Philippe Heinzke advises companies on technology-related legal issues, with a focus on the legally compliant implementation of digital business models.

He specialises in IT and data law (GDPR, Data Act, DGA, CRA) and artificial intelligence law (AI Act). He ensures the protection of data in data-driven business models, including IoT data, AI data and personal data, and develops solutions enabling businesses to protect and utilise data in accordance with legal requirements. He also helps companies to protect the IP rights in data and digital assets, in particular copyright and trade secret rights.

In addition to the legally compliant implementation of digital business models, Philippe often drafts and negotiates complex contracts, especially in the context of cross-border data sharing within groups or between customers and suppliers. He has extensive experience in negotiating and concluding project, licence and software agreements.

Philippe also has special expertise in open-source law, having analysed well over a hundred open source licences and working closely with IT partners to identify open source software. At CMS, he is the contact for Open Chain, a standard for ensuring open-source compliance in companies. In the event of breaches of open-source licences, Philippe develops solutions and represents clients in and out of court in disputes.

Philippe joined CMS in 2013 and has been a partner since 2022. Before joining the firm, he worked for several technology companies, most recently as a software developer.