Data Protection Law Firm & Legal Services in Austria

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The law firm for data protection law 

In an increasingly networked world, in which cloud solutions, international data exchange, artificial intelligence, profiling etc. play an ever-greater role, data protection law is immensely important. Today, everyday business life is simply unimaginable without these data applications and the regulations of the Data Protection Basic Regulation (GDPR) present companies with great challenges and obligations. If mistakes are made, high penalties threaten, but these can be avoided with appropriate advice.  

CMS: Industry know-how in data protection law 

Our approach to consulting combines legal specialization with a deep understanding of industry- and application-specific requirements and concepts. We support you to design your business models and internal and external processes in accordance with data protection regulations. 

Rely on an experienced and versatile partner 

Our data protection lawyers offer you knowledgeable advice about: 

  • the development and negotiation of group-wide, company, divisional or process-related data protection and compliance concepts; 
  • the examination of contracts, especially in the IT sector; 
  • representation in proceedings before the data protection authority and courts; 
  • regulatory investigations; 
  • outsourcing; 
  • cloud computing; and 
  • internal investigations. 

You will benefit from our many years of experience in advising and representing national and international companies from a wide range of industries. 

Get to know our team of data protection law experts here


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15/03/2024
CMS advises Sfakianakis Group on the acquisition of Ajar Car Rental
Press release - 15 March 2024 CMS Austria has advised the Greek Sfakianakis Group on the acquisition of Ajar Car Rental GmbH from the Saudi Arabian Al Jomaih Group, providing comprehensive legal advice on the project. Ajar Car Rental GmbH is the master franchisee of Enterprise, National, and Alamo in Austria, serving rent-a-car customers across the country. During the acquisition, the CMS Austria team provided significant support and advice on all areas of the transaction, including due diligence, employment, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, banking and finance, data protection and competition. Alexander Rakosi (Partner, Corporate/M&A) led the CMS core transaction team, which further consisted of Christoph Birner (Associate, Corporate/M&A) and Thomas Liegl (Associate, Corporate/M&A). Alexander Rakosi comments: “We are very pleased to have successfully supported the Sfakianakis Group on its market entry into Austria and to have contributed to our client's continued growth in the automotive industry."The CMS due diligence team included Rebecca Herlitz (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Mariella Kapoun (Partner, Real Estate), Hans Lederer (Partner, Intellectual Property), Andreas Lichtenberger (At­tor­ney-at-Law, Data Protection), Caroline Pavitsits (Associate, Employment), Kai Ruckelshausen (Partner, Banking & Finance), Sheldon Sookdeo (Associate, Banking & Finance), Maximilian Uidl (Associate, Real Estate), Marlene Wim­mer-Nistel­ber­ger (Partner, Regulatory), Jens Winter (Partner, Employment) and Dieter Zandler (Partner, Competition), as well as legal trainees Roman Namestek, Ferdinand Sima and Mattias Torggler. PHH Rechtsanwälte, led by Rainer Kaspar and Philip Rosenauer, provided legal support to Al Jomaih. About Sfakianakis Group Founded in 1958, Sfakianakis Group is one of the leading diversified business groups in Greece, with a core focus on the Automotive, Industrial and Consumer Retail sectors. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, the Group is 100% family owned and employs over 1,500 individuals across 14 countries in Europe. Within the Automotive sector, the Group operates one of the largest automotive retail businesses in the region, the distribution businesses of BYD and Suzuki, a leading long-term leasing business (Executive Lease), and a rapidly growing Rent-A-Car business as the Master Franchisee of En­ter­prise-Na­tion­al-Alamo in 14 countries.
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