Dr. Marian Klingebiel
Lawyer

E-Mail klingebiel@unverzagt.law
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Telephone +49.40.414000-0          Fax +49.40.414000-40

Advising and representing national and international companies, particularly in the IT, media and communications sectors (including online providers, software manufacturers, agencies, marketers, platforms, content providers and suppliers of digital products).

 

IT and data protection law, eHealth

  • Advice on IT law matters, including advice on and negotiation of IT contracts (licensing, SaaS, cloud, outsourcing, provisions in employment contracts)
  • Advice on implementing data protection requirements (GDPR) in the practical design of business processes
  • Data protection agreements for specific arrangements (e.g. group structures or joint controller agreements (JCA))
  • Review of specific data protection scenarios and preparation of expert opinions
  • Drafting of data protection documentation, as well as data protection impact assessments (DPIA), transfer impact assessments (TIA) and legitimate interest assessments (LIA)
  • Support in the event of data protection incidents
  • Advising providers in the eHealth sector and manufacturers of Digital Health Applications (DiGAs) on compliance with the DiGAV and the DiGA directory
  • Auditor for data protection quality seals

 

Cybersecurity / Data security

  • Analysis of applicability of NIS2 / BSIG (“NIS-2-Betroffenheitsprüfung” , classification as essential or important entity, thresholds, sector classification)
  • Cybersecurity obligations for companies in regulated sectors
  • Advice on the interface between IT and data protection law, as well as contractual liability
  • Drafting and negotiating IT security clauses in contracts (supply chains, service providers, cloud providers)

 

AI law

  • Legal review of AI tools and complex solutions in light of the AI Act, data protection and other requirements
  • Advice on AI transparency obligations, labelling and deepfakes
  • Assessment based on the risk categories set out in the AI Act
  • Development of concepts and guidelines to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

 

Online marketing, competition and advertising law

  • Advice and legal representation for online retailers
  • Drafting of contracts and terms and conditions
  • Design of offers and checkout processes
  • Right of withdrawal and exceptions
  • Liability of online shops and trading platforms
  • Asserting and defending against claims by competitors
  • Advice on the design of advertising, including political advertising (TTPA)
  • Advice on intellectual property (IP) law, in particular trade mark law and company names

 

Copyright, media and press law

  • Advice on general copyright issues and media law matters, including the drafting and review of contracts
  • Advice and representation for companies and private individuals in the online, advertising and film industries
  • Review of film and media productions and rights clearance (licences, exploitation rights)
  • Advice for gaming providers
  • Advice in press law and reputation management

 

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Foreign languages

  • English

 

CV

  • Research assistant and PhD under Prof. Dr Spindler at the University of Göttingen
  • Legal traineeship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg
  • Solicitor at a major international law firm specialising in Media & Technologies
  • Specialist IT law firm, London
  • Legal Aid South Africa, Cape Town
  • Solicitor at a leading Hamburg law firm specialising in media and press law

Teaching and other activities

  • Lecturer in media and copyright law, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Lecturer in AI and media law, Akademie für Publizistik, Hamburg
  • Head of the Lab AI Responsibility / AI Law & Governance, BVDW
  • Webinars, training courses and lectures on topics relating to AI law, data protection and cyber security

 

Publications

 

  • Wikis und Urheberrecht – Lösung über Lizenzierung? in: Nutzergenerierte Inhalte als Gegenstand des Privatrechts, MPI Studies on Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, 2010.
  • Haftung des Betreibers einer Videoplattform für Urheberrechtsverletzungen, Anmerkung zu LG Hamburg, Urteil vom 3.9.2010, Az. 308 O27/09, in: Computer und Recht 2010, S. 818 – 825.
  • Rechtsprobleme des Web 2.0 - Blogs, Wikis und Videoportale, 2015.
  • Identifizierende Berichterstattung über Kronzeugen im Ermittlungsverfahren, OLG München, Urteil vom 1.6.2021 – 18 U 144/21, GRUR-Prax 2021, 717
  • Schadensersatz wegen sog. „Datenscraping“ nicht öffentlicher Telefonnummer, LG Paderborn, Urteil vom 13.12.2022 – 2 O 212/22, GRUR-Prax 2023, 210
  • Beurteilungszeitpunkt für die Erstattbarkeit vorgerichtlicher Rechtsverfolgungskosten, LG Berlin II, Hinweisbeschl. v. 23.1.2025 – 27 S 6/24, GRUR-Prax 2025, 260