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  • Legal advice on IT agreements of all kinds
  • Transactions, IT outsourcing / Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT roll-out projects
  • Developing or reorganising the distribution structures of technology companies
  • Legal advice on public IT invitations to tender (IT procurement law, EVB-IT system (Supplementary Terms of Contract for IT Procurement), etc.)
  • Providing legal advice and representation in IT-related disputes and lawsuits, in particular involving troubled large-scale IT projects
  • Advice on software protection, dealing with open-source licenses and on all other software copyright issues
  • Training project leaders and managers of IT companies to produce legally watertight technology-related agreements
  • Compliance advice, including regulation
  • Legal advice on all aspects of Internet law and e-commerce

Focus

In addition to preparing and negotiating IT agreements of all kinds (software licensing and project agreements, software as a service (SaaS), application service provisioning (ASP), EVB-IT system (Supplementary Terms of Contract for IT Procurement), etc.), we advise companies on all aspects of Internet law and e-commerce. A key area is data protection law and information security. We also represent companies in court and arbitration proceedings involving technology law issues of all kinds and offer companies in-house training on current IT law matters.

Another core activity is providing legal advice on complex IT projects, particularly in relation to outsourcing projects or the roll-out of new technologies within companies. IT-related instructions received from public-sector clients now also play an important role. We often advise private suppliers and public contractors on IT-related procurement law issues and on contract negotiations.

Law Firm of the Year 2016 - Information Technology

JUVE Handbuch, 2016/2017

Ranked in Tier 1

The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2017

Mit gleich mehreren aufsehenerregenden Mandaten machte [CMS] von sich reden [...].

JUVE Handbuch, 2016/2017

[...] die IT-Praxis [zeigte], wie sehr sie am Puls der Zeit agiert – gerade in Digitalisierungsfragen, auf die sie sich viel früher als Wettbewerber fokussiert hatte [...].

JUVE Handbuch, 2016/2017

[...] das 17 Partner umfassende Team um den anerkannten Praxisgruppenleiter Sebastian Cording im Markt [ist] insbesondere für Expertise in digitalen Fragestellungen angesehen.

The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2017

Das Feld der IT-Rechts-Experten führt CMS Hasche Sigle an [...].

Kanzleimonitor 2016, 2017

It's a team of super-dedicated lawyers with high expertise. They are very good to work with. (client)

Chambers Europe, 2016

The written opinions are always very precise and to a high standard. (client)

Chambers Europe, 2016
24/12/2020
CMS Technology, Media & Communications Global Brochure
The challenges arising from data are countless and inescapable in our maturing technological landscape. To future-proof your organisation, and unlock opportunity from your data, you need alert and experienced...

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18/03/2024
E-learning | Open source compliance for software developers
This e-learning course has been specially designed for software developers. Its purpose is to raise awareness of what needs to be considered from a legal viewpoint when software developers use open source software.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Open source compliance – basics
This e-learning course teaches the basics of open source compliance. The aim of the course is to raise awareness of the advantages as well as the risks and pitfalls of open source software in all these levels of the company. At the end of the course, solutions to identify risks and avoid them as best as possible through appropriate processes are shown. The e-learning course is aimed at everyone in companies who comes into contact with open source software. This includes not only management but also the IT and development department, purchasing, sales and product management.
12/03/2024
DGA: European data strategy for data intermediation services takes shape
Data intermediation services play a key role in the implementation of the European strategy for data. The DGA subjects these to regulation.In addition to the Data Act, the Data Governance Act (DGA), which...
16/01/2024
CMS advises listed mobility solutions specialist Össur on acquisition of...
Frankfurt/Main – Össur, Nasdaq Copenhagen listed leading global provider of innovative mobility solutions, acquired all shares of privately owned Fior & Gentz, a Germany based leading European manufacturer of lower limb neuro orthotic components. Fior & Gentz develops and distributes knee and ankle orthotic joints to create innovative custom-made orthotic solutions for patients with gait impairments due to neurological conditions. The acquisition of Fior & Gentz represents an attractive opportunity for Össur to enter the fast-growing neuro orthotics market. The transaction volume amounts to around EUR 100 million plus an earn-out of up to EUR 20 million. The payment consists of cash as well as of newly issued, listed shares of Icelandic Össur hf. to the sellers of Fior & Gentz. An international CMS team led by Dr Heike Wagner and Dr Tobias Kilian advised Össur comprehensively on all legal aspects also in connection with this transaction. CMS Germany Dr Heike Wagner, Partner Dr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel, both Lead Dr Reiner Thieme, As­so­ci­ate Nath­alie Amrhen, Associate, all Corporate / M&A Jörg Schrade, Partner Eduard Kosavtsev, Senior Associate, both Tax Dr Roland Wiring, Partner Dr Siham Hidar, Senior Associate  Noah Rodenkirchen, Associate, all Regulatory & Lifesciences Dr Stefan Lehr, Partner, Antitrust, Competition & Trade Dr Dirk Smielick, Principal Counsel, IP Prof Dr Malte Grützmacher, Partner, IT Dr Boris Alles, Partner Dela Herr, Associate, both Labor, Employment & Pensions  Dr Franz Maurer, Counsel Wiebke Westermann, Associate, both Real Estate & Public CMS Netherlands Roman Tarlavski, Part­ner Mar­cel­lina Rietvelt, Associate, both Corporate / M&A Martijn van der Bie, Partner Gieneke van Nierop, Counsel, both Corporate / Notaries CMS Norway Nicolas Jorn Brunet, Partner Tuva Svare, Associate, both Corporate / M&A Henrik Nordling, Partner, Antitrust, Competition & TradePress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
21/11/2023
Lawfulness of AI-assisted advertising under the German Unfair Competition...
Anyone using AI for advertising purposes should carefully check whether the intended use of the AI is lawful under unfair competition law.Using artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing and sales is seen...
21/03/2022
CMS advises Otto Group on investment in digital health sector
Hamburg – International retail and services company Otto Group has acquired a majority stake in Swiss company Medgate Holding AG. Medgate Holding is a leading provider of digital health services, including...
18/02/2022
CMS advises Premium Equity Partners on acquisition of Human Med
Stuttgart – Private equity firm Premium Equity Partners has acquired Human Med AG, a technology leader in lipoedema treatment and regenerative medicine. Premium Equity Partners is acquiring the company...
16/08/2021
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24/06/2021
CMS advises Oaktree on planned acquisition of Mayr-Melnhof Group’s virgin...
Stuttgart – A subsidiary of the funds advised by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) is seeking to acquire two virgin fibre carton plants from the Mayr-Melnhof Group (“MM”) in Eerbeek...
12/04/2021
CMS advises Master Builders Solutions Deutschland on acquisition of TPH...
Düsseldorf – Master Builders Solutions Deutschland GmbH has acquired all the shares in TPH Bausysteme GmbH, a specialist in injection solutions for tunnel construction and civil engineering. Master...
24/12/2020
CMS Technology, Media & Communications Global Brochure
The challenges arising from data are countless and inescapable in our maturing technological landscape. To future-proof your organisation, and unlock opportunity from your data, you need alert and experienced...
02/11/2020
CMS advises Plastic Omnium on establishment of Joint Venture with ElringKlinger
Dus­sel­dorf/Vi­enna - In order to drive forward the development of hydrogen mobility, the two automotive suppliers ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium will create a joint venture for the development and large-scale...