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Dr. Thomas Nietsch

Associate
Berlin
+49.(0)30.220.029.408
Fax +49.(0)30.220.029.499
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Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • Second Legal State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig, 2014
  • Dr. iur., University of Göttingen, 2013
  • First Legal State Exam, University of Göttingen, 2010

Languages

  • English
  • German
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Thomas Nietsch is an associate in the Berlin office. His focus is on IT, data protection, e-commerce and (open source) software law. This particularly encompasses the fields of big data, block chain, cloud computing and other digital economy business models.

Mr. Nietsch advises clients on regular basis in technology M&A transactions, negotiation of complex IT and software licensing and cooperation agreements, data protection compliance matters and data use and sharing structures including their contractual implementation. This includes advice regarding standard customer contracts and terms of use in the software, e-commerce and other digital economy sectors. Mr. Nietsch also assists clients in connection with the implementation of new tech business models on the German market.

His clients range from IT-focused start-up organizations up to major international software and tech corporations.

Professional Background

Thomas Nietsch served as a research assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Spindler for telecommunications and multimedia law at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen from 2010 to 2011.

Professional/Civic Activities

Mr. Nietsch is a founding member of the Göttingen Association for the Promotion of International and National Economic and Media Law (Göttinger Verein zur Förderung des internationalen und nationalen Wirtschafts- und Medienrechts e.V.).

Additional Information

Publications
  • “Smart Contracts in Insolvency Proceedings” (Smart Contracts in der Insolvenz), in: DSRITB 2018, 287
  • “International Data Transfers in the Light of “Brexit” (Internationale Datentransfers im Lichte des “Brexit”), in: DSRITB 2017, 171 (in cooperation with Dr. Friederike Gräfin von Brühl, M.A.)
  • “To ensure the compliance with data protection law by consumers‘ associations” (Zur Überprüfung der Einhaltung des Datenschutzes durch Verbraucherverbände), in: CR 2014, 272
  • “Anonymity and enforcement of copyright claims on the Internet” (Anonymität und Durchsetzung urheberrechtlicher Ansprüche im Internet), published in 2014 Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen
  • “Some notes on BGH, decision v. 19.4.2012 - I ZB 80/11”, in: CR 2012, 600
  • “On the obligation under data poteciton law to issue dynamic IP addresses in IPv6” (Datenschutzrechtliches Gebot zur Vergabe dynamischer IP-Adressen im IPv6), in: CR 2011, 763
  • “On the determination of dynamic IP addresses by third party providers” (Zur Ermittlung dynamischer IP-Adressen durch Drittunternehmen), in: K&R 2011, 101
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