Philippe Heinzke advises technology-driven companies at the intersection of technology and law, in particular on the legally compliant implementation of digital business models. As part of the CMS equIP program, he also works with selected start-ups.

The focus of his advice is often on securing and exploiting intellectual property rights (especially in copyright and trade secret law) and the commercial exploitation of data of any kind. In the case of data-driven business models, he provides solution-oriented advice to ensure the legally compliant use of data in accordance with data protection law requirements. In addition to the data protection-compliant implementation of business processes and IT systems, his advice often focuses on the drafting and negotiation of complex data contracts, especially in the case of cross-border data exchange within a group or between customers and suppliers. Philippe Heinzke has negotiated and successfully concluded numerous project, license and software agreements. He also represents clients in court or administrative proceedings, including before regulatory authorities.

A particular specialization of Philippe Heinzke is open source law. He has analyzed well over a hundred open source licenses, works closely with IT partners to identify open source software, and is CMS's contact for Open Chain, a standard for ensuring open source compliance in companies. In the event of violations of open source licenses, he develops solution strategies and assumes representation in and out of court in disputed cases.

Philippe Heinzke has been an attorney at CMS since 2013 and completed a secondment at Hewlett Packard Enterprises in the area of IT outsourcing in 2015. He has been a partner since the beginning of 2022. Prior to joining CMS, he worked for several technology companies, most recently as a software developer.