Sebastian Dienst
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner
Sebastian Dienst is an associated partner based in Noerr’s Munich office and a member of the Data, Tech & Telecoms and Digital Business practice groups. Sebastian has wide-ranging expertise in advising on data law, especially in the areas of data compliance governance, data compliance by design, data breach management and data protection litigation. As an author, he contributes to various practical handbooks and commentaries on data law.
Distinctions
- "Rising Star" in IT law and data protection
JUVE 2024/25 - Shortlisted as "Tech & Media Rising Star of the Year"
Legal 500 Germany, 2024 - "Rising Star" in data protection law
Legal 500 Germany, since 2020 - One of Germany’s best data and IT lawyers
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, since 2020 - Associate Sebastian Dienst, who is extremely active in the field of data protection, is also recognised on the market
Legal 500 Germany, 2019 - “Outstanding knowledge of the GDPR. Easy to reach, pragmatic and pleasant to work with”
Legal 500 Germany, 2019 - “Senior associate Sebastian Dienst is regarded as an ‘excellent newcomer’ with impressive ‘business focus and good networking’”
Legal 500 Germany, 2018
Insights
Career
At Noerr since 2014
Admitted to the Munich Chamber of Lawyers
Publications
- Commentary on Article 31 DGA (international access and international transfer)
Paschke/Rücker, DGA, 2024 - Commentary on Section 38 (data protection officers) and section 39 German Federal Data Protection Act (certification)
Gola/Heckmann, DS-GVO/BDSG, 3rd edition 2022 - Datenschutz
Bräutigam/Kraul, Rechtshandbuch Internet of Things, 2021 - Lawful processing of personal data in companies under the General Data Protection Regulation
Rücker/Kugler, New European General Data Protection Regulation, 2018 - E-Commerce und das Internet der Dinge
Bräutigam/Rücker, Rechtshandbuch E-Commerce, 2016 - Klarnamenpflicht bei Facebook – Der Streit um die Anwendbarkeit des deutschen Datenschutzrechts geht in eine neue Runde
juris PraxisReport Datenschutzrecht 2/2015, note 6 - Gültigkeitsfristen von Online-Gutscheinen bei Groupon & Co.
VuR 2013, 83 - Zivilrechtliche Rechtsfragen bei Gutscheinkäufen auf Online-Gutscheinplattformen (Couponing)
JurPC Web-Dok. 147/2012, paras 1-103 - Der verdeckte hoheitliche Zugriff auf informationstechnische Systeme – Rechtsfragen von Online-Durchsuchung und Quellen-TKÜ
JurPC Web-Dok. 5/2012, paras 1- 65 - Der praktische Fall: Elektronischer Müll?
VR 2011, 168 - Fach- und Sachkunde der Beauftragten für den Datenschutz – Praktische Hinweise zu § 4f BDSG
JurPC Web-Dok. 19/2011, paras 1- 36