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Expertise IT law

Supporting ORACLE’s US headquarters in the implementation of a legal framework for the purposes of software financing in Germany (revenue recognition)
Ongoing project support for the entire German ORACLE consulting organization
Member of the steering committee for large-scale projects at the Consulting Director, ORACLE
Data protection officer
Software distribution: Concluding numerous contracts with well-known large enterprises
Corporate group-wide implementation of contractual legal structures, both in Germany and abroad

Contract negotiations for large-scale software development projects with a London-based company
Establishing a contractual basis for corporate group-wide global networks (e.g. with Deutsche Telekom Group)
Contract negotiations for joint strategic software development and distribution (e.g. with SAP)
Company-wide introduction of SAP, including branch-specific solutions and an accompanying outsourcing project
Introducing a Remote Service Platform, hosting services
Numerous support assignments in audit situations as well as investment optimizations for user organizations running SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, with the advisory bundle auditprotect

The permissibility of SAP actions regarding price increases/mass terminations of support services affecting SAP users from a contractual and anti-trust perspective
The necessity of acquiring SAP licenses in the case of a highly complex business model
The contractual obligations of the provider in the area of corporate networks/telecommunications
The copyright/commercial usage rights to software developed under an employment contract
The extent of obligations to adapt the features in SAP updates in response to changes in legislation in the context of an ongoing software support contract

Statements:

Considerable teaching experience in the fields of software contract law and IT project management

In-house education programs, e.g. for Sales and Consulting teams
Planning, managing and implementing IT / IP education for both major commercial providers and for organizations promoting technology and business

Universities in Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Mannheim, Germany / Master’s degree programs (LL.M., MBA):
- “IT Management (MBA)”
- “Business Informatics”
- “Negotiating and Designing Contracts”
- “International Contract Law”