Dr. Benedikt Kohn, CIPP/E

Duesseldorf Germany

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Benedikt works in the Technology, Media & Telecoms practice area at the Düsseldorf office. As a specialist lawyer for IT law and Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E), he advises companies, particularly in the healthcare and insurance industries, on the legally compliant use of artificial intelligence.

In addition, Benedikt supports companies in extensive SAP projects, from contract drafting and negotiation to the enforcement of contractual claims. Another focus of his work is strategic advice in connection with open source software.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Data & cyber

Artificial intelligence

Cyber security & data breaches

Sectors

Technology, media & communications

Machine learning

Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)

All relevant and recent updates on the AI-Act!

CV

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2026 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2024 Specialist lawyer for information technology law

2021 Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E)

2021 Admitted to the bar at the Düsseldorf Bar Association

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Experience

German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) – Data protection consulting

Ongoing support for the BSI in the legally compliant implementation of data protection requirements. The consulting services cover data subject rights, the creation of data protection templates and concepts, the preparation of internal information materials, and support with formal requirements and individual case reviews.

Detlef Klett

Mareike Christine Gehrmann

Dr. Benedikt Kohn, CIPP/E

Federal Ministry of Digital and Public Administration (BMDS) – Microsoft Sovereign Cloud (MSSC)

Comprehensive advice to the federal government on the migration of stationary Microsoft applications (‘on premise’) to a sovereign cloud solution offered by Delos Cloud GmbH (a subsidiary of SAP SE). Taylor Wessing provided legal advice on all aspects of this extremely extensive and complex project. In particular, we thoroughly reviewed, revised and negotiated the basic cloud agreement. We also provided advice on public procurement law and on the agreement to be concluded with SAP SE.

Detlef Klett

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Dr. Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais, LL.M. (Berkeley)

Maximilian Schumann

Dr. Benedikt Kohn, CIPP/E