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Carla Nelles, LL.M. (Amsterdam)
Carla Nelles, LL.M. (Amsterdam)

Carla Nelles, LL.M. (Amsterdam)

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  • Duesseldorf Germany
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Carla Nelles is a lawyer in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice group. She advises national and international companies in the areas of data protection law, telecommunications law, IT contract law and IT security law.

She works across borders with other Taylor Wessing teams and advises companies entering the German market.

 

Expertise

Services and Groups

Data & cyber
Cyber security & data breaches
GDPR compliance

Sectors

Technology, media & communications

CV

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2022 International lawyer, law firm in Amsterdam
2020 Lawyer, international law firm
2017 - 2019 Law clerk, Higher Regional Court of Munich
2017 Graduate research assistant, international law firm
2022 Admitted to the Bar
2021 LL.M., University of Amsterdam
2019 Second State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Munich
2017 First State Law Examination, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

Career

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2022 International lawyer, law firm in Amsterdam
2020 Lawyer, international law firm
2017 - 2019 Law clerk, Higher Regional Court of Munich
2017 Graduate research assistant, international law firm

Education

2022 Admitted to the Bar
2021 LL.M., University of Amsterdam
2019 Second State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Munich
2017 First State Law Examination, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

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English

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The Cyber Resilience Act – EU-Wide Requirements for the Cybersecurity of Products

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