Ramón y Cajal Abogados‘ privacy and data protection group has a robust offering which includes assistance with cyber security, information security, and IT contracts. The team is also a key port of call for IT, financial services, as well as media and entertainment clients, while the ’excellent’ Norman Heckh leads the practice and is noted for his expertise in handling data protection, information security, and cyber security. María Luisa González is another key practitioner and concentrates on privacy, compliance, and data security.
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Profile
Work Department
Information Technology, Gaming and Gambling
Position
Partner
Career
Head of the IT practice. Norman Heckh not only holds an outstanding expertise in Business Law, but also is widely experienced in providing domestic and foreign companies with advice on data protection, electronic business communications, online and on-site gambling, outsourcing and cloud computing processes and agreements, drafting and negotiation of IT agreements, compliance, e-commerce, remote agreements, intellectual property and e-signature projects, inter alia. He formerly worked as Head of the IT&C, privacy and gambling practice in Deloitte Abogados and in Baker & McKenzie law firm.
Languages
English and German
Memberships
- Member of the Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid).
- Member of DENAE (Spanish Association of Entertainment Law Professionals), AUTELSI (Spanish Association of Telecommunications and Information Society Users), APEP (Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals) and IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).
Education
- Degree in Law from the Universidad San Pablo CEU.
- Master’s Degree in Commercial Law from the Centro de Formación Garrigues.
- Diploma in Telecommunications Law from Grupo Recoletos.
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe - IAPP.
- Certified Data Privacy Professional - ISMS Forum.
- Certified by the Asociación Profesional Española de Privacidad (Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals).
- Arbitrator of the IT and Telecommunications Section of the Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madrid.
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Testimonials
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‘Ramón y Cajal offers a personalised, close service with continuous monitoring.'
‘The team stands out for its expertise and its knowledge of a multitude of sectors at a commercial level.'
‘Norman Heckh has extraordinary experience.'
‘Norman Heckh and María Luisa González stand out for their deep knowledge in the field of data protection.’
‘Norman Heckh is an excellent lawyer who knows the reality of companies and the sector. He is approachable without losing professional rigor and is flexible enough to adapt to the needs of the company.'
‘The team, headed by Norman Heck, is highly professional, highly available and responsive, and more than meets the needs clients have. They always go beyond what we require of them with a proactive attitude and commendable spirit of service.’
‘Norman Heck is highly available, quick to respond, and is proactive.'
‘They are up to date with legislative developments and recommendations from the Spanish and European control authorities.’
Key clients
- CaixaBank
- Endesa
- Telefónica Digital
- Solcasino
- Citibox
- Carmila
- Vithas
- Eurofred
- Colonial
- Bymycar
- Logista
- Instituto de Contabilidad
- Auditoría de Cuentasde España
- Amazon
- Repsol
- Haya Real State
- Zimmer Biomet
- Homeserve
- Fraternidad-Muprespa
- Telefónica
- Palo Alto Networks
- Evolution
- Network Steel Group
- Enzyme
- Enerparc
- Enjoy Zaragoza
- BMW
- WarnerMedia
- Ericsson
- Sonae Sierra
- Siemens Healthcare
- Suez
- Iberia Express
- General Optica
- Vueling
- Lamberts
- Econocom
- Redexis
- Gesternova
- Seppelec
Work highlights
Assisted CaixaBank on the review of its privacy impact assessments.
Assistied Endesa with a review of all its legitimate interest assessments and its data breach procedures.
Assisting Telefonica Digital with privacy matters relating to the Open Gateway project of GSMA.