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What did a student in the 80s do if they owned an electric train set but were interested in computers? That's right, they sold the set and bought a Commodore 64. That's where it all started. I then self-taught myself in Basic, Pascal, Assembler, dBASE, etc., studied law, and then pursued postgraduate studies in administrative sciences, including administrative informatics. Today, I no longer program, but I'm a dedicated Linux user. I hate chatty devices, so I use custom ROMs.
My professional career began as a consultant and in-house lawyer at an IT consulting firm. I experienced the "New Market" firsthand. I have now been working as a lawyer for over 25 years, almost exclusively in IT and data protection law. I focus on drafting and negotiating IT contracts for my clients' national and international business. I am interested in the technical content of service level agreements as well as, for example, liability and usage rights clauses in framework agreements. Compliance issues, AI, and data law are playing an increasingly important role. DORA, AI-Act, NIS2, and the Data Act are part of my daily business.
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A focus of my contract work is software in the cloud, but also still on-premises. In doing so, I frequently have to clarify data protection issues, provide legal support for implementation and onboarding, and deal with regulatory issues regarding outsourcing and spin-offs (including DORA ). Having reviewed, processed, and negotiated countless IT contracts, and having now been able to contractually support more than 70 SAP projects from R/3 to S/4HANA, as well as other ERP projects, I have considerable expertise in drafting ERP project contracts from both the provider and customer perspective.
I've been supporting most of my clients for many years, some for over 20 years, so I'm familiar with their core business, processes, and specifics. For some, I also act as external data protection officer through teamsec.de.
In my free time, I spend time with my family, ride my mountain bike (without the "E" yet) or walk. I also enjoy reading about technology and history.
Attorney-at-Law Klaus Christian Falkner
Mr Falkner's practice focuses on IT law and data protection law.
According to Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers, Mr. Falkner has been one of the top business lawyers in the field of "Information Technology" since 2009 and in the field of "Data Security and Privacy Law" since 2020.
1996 – 2000 plenum Management Consulting GmbH:
Assistant Consultant, Consultant, Senior Consultant
Focus on IT organization (IT outsourcing, spin-off of IT departments, reorganization of data centers and system houses), in-house lawyer
2000 – 2004 Rechtsanwälte BDH:
Focus on IT law
since 2004 Partner at Falkner & Hartenfels Law Firm
since 2017 Partner at teamsec.de
working as an external data protection officer in various companies
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1996 – 2000
plenum Management Consulting GmbH:
Career: Assistant Consultant, Consultant, Senior Consultant with a focus on IT organization (IT outsourcing, spin-off of IT departments, reorganization of data centers and system houses), in-house lawyer
2000 – 2004
Lawyers BDH:
Focus on IT law
since 2004
Partner, Attorneys at Law Falkner & Hartenfels
working as an external data protection officer in various companies
Attorney-at-Law
Klaus Christian Falkner
Mr Falkner's practice focuses on IT law and data protection law. According to Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers, Mr. Falkner has been one of the top business lawyers in the field of "Information Technology" since 2009 and in the field of "Data Security and Privacy Law" since 2020.
