience covers both a range of transactional and regulatory matters.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Outstanding performance by Marieke Merkle and Pascal Schumacher and their team.'
  • 'The team's overall strength is to bring all necessary experts together. While everyone we have worked with was exceptional qualified in the required field, the outstanding strength was the team performance.'

Key clients

  • Audi
  • DB Regio
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Deutsche Borse
  • FMS Wertmanagment
  • Fresenius Medical Care
  • Klöckner & Co
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Münchener Hypothekenbank
  • Omnicom
  • Schwarz Group
  • Zooplus

Work highlights

Advised Doctrine on its entry into the German market.
Advised Deutsche Bank on a long-term innovation cooperation with Nvidia and other potential IT providers regarding HR Avatar solutions for recruitment processes.
Developed and tested comprehensive playbooks with legal prompts for the AI-supported contract review tool of Hubert-Burda Medi.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Marieke Merkle
Marieke Merkle
Practice head

Thomas Thalhofer; Daniel Rücker; Pascal Schumacher

Other key lawyers

Marieke Merkle