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Schwetzingen IT Law Days 2023

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier gives lecture on cyber incident management from the legal perspective.

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier will give the closing lecture at the 2023 Schwetzingen IT law days on 27 September 2023 with the topic “Cyber incident management from the legal perspective”.

Cyber incidents and cyber threats are steadily growing challenges for businesses. Both the EU as well as national legislators have put IT security threats on their agenda.

The presentation of Dr. Sedlmeier will outline the current and upcoming legal requirements for businesses in the context of fighting cyber incidents and cyber threats. It will further present processes and measures for prevention and emergency.

The full program of the Schwetzingen IT law days can be found here:

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“The Best Lawyers in Germany” 2023

Also in 2023, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt has listed Dr. Sedlmeier again in its ranking “The Best Lawyers in Germany”. Handelsblatt recommends Dr. Sedlmeier for the eleventh time in a row for the field of IT law and for the second time in a row for the field of intellectual property law.

We sincerely thank everyone who helped to make this possible.

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Schwetzingen IT Law Days 2022

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier gives lecture on agile IT projects.

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier will give the closing lecture at the 2022 Schwetzingen IT Law Days on 05 October 2022 with the topic “Agile IT Projects – Contract Drafting and Contract Execution.”
The presentation will highlight material areas of tension between agile IT project methods and the laws relevant for contract drafting and project implementation (especially in contract law, copyright law, corporate law, employment law). Dr. Sedlmeier will further provide risk avoidance strategies as well as practical approaches for the consulting practice of IT lawyers.

The full program of the Schwetzingen IT Law Days 2021 can be found here:

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"The Best Lawyers in Germany" 2022

For the tenth year in a row, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt has listed Dr. Sedlmeier in "The Best Lawyers in Germany" in the category of IT law - and for the first time in the category of intellectual property law.

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible.

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German IT Law Day 2022

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier gives a lecture on tax law in the context of IT services.

On 29 April 2022, Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier will give a lecture at the 9th German IT Law Day with the topic “Tax law everywhere - also for IT services: key issues for consulting and contract design”.

The presentation will highlight tax issues that are relevant for the sale and procurement of IT services in the B2B sector - and are often not seen by IT lawyers.

So, “IT lawyers, let's talk about tax”!

The full program of the 9th German IT Law Day can be found here:

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Workshop on copyright and media law

Dr. Monika Dihsmaier lectures on the “fragdenstaat.de” decision of the Cologne Superior Court

Dr. Monika Dihsmaier will speak again in 2021 at the annual workshop on copyright and media law of the Heidelberg Lawyers' Society, this time on the “fragdenstaat.de” decision of the Cologne Superior Court of 12 May 2021. The workshop will take place on 17 and 18 September 2021 in Walldorf, Germany. The “fragdenstaat.de” ruling of the Cologne Superior Court deals with the question of whether public authorities can prevent the publication of official records or documents on the basis of copyright law.

More information about the workshop on copyright and media law of the Heidelberg Lawyers' Society can be found here:

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Schwetzingen IT Law Days 2021

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier lectures on cloud services and data transfer to third countries

Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier will this year again speak at the Schwetzinger IT Law Days, which will take place on 16 and 17 September 2021. He will give the closing lecture on the second day of the event on the topic of “Cloud Services and Data Transfer to Third Countries”.
Topics of the lecture will include: tips on contract analysis and drafting – service level agreements – exit management – data protection in cloud services – the EU has isolated itself: Schrems II and no end – new EU standard contractual clauses – other instruments for data transfer to third countries – contracts with multinational cloud providers.

The complete program of the Schwetzingen IT Law Days 2021 can be found here:

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Again top rankings for Sedlmeier / Dihsmaier

Sedlmeier / Dihsmaier again among the top law firms in IT law in 2021.

The German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche lists Sedlmeier / Dihsmaier as one of the 24 most renowned law firms in Germany for IT law. Furthermore, WirtschaftsWoche names Dr. Tobias Sedlmeier as one of the 33 most renowned IT law attorneys in Germany (WirtschaftsWoche No. 32 of 06 August 2021).
In addition, the German daily business newspaper Handelsblatt has listed Dr. Sedlmeier in its list of “Germany's Best Lawyers” for the ninth year in a row.
We sincerely thank everyone who helped to make this possible.