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TMT: Information Technology

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TMT: Information Technology - Germany

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling houses a dedicated IT law department which regularly acts on national and cross-border mandates. The team assists with outsourcings, complex platform and app launches, cooperation agreements, market entries and cryptocurrencies. Clients also benefit from the law firm's strength in handling cloud procurement and licensing agreements as well as data privacy-related topics such as global data sharing. Covington & Burling is particularly active in the healthcare and banking sectors and a good choice for clients seeking interdisciplinary advice on IT and data protection issues.

Work Highlights

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  • Covington & Burling advised ZDF on the procurement of cloud-based IT infrastructure services and the migration of data centre services to the cloud.

Strengths

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"Covington & Burling has impressive response times and reliability."

TMT: Information Technology respondent
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"The advice was always proactive."

TMT: Information Technology respondent
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Notable Practitioners

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Thomas Heymann
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Thomas Heymann
S
Senior Statespeople

Frankfurt-based practitioner Thomas Heymann is held in high esteem for his long-standing expertise in IT law mandates, advising clients across Germany.

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Lars Lensdorf
3
Lars Lensdorf
3
Band 3

Frankfurt-based practitioner Lars Lensdorf advises clients on a broad range of IT mandates including outsourcings, IaaS procurement, cyber attacks and app launches. He demonstrates further strength advising on data migrations in the healthcare space and at the interstices of banking and IT law.

"I was very happy with Lars Lensdorf's support. He provides a very satisfying level of attention and I get timely responses."

"He is extremely reliable. Having him on the team gives you the feeling that the results will be helpful."

"He can be academic as well as pragmatic, and easily switches between the two."

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Thomas Heymann
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Thomas Heymann
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Senior Statespeople
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Lars Lensdorf
3
Lars Lensdorf
3
Band 3
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