Thomas is a specialist lawyer in the field of information technology law. He advises national and international companies on all legal questions relating to information technologies. With his expertise, he particularly coordinates digitisation projects and the implementation of innovative technologies. In this respect, he is an expert for the implementation of the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation as well as of area-specific requirements of data protection law with a focus on automotive and mobility and regulated industries such as healthcare and insurance.
In addition, Thomas has extensive experience in advising clients on data breach incidents, cyber attacks, and (data protection) supervisory procedures. He is a member, inter alia, of the German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI), is active in Germany’s digital association BITKOM and in the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW), and is co-chair of an iapp Chapter. He regularly holds seminars and lectures and shares his knowledge as an associate lecturer at the Frankfurt School.
Since 2020 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
2016 - 2020 | Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing |
2015 | Trainer, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management in the Certified Compliance Professional (CCP) Program |
2011 - 2016 | Associate/ Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
2007 | Research Assistant, Taylor Wessing |
2010 | Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main |
Since 2010 | Doctoral degree on copyright data bank protection in the internet, Universität Marburg (ongoing) |
2009 | Second state examination, Frankfurt am Main |
2007 – 2009 | Legal clerkship, Frankfurt am Main |
2006 | First state examination, Frankfurt am Main |
2000 – 2006 | Legal degree, Frankfurt am Main |
Autotech – Was Automotives 2018 besonders beschäftigt hat … und 2019 weiter beschäftigen wird!, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, Ausgabe #16, Dezember 2018 |
Co-Chair of the Frankfurt Chapter of the International Association for Privacy Professionals (iapp) Member Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik (DGRI) Member to several working groups within BITKOM und BVDW |
English |
par plusieurs auteurs
par Thomas Kahl et Michael Tan
par Thomas Kahl