GvW Graf von Westphalen is listed as a leading IT law firm in a current ranking by WirtschaftsWoche. Practice group leader Stephan Menzemer from GvW's Frankfurt office ranks among the 40 lawyers in Germany most frequently recommended by IT experts.
The results are based on a survey of 538 IT legal experts from 74 law firms. In a second step, a jury of experts, including syndicate members from large industrial companies, selected the most renowned lawyers.
The GvW IT legal team accompanies suppliers and users in particular at the interfaces of data protection, IT security and IT legal compliance. Advice in the context of the implementation of the DSGVO has increased significantly in recent times: For example, GvW is piloting the global DSGVO project of an international market leader in agile software development as an external data protection officer. With their many years of experience in the field of artificial intelligence, our attorneys currently also advise one of the largest manufacturers of industrial robots as an extended workbench for the data protection officer.
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
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