Noerr sports a focus on growth in data protection, data law, AI, and digital platforms, offering comprehensive regulatory guidance to clients from a variety of industries. Daniel Rücker and Pascal Schumacher jointly lead the practice, with Rücker advising on the structuring of international data flows and the establishment of new data protection frameworks, while Schumacher supports clients in regulated industries such as telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences on data, AI, and tech projects, as well as cybersecurity. Sebastian Dienst is a name to note for data compliance governance, compliance by design, and data breach management.
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- ‘Alexander Brandt is the senior lawyer we work with most frequently. He has many strengths: structured communication and insight into client needs.’
- ‘Pascal Schumacher is a great data protection lawyer, great availability, easy to approach and very agreeable to work with. I can definitely recommend!’
- 'What we value most about this firm is their ability to combine top-tier legal expertise with practical, business-focused advice. They make complex issues simple, give us cost certainty, and provide a truly collaborative partnership built on trust and innovation.'
- 'Daniel Rücker stands out in particular. He combines outstanding legal knowledge with a strategic, solutions-oriented approach that consistently delivers value. Clients appreciate his ability to balance rigorous analysis with practical, business-focused advice, as well as his responsiveness and composure in high-pressure situations.'
- ‘Very responsive and timely and has close connections with law firms in many European countries, able to promptly help us find suitable lawyers with high-quality deliverables.’
Key clients
- Amazon Deutschland Services GmbH
- Schwarz Corporate Solutions KG
- CARIAD SE
- McDonald’s Deutschland LLC
- Formycon AG
Work highlights
Advising Schwarz Corporate Solutions KG on agreement regarding a long-term partnership with Google, including on the preparation and negotiation of the complex underlying contracts.
Advising Amazon in administrative proceedings relating to the mission-critical systems and processes for managing logistics centres.
Advising the Alibaba Group on platform-specific regulatory issues, in particular on new regulation in data law, Data Services Act, NIS2 and DORA.
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Sebastian Dienst
Practice head
Daniel Rücker; Pascal Schumacher
Other key lawyers
Sebastian Dienst; Alexander Brandt