Information Technology Law

Technology-driven businesses require strong legal foundations to scale and innovate. At HGNLW, I provide strategic legal support for IT contracts, digital transformation projects, compliance, and dispute resolution.

  • A good contract doesn't just manage legal risk – a good contract is a tool that drives your business forward. I support you with:

    • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating your IT contracts, including software development agreements, maintenance and service contracts, distribution agreements, framework contracts and more.

    • Creating scalable terms of service for your digital products, platforms, apps, and SaaS projects.

    • Reviewing and adapting third-party contracts to ensure they don’t put you at a disadvantage.

    • Offering practical negotiation support — from redlining to joining your vendor meetings or calls — to help close deals faster, and with better terms.

  • From product design to go-to-market strategy, I help you stay compliant while keeping the customer journey frictionless. My services include:

    • Developing or reviewing user-facing documents such as Privacy Policies, Cookie Banners, Terms of Use, check-outs, subscription cancellation flows, refund policies, product descriptions and claims.

    • Ensuring compliance with EU and German consumer protection laws.

    • Helping you navigate the line between persuasive UX and “dark patterns”.

    • Guiding you through the legal rules for influencer campaigns, programmatic advertising, referral programs, and affiliate partnerships and more.

  • Protecting your product starts with protecting your know-how. I offer:

    • Advice on IP strategy: what to register, what to keep secret, and how to document ownership.

    • Drafting and negotiating licensing models (B2B, OEM, white-label, API licensing) and open-source licensing strategies (including dual-licensing).

  • When you're scaling or modernizing operations, I help make sure your legal framework keeps up with tech. I support you in:

    • Structuring and reviewing digital transformation projects: cloud migration, ERP rollout, AI deployment, outsourcing and more.

    • Identifying regulatory requirements and embedding them early in your contracts and workflows.

    • Negotiating and drafting key contracts — implementation agreements, integration and migration services, software licenses, hosting and support terms.

    • Helping you understand internal and external risks.

    • Advising on robust governance models — including steering committee rules, escalation procedures, change request processes.

    • Ensuring robust documentation and audit trails for sensitive change projects, security implementations, or automation initiatives.

  • Disputes over deliverables, defects, scope changes, or missed deadlines can derail your operations. I support you with:

    • Pre-dispute risk analysis and strategy.

    • Settlement negotiations & escalation management

    • Representation in court and arbitration.

    • Emergency measures such as injunctions to protect trade secrets or suspend anti-competitive behavior.

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Send an email to contact@hgnlw.com, give me a call at +49 (0) 30 83226225 or use the form to get in touch.

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