Dr Lina Boecker

Dr Lina Boecker is a well experienced lawyer for information technology (IT) law and one of the few experts in the field of open-source-software (OSS) compliance. She advises a broad range of clients from software developers to international OEMs and public research institutions on all aspects of IT-law.
Lina’s focus is on advising clients in the Tech, Media and Comms sector and in the Automotive sector on all aspects of information technology law, inter alia, on services IT and open source software compliance.
With her profound expertise in tech-heavy venture capital transactions she is part of the VC team and covers the IT-related aspects of transactions in and around growth capital investments.
Lina was admitted to the bar in 2011. After having spent nine years (thereof more than five years as a partner) at a Berlin based boutique law firm for IT law, she joined Osborne Clarke as a partner in 2022.
The industrial Western world, in particular Europe, is undergoing fundamental changes, shifting focus to general capabilities and innovation in information technology. Almost every part of our economy is subject to some form of digitization. I seek pragmatic solutions for my clients to cope with the ever-growing legal implications of the increased presence of information technology in our economy.
Changes also come for the legal industry. Together with the team from OC Solutions I am developing IT-based tools making legal services for our clients more comprehensive, more efficient and more economic.
Osborne Clarke has advised BayWa AG on the sale of the NEXT Farming software division, which belongs to the BayWa subsidiary FarmFacts GmbH, to the global player AGCO, read more.
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.
Osborne Clarke advises neoteq ventures on its investment in Speekly, read more.
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures/Redstone, coparion and Swiss Post Ventures on ContractHero seed round, read more.
Osborne Clarke has advised Redstone on its investment in the pre-seed financing round in health tech start-up eaze, read more.
Osborne Clarke has advised investor G2 Venture Partners on its investment in energy start-up 1KOMMA5°. Read more here.
Osborne Clarke advises Scout24 on acquisition of Sprengnetter Group, read more.
Osborne Clarke advises akquinet on the acquisition of Enghofer Koch Consulting, read more.
Osborne Clarke advises mobility budget platform RYDES on seed funding, read more
Osborne Clarke advises Brandenburg Kapital on investment in DearEmployee, read more
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures / Redstone on investment in SaaS start-up Kertos, read more
Osborne Clarke advises A & O Fischer on the acquisition of letterei.de Postdienste, read more
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on acquisition of start-up Steuerbot, read more
Osborne Clarke advises Redstone on its investment in Careloop, read more
Osborne Clarke advises AI start-up Smart Steel Technologies on the participation by Heraeus, read more
Osborne Clarke advises Allcargo Logistics on the acquisition of shares in Fair Trade GmbH, read more
OSS compliance and legal tooling / Ongoing advisory on OSS-compliance and OSS compliance tools for a leading German industrial OEM
Cloud Project / Advising through public tender process and implementation of a substantial cloud project for a large German telecommunications provider
OSS Project Implementation / Legal project management and advisory for federal ministry (Bundesministerium) as lead agency on a nationwide government OSS project
Advising various middle sized companies in all areas of information technology law