Robert Weinhold

Robert Weinhold, an associate at Orrick’s Düsseldorf office, is a member of the practices Cyber, Privacy & Data innovation, Technology Transactions Group, and Technology Companies Group in Germany. He focuses on counseling in the area of Tech Transactions, Data Privacy, and IP/IT.

• Engagements

  Tech Transactions

  • SaaS Agreements, Software Purchase Agreements: Advising a client on the negotiations with a large German car manufacturer on a framework agreement with respect to a software purchase and software development.
  • Join Development Agreements: Advising a large German industrial company on a join development agreement.

  Data Privacy / Cybersecurity

  • Privacy compliance and IT agreement: Advising a growing smart SaaS provider on its IT agreement and privacy compliance in long and complex bidding process with large German customer 
    (contract volume 15 MEUR)
  • GDPR Compliance Programs: Advising multinational companies on GDPR and general Data Privacy compliance, advising on international data transfers, drafting data sharing agreements and privacy policies, supporting with data processing records, analysing data processing activities, setting up compliance structure and privacy-by-design programs, assisting with Privacy Impact Assessments, aligning electronic marketing with Data Privacy requirements.
  • Data Privacy Agreements: Advising multinational tech companies on tailored data processing agreements and intra-group data privacy agreements.
  • Tech Start-ups on Data Privacy: Advising start-ups from the U.S. and Germany on IT and data privacy matters, e.g. compliance with of products and services with GDPR, consumer privacy and data protection principles. This in particular includes drafting legal frameworks, terms and conditions or privacy policies.

  Unfair Trade and IP

  • Unfair Trade Practices: Advising start-up from the U.S. regarding unfair advertising and German law.
  • Unfair Trade Practices Litigation: Representing several software and e-commerce companies in unfair competition litigation, e.g. regarding unfair advertising and breach of consumer protection regulations.
  • Open Source Software: Advising companies on use of open-source software and implementation of appropriate contractual provisions in licensing agreements.

  Information Technology

  • Service Level Agreement: Advising companies on the implementation of appropriate Service Level Agreement.

  M&A Technolgy / Joint Venture Transactions

  Robert advised on numerous transactions, including:

  • Steag on acquisition of Gildemeister Energy Solutions.
  • Sell of Leuna-Tenside GmbH
  • KUKA Home on acquisition of Rolf Benz.
  • Client on acquisition of Pintsch Bubenzer.
  • Client on acquisition of Polytech Health & Aesthetics.
  • Flexera on acquisition of Brainware Group.
  • Creditshelf on IPO.
  • Client on Acquisition of a majority share in Auto-Pflege-Zentrum, Germany's largest nationwide provider of vehicle preparation services, from TÜV SÜD AG.