Thomas Thalhofer
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Partner
Dr. Thomas Thalhofer is an expert in legal issues related to the digitalization of business, specializing in contract drafting and legal project consultancy for complex national and international IT projects, cloud initiatives, and IT outsourcing. His additional areas of expertise include corporate transactions within the technology sector, IT conflict resolution and litigation, as well as software licensing law, IT security law, and data and AI law. Beyond his extensive practical experience, Dr. Thalhofer is a prolific author. He serves as co-chair of the Committee on Outsourcing, Cloud, and IT Projects for the German Society for Law and Informatics and is a member of the IT Law Working Group at the German Bar Association. Additionally, Dr. Thalhofer is a lecturer for the IT law specialization course and an adjunct professor in the Postgraduate Course in Legal Informatics at the University of Passau. He is recognized among Germany's "Thought Leaders" in IT law by Who's Who Legal and is recommended as a leading expert in IT law by JUVE Handbook, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 Germany, Who's Who Legal TMT, and Best Lawyers Germany.
Distinctions
- Recommended as a leading expert in IT law by JUVE Handbook, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 Deutschland, Who’s Who Legal TMT and Best Lawyers Germany
Insights
Career
Memberships
- Member of the Board of Directors ITechLaw Association
- Co-leader of the outsourcing expert committee of the German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI)
- German Lawyers’ Association (DAV) (IT working group)
Lectures
- Lecturer in the course for certified specialists in IT law
- Adjunct professor in the Postgraduate Course in Legal Informatics at the University of Passau
Publications
- Handbook Digital M&A
Corporate transactions in the IT and technology sector, 1st edition, C.H.BECK. ISBN 978-3-406-81445-7 (expected to be published in September 2025) - Cloud and ICT Outsourcings in Germany
Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global, 2025 - Handbook IT- and Dataprotection
Auer-Reinsdorff/Conrad, 4th Edition 2025, C.H.BECK. 978-3-406-78699-0 - The cloud supervisory notice from BaFin and the Bundesbank
A guide for drafting IT contracts – CR 2024, 366-373 - Legal rules for IT security in organisations
Hornung/Schallbruch, Practical Handbook of IT Security Law, 2nd edition 2024 - LexGTDT Market Intelligence – Digital Transformation 2021 Digital Edition
Germany /17.12.2021 / https://www.lexology.com/gtdt/intelligence/digital-transformation/germany - Reform of the law of obligations 2022 - a digital update for consumer protection
12.13.2021 www.haufe.de - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides Germany TECHNOLOGY
06.08.2021 www.legal500.com - Contract design for IoT
Legal Handbook Internet of Things, 1st edition, 2021 C.H.BECK. ISBN 978-3-406-74898-1 - Legal rules for IT security in organisations
Hornung / Schallbruch (Hrsg.), IT-Sicherheitsrecht; 1st edition 2020 Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8487-5764-0 - "Coronavirus and force majeure in IT contracts"
CR Computer und Recht, edition 05/2020 - Outsourcing
Auer-Reinsdorff/Conrad, Handbuch IT-und Datenschutzrecht, 3. edition, Munich 2019 - IT-Outsourcing and Cloud-Computing,
Bräutigam (Hrsg.)4th edition 2019ESV. ISBN 978-3-503-18173-5 - Handbook on IT and data protection law
Auer-Reinsdorff / Conrad, 3rd. edition, 2019C.H.BECK. ISBN 978-3-406-72177-9 - The Legal 500: Technology Country Comparative Guide
(with Prof. Dr. Peter Bräutigam), The In-House Lawyer, 2nd Edition, 09/2018 - Outsourcing
Thomson Reuters Practical Law Outsourcing Guide 2017/18 (with Prof. Dr. Peter Bräutigam, Yvonne Dietzel, Fabian Vilgertshofer), 02/2018 - Right on data in the smart factory
GRUR 10/2017, S. 225 - BGH judgement review of 05.16.2017 - VI ZR 135/13; Saving IP addresses
(with Dr. Stefanie Hagemeier), DER BETRIEB, Handelsblatt Fachmedien GmbH, 09/2017 - Legal aspects of the blockchain
(with Joachim Schrey), NJW 20/2017, S. 1431 - Effects of Solvency II on IT outsourcing for insurance companies
(with Magdalena Beck), CR 2016, p.1 - Search engines and plurality requirements
(with Prof. Dr. Johannes Kreile), in: ZUM 2014, p. 620 - Practical challenges of general terms and conditions and individual contracts in IT projects
(with Stefan Wilmer), in: CR 2014, p. 765 - Delivery of a complete IT system
(with Prof. Dr. Peter Bräutigam), in: Redeker, Handbuch der IT-Verträge, Köln 2014 - Working group for software development,
Redeker, Handbuch der IT-Verträge, Köln 2014 - Outsourcing in Germany,
Morschner/Horsfeldt, Sourcing World, 2nd edition, 2014 - IT Litigation Handbook
Köln 2012