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Sylle Schreyer-Bestmann, LL.M. (King's College London)

Counsel
Rechtsanwältin

CMS Hasche Sigle
Lennéstraße 7
10785 Berlin
Germany
Languages German, English

Sylle Schreyer-Bestmann advises German and international companies on all aspects of data protection, including the structuring of business models in compliance with data protection regulations, internal data protection and international data transfer as well as protecting employee data. She drafts contracts, represents her clients before regulatory bodies and advises on all compliance issues. Sylle’s practice also covers trademark law: She provides strategic advice to her clients, sets up effective systems to protect their trademarks on a national and international level, drafts trademark licence agreements as well as represents companies before authorities and courts. Furthermore, Sylle has special expertise advising event organisers in the sports and culture sector, in particular with respect to ticket sales and taking action against the secondary ticketing market.

Sylle joined CMS in 2001 and has been a counsel since 2012.

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Leading lawyer for data protection

Kanzleimonitor 2020, 2021

Memberships & Roles

  • German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
  • German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD)
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Publications

  • "Cloud Computing in Germany", Chapter 10 in "Cloud 3.0 Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements", ABA Publishing, Mai 2019, page 184 seqq (co-author K. Garbers-von Boehm)
  • Safe Harbor: Questions that arise in relation to data transfers to the U.S., Markenartikel 1-2/2016, page 60 seqq
  • Data Protection and Unfair Competition Law requirements on advertisement during 'inbound telephone calls' with consumers", PinG Privacy in Germany 2014, p. 258 seqq. (co-author: Dr Martin John)
  • "Google has to delete "Scientology" from its Autocomplete function", Update Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Kartellrecht Juli 2014
  • Keine Irreführung durch "Gefällt mir"-Klicks im Rahmen einer Gewinnspielteilnahme, Urteilsbesprechung für die GRUR-Prax, 5/2013
  • "Direktmarketing eines Vereins – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen", Stadionwelt Inside 2/2013
  • „Secondary Ticketing – was tun?“, Stadionwelt, Ratgeber Ticketing 2012
  • Likelyhood of confusion must be assessed in every language of the European Union, GRUR Prax 2012, 301
  • Likelyhood of confusion between "PUR-R" and "PUR-Die Initiative", GRUR-Prax 2012, 61
  • "Auf die harte Tour – Was Fußballvereine am Beispiel der Take That Tour lernen können", SPONSORs 6/2011
  • Die Macht der Ideen, Markenartikel 8/2010 2010, p. 100 seqq
  • Online-Ticketbörsen vor dem Aus?, SPONSORs 5/2010 2010, Co-Author: Katharina Garbers-von Boehm
  • Amendments to the Employees' Invention Act, Der Betrieb 42/2009 2009, p. 2266 seqq, Co-Author: Katharina Garbers-von Boehm
  • "Und wer muss zahlen" - Datenschutzrecht im Internet, Die Bußgeldvorschriften, K & R 2003, p. 496 seqq
  • "Patente - Keine Privilegien mehr für Professoren?" - Eine Chance auch für die Wirtschaft, Wirtschaft im Fluss, Verlag Recht und Wissenschaft, Heidelberg 2004
  • "Der Schwarzmarkt blüht" - Nicht autorisierter Ticketverkauf im Internet und das UWG, WRP 2005, p. 279 seqq
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Lectures list

  • Is Compliance a Compliance Case? Compliance processes in the light of data protection law, 7. Cottbusser Medienrechtstage, June 20, 2014
  • "Nutzung von Social Media im HR-Bereich", Vortrag im Rahmen der Vorstellung der Studie "Datenschutz im Personalmanagement" der Bitkom/Kienbaum in Berlin, September 10, 2013
  • "Facebook & Co. im Unternehmen", 6. Mittelstandstag der IHK Berlin, October 26, 2012
  • "Data in the cloud", speech during tradefair BEL 2.0 in Berlin-Adlershof, April 26, 2012
  • "The hard way - What football clubs may learn from the "Take That" Tour", Sponsors Sports Venue Summit 2011, Munich
  • "Online-Ticketplatforms near the end? - Recent judgements regarding Secondary Ticketing", Sponsors Sports Venue Summit 2010, Munich
  • "The penalty provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act", Speech during the workshop on internet crimes of the Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, April 10, 2003 "Patente - no privileges for professors", Speech concerning the abolition of the privilege for university professors in the Employee Invention Act, Forum "Wirtschaft im Fluss", Berlin, June 16, 2004
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Education

  • 2001: Admitted as a lawyer
  • 2001: Second state examination in law
  • Work experience with an international commercial law firm in New York
  • 1998 - 2000: Trainee lawyer at Berlin Higher Regional Court
  • 1997 - 1998: LL.M. at King’s College London, graduation in 1998
  • 1996: First state examination in law
  • 1991 - 1996: Law studies at Humboldt University Berlin
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