Oliver Süme
Oliver Süme is a Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and co-head of the international Technology Sector Group, specialising on Technology, Data Protection and IT Law. He has been advising companies on legal issues relating to digitalization, data protection, and IT and technology law for over 25 years. His particular expertise lies in international data protection law, IT and technology contract law, as well as data economy, cybersecurity, and e-commerce law. He supports companies of all sizes - from dynamic tech start-ups to global corporations and public sector institutions - in the legally compliant design and implementation of complex digitization, cloud, and IT infrastructure projects. A central focus of his work is on the legal design of modern data strategies, the establishment of forward-looking data spaces, and the development and implementation of legally compliant solutions in the field of artificial intelligence. With his many years of experience in advising international technology markets and rapidly scaling digital companies, Oliver Süme offers practical and strategic advice, characterized by a deep understanding of technological contexts and the respective legal requirements. He has been following regulatory and legal policy developments in the European internet and technology sector for many years and has served as an expert witness in several hearings of the German Bundestag in the context of legislative processes on data law. Among other things, he advised the German Federal Ministry of Economics on the development of the European cloud and data ecosystem “Gaia-X.” · Fieldfisher
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Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and co-head of the firm's international Technology Sector Group, specialising in technology, data protection and IT law. He has more than 25 years' experience advising companies and public institutions on digitalisation, data protection, IT and technology contracts, cloud and IT infrastructure projects, data strategies and legally compliant AI solutions.