Attorney at law specializing in data protection, IT, and telecommunications law
Experience in advising large and medium-sized companies in various industries at the national and international level on all data protection issues (including financial services, healthcare, IT, and telecommunications)
Management of/collaboration in IT projects, including outsourcing and projects for the implementation of the GDPR
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf (module on compliance (data protection and liability law) in the master’s program in business analytics)
Author of numerous specialist articles, particularly in the areas of data protection and IT compliance (including video surveillance, financial services, data protection management, and data protection audits), as well as commentaries on the provisions of the GDPR, the BDSG, and the DSG M-V
2011-2018 IT compliance officer and Data Protection Officer (DPO) at apoBank and several subsidiaries
2010-2011 Employed as a lawyer in two international commercial law firms (focusing on IT, data protection, and telecommunications law)
2008 Admitted to the bar
2007-2009 Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) and risk management employee at KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Education
Studied law at the University of Hamburg and the University of Liverpool, specializing in information and communication
Doctorate on private video surveillance in public spaces at the University of Hamburg
Legal clerkship in Berlin, including at the Data Protection Supervisory Authority of the State of Berlin
