Dr. Carsten Schulz

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.

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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

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)

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.
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).
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.

Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2023	Leading individual: Technology Law
German Institute for Legal Departments and Corporate Lawyers (diruj) - 2021/2022	Frequently recommended for IT law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2021	Leading individual: Technology law