Software & IT Projects

The right to use software depends on many different conditions that are not always easy to keep track of. We are happy to use our detailed knowledge and experience to develop solution-oriented licensing models or advise you on licensing problems, especially with regard to open source software.

We have particular expertise in defending against unwarranted audits by software manufacturers. Our focus is on checking whether your company is in compliance with the often complex licensing requirements.

• Performance standards/warranty
• Liability
• Price adjustment
• Service changes
• Maintenance contracts
• General terms & conditions

• Copyrights
• Database rights
• Other rights
• Data sovereignty (input, output)
• Licence clauses
• Marketing

• Use of project-specific (external) personnel
• Work contract vs. service contract or hybrid
• Co-operation contracts
• Subcontractor contracts
• Joint Ventures

When implementing your IT project, you can rely on the in-depth experience of our advisors, who will harmonise each of your innovative ideas with the legal requirements. In particular, you can rely on our expertise and experience in the areas of contract drafting, data protection and general terms and conditions law, even for the most innovative business models.

• We take care of procurement procedures for you in the areas of digitalisation, software development and IT. Our consultants move confidently from strategic planning to the formulation of service specifications and negotiation of contract texts - especially in complex and highly regulated projects.
• We also support you in the preparation of virtual data rooms
• Are you an IT service provider offering services in public contracts? Then our experts will support you in submitting legally compliant tenders

IT law is highly dispositive and therefore legally versatile: almost every regulation can be individually tailored to your business model. We are happy to support you with our creativity, detailed knowledge and many years of experience right from the contract drafting, review and negotiation stages.

IT compliance is still new territory for many companies, as our digital compliance study shows. Nevertheless, it is becoming increasingly important to minimise risks and prevent potential damage with targeted and needs-based IT compliance. Take advantage of our experience from successfully advising many compliance projects for the design of future-proof IT compliance in your company.

Companies need to take precautions to avoid hacks and data leaks, especially when it comes to critical infrastructure (CRITIS). We use our knowledge and experience to help you assess the cyber security and CRITIS requirements that apply to your business.

Only 27 per cent of all software projects are successful: their complexity harbours a high potential for conflict. With our powerful team and many years of litigation experience, we are able to anticipate possible solutions by analysing the situation in advance and negotiate them out of court.

In order to enforce claims arising from (failed) business relationships resulting from an IT project (e.g. licences, hardware consulting, hardware purchase, hardware rental, etc.), careful preparation (presentation of facts) and presentation of evidence is required.

We are very familiar with all conflict resolution mechanisms, such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration. If judicial clarification is unavoidable, we will guide you through the entire process.