Adrian Schneider advises national and international companies in the areas of IT law, data protection, cybersecurity and copyright, particularly on legal issues with a strong technical focus.

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Adrian worked for more than ten years as a software developer for web, mobile and games. He therefore focuses on technology regulation and legal advice on the development and implementation of innovative IT products, including cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence. He also has experience advising regulated industries, in particular insurance companies, on the legal aspects of digital transformation.

Adrian is the author of several legal publications. He was co-founder and author of one of Germany's leading IT law blogs and a member of the advisory boards of the legal journals "Datenschutz-Berater" and "Kommunikation & Recht".

At Osborne Clarke, Adrian leads the Risk & Compliance workstream of the international AI Management Board.

After studying law in Marburg and Münster, he completed his legal training in Cologne, Bonn and London, including at the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

Digital transformation requires a holistic view and consideration of the commercial, technical and legal aspects. With my background in technology, I understand the impact that legal advice can have on digital products, while acting as a gateway between different stakeholders to resolve issues from a legal, commercial and technical perspective.

eeden

Osborne Clarke Osborne Clarke has advised technology start-up eeden on a EUR 18 million Series A financing round. Read more.

Lucid Software

Osborne Clarke has advised the US company Lucid Software, Inc., leader in visual collaboration and work acceleration, on the acquisition of airfocus GmbH, the Hamburg-based specialist in smarter product management. Read more.

komoot

Osborne Clarke has advised the founders of the German hiking app komoot on its acquisition by the Italian technology company Bending Spoons. Read more.

Capnamic

Osborne Clarke has advised Capnamic on the Series A funding round of the greentech start-up Ocell. In addition to Capnamic, Bayern Kapital, Aenu, and Summiteer as well as several business angels participated in the round. Read more.

Expedition Growth Capital

Osborne Clarke has advised the British investment company Expedition Growth Capital on their first ever investment in Germany in the amount of EUR 10 million into IT company epilot. Read more.

Flexa GmbH

Osborne Clarke has advised Flexa GmbH on the establishment of a virtual power plant regarding contractual and corporate law, regulatory issues and data protection and copyright in connection with algorithms and AI models.

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Aleph Alpha

Osborne Clarke has advised the German AI start-up Aleph Alpha on IT and IP law in its successful USD 500 million Series B financing round, read more.

Bechtle AG

Osborne Clarke berät Bechtle AG bei wichtiger KI-Transaktion. Lesen Sie hier mehr. 

FAZ guest article

Anne Leßner and Adrian Schneider report on the new IT security directive "NIS2". Read the article in German in the FAZ here.

DeepL

Ongoing legal advice of DeepL on IT, data protection and AI regulation matters.

METRO Markets

Ongoing legal advice of METRO Markets on IT and data protection matters.

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