Dr. Stephan Appt, LL.M.
Partner, Head of Diversified Industrials
Stephan advises German and international companies in commercial, intellectual property & data protection, data access (EU Data Act) and information technology law matters, with a particular focus on the automotive and IT sectors. Stephan’s clients are often based in the US, Asia and the Middle East.
Stephan's experience
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Advising a provider of a platform on which images of public streets in cities and municipalities in Germany and other European countries can be accessed by its customers on data subject access requests, audits from data protection authorities, data processing and licensing agreements etc.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a Japanese car manufacturer on legal issues related to (i) automated driving and (ii) product liability and other issues in the context of applying Over the Air Updates (OTA).
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a US multinational information technology services and consulting company on data migration to the Google Cloud as part of an outsourcing project for a major German bank.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advice US manufacturers of electric delivery vehicles on all legal aspects of market entry in Germany, France and the UK, particularly questions of type approval, admissibility of connected car functionalities, telecommunications law aspects, data protection and data access issues, emission regulations, battery regulatory, product and producer liability, IP, OTA etc.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised a US/Taiwanese telecom equipment supplier in a supply and system integration project with a German mobile phone operator.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a major German utility company with the design and set up of their new assessment centre programme.
- Germany
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising a leading US manufacturer of infotainment, display and telematic modules on revising its standard procurement terms and conditions.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a market leader for brakes and related technologies on questions of cyber security of components according to national and international standards and product liability, tort liability, product monitoring obligations and OTA (Over the Air Updates).
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a Japanese car manufacturer on current and planned EU legal requirements in relation to data sharing and the development of a strategy for dealing with the requirements of the EU Data Act.
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advising a large number of companies that were victims of ransomware attacks. Supporting the coordination of forensic and communications experts, as well as advising on data protection reporting obligations and duties to inform affected parties (including, where relevant, customers).
- Germany
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2015Pinsent Masons - Partner
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2013Pinsent Masons - Legal Director
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2010Bird&Bird - Senior Associate
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2008Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg - Doctorate in Law
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2007MlawGroup - Associate
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2006Qualified - Germany
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2006WilmerHale - Associate
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2005University of Edinburgh - LL.M. (Master of Laws)
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2004Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf - Second State Exam
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2003Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg - First State Exam
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