Dr. Axel Spies has advised clients for many years on various international issues, including licensing, competition, corporate issues, and new technologies such as cloud computing and international telecommunications licensing. He counsels on international data protection (EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Privacy Framework), international data transfers and compliance, healthcare, technology licensing, ediscovery, the EU AI Act, and equity purchases. He is a long-time correspondent and co-publisher of the German Journal of Data Protection (ZD) and European telecoms journal MultiMedia & Law (MMR). He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E).
Dr. Spies has participated in various international transactions, including projects in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. He is a native speaker of German and also speaks English, French, Russian, Dutch, and Italian. Dr. Spies is also an active member of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative and has published several articles on AI from the European perspective.
Recognized, Data – Data Privacy & Protection, Who’s Who Legal (2024, 2025)
Recognized, Data: Telecoms & Media, Who’s Who Legal (2017–2019)