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Dr. Carsten Schulz
Dr. Carsten Schulz

Dr. Carsten Schulz

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Carsten heads up the German Technology, Media & Communications Sector Group. He specialises in complex IT and technology projects, transactions and agreements.

Advising at the interface of new technologies and classic industries, he represents world market leaders, international companies and European medium-sized businesses. He manages projects from the initial contact through implementation to project conclusion, and also during escalations of failed contractual relationships. His approach is: understanding the challenges and finding solutions, belonging to the client team on a long-term basis and creating added value for all participants beyond the project – Carsten is a far-sighted legal adviser. 

Expertise

Services and Groups

Information technology
Projects, energy & infrastructure
Tech Litigation
Data Centre Expertise

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Life sciences & healthcare
Aerospace & defence
Real estate
Fintech
Digital health
Health & social care and investors
Tech infrastructure (data centres, fibre, broadband)
Construction

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CV

Since 2010 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2010 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2003 – 2005 Associate, national law firm specialising in IT
2004 Doctoral degree on a legal theme relating to software, University of Hamburg
2003 Second state examination, Hamburg
1999 First state examination, Hamburg

Career

Since 2010 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2010 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2003 – 2005 Associate, national law firm specialising in IT

Education

2004 Doctoral degree on a legal theme relating to software, University of Hamburg
2003 Second state examination, Hamburg
1999 First state examination, Hamburg

Publications

Beratungsansätze für KI-basierte Geschäftsmodelle, in: Rethinking Law, 07/2021

The Laws of AI and Machine Learning, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #17, January 2019

Digital Transformation of the Maritime Industry, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, Edition #13, September 2019

Julian Hoeppner/Carsten Schulz, „Informationstechnologierecht“, in: Heidel/Pauly/Wimmer-Amend, AnwaltFormulare, 7. Auflage, Bonn, 2012

Carsten Schulz, „Risk Transfer and Aggregation Issues in the Cloud“, in HISCOX Global Technology News, Spring, 2011

Carsten Schulz, “Rechtliche Aspekte des Cloud Computing im Überblick“, in Taeger / Wiebe, Inside the Cloud – Neue Herausforderungen für das Informationsrecht, Oldenburg 2009

Carsten Schulz/Timo Rosenkranz, “Cloud Computing – Bedarfsorientierte Nutzung von IT-Ressourcen“, in: ITRB 2009, 232

Memberships & Associations

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik

Additional languages

English

Awards

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Key contact for transactions, projects and contractual disputes with strong technological content.

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Leading individual: Media Law

Leading individual: Technology Law

Recommended lawyer for plant construction and construction including construction litigation

Leading individual: Technology Law

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Leading individual: Technology law

Experience

Complex data centre construction projects across the world

Several world-leading internet and online service providers as well as providers of critical infrastructures (transport / healthcare) on large-scale data centre-related infrastructure projects from build-to-suit projects to colocation agreements.

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Timo Stellpflug

Telefónica on large broadband infrastructure investment

Assisting Telefónica in negotiations with a Allianz Capital Partnes for setting up the co investment structure for a EUR multi billion investment into German broadband infrastructure (including SHA, SPV structures, Investment Agreements, JV Agreements, Framework Agreements, Development and Services Agreements, Partner Services and Subcontracting Structure).

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Alessa Steigertahl

Google Cloud on IT Contract Law

Advising Google Cloud on concluding a long-term partnership with T-Systems for the introduction of sovereign cloud solutions.

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Alessa Steigertahl
David Mallmann, LL.M. (Berkeley)

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