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Maximilian Schumann

Maximilian Schumann

Salary Partner

  • Duesseldorf Germany
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Maximilian advises and represents both national and international companies on complex IT law issues

He supports clients on the provider and user side in the development and introduction of complex (AI) IT solutions, in the planning and implementation of digitalisation strategies and in ensuring their compliance with data protection law. Maximilian also advises the public sector on large-volume IT and infrastructure projects. As a sought-after consultant to the public sector, he has extensive experience from various projects with regional, national and international reach and provides support on all strategic future issues in the context of administrative modernisation.

Expertise

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Information technology
Copyright & media law
Data & cyber
Advertising & unfair competition
Tech Litigation

CV

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 Admitted as a lawyer
Since 2017 Doctoral Candidate, Humboldt University of Berlin
2016 Second state examination
2014 First state examination
2009 – 2014 Legal studies, Humboldt University of Berlin

Career

Since 2024 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2019 Admitted as a lawyer
Since 2017 Doctoral Candidate, Humboldt University of Berlin
2016 Second state examination
2014 First state examination
2009 – 2014 Legal studies, Humboldt University of Berlin

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