Alexander is a lawyer and Knowledge Lawyer in the Knowledge & Innovation team. The Knowledge & Innovation team consists of specialized lawyers and legal engineers who jointly develop strategic methods, technologies and innovative solutions to optimally prepare and digitize legal expertise for client advice.
As an expert in digital, data protection, technology and telecommunications law, Alexander is a member of the TMT Practice Area. He focuses on screening and analyzing global market, jurisdiction and legislative developments, both nationally and internationally. His extensive experience in advising technology companies and conducting numerous court proceedings on complex technical issues enables him to identify challenges arising from new developments at an early stage.
In addition to legal issues, he has a comprehensive technical understanding, deals with AI and legal tech applications and examines their use for the legal sector.
Data Breaches Under the GDPR Not Excused by Employee Error (EU), Thomson Reuters, 2024
Civil Liability under German Information Technology Security Legislation in „Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business“, Vol. 38, Herausgeber: Dennis Campbell, Wolters Kluwer Law International, Alphen aan den Rijn, Niederlande, 2016
EU Data Act on a page
Alexander Schmalenberger summarises the key provisions of the EU Data Act into a handy table
by Alexander Schmalenberger, LL.B.
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Beyond the Tech Giants: Why the DSA's Rules on the Protection of Minors May Now Affect All Online Platforms
by Alexander Schmalenberger, LL.B. and Nathalie Koch, LL.M. (UC Hastings)
by Tim de Klerck and Solange Baris
by Mareike Christine Gehrmann and Carla Nelles, LL.M. (Amsterdam)
by Katie Chandler and Esha Marwaha
by Graham Hann and Kelly Burke
by multiple authors