Partner

Dr. Thomas Jansen

Munich

+49 89 540 31-160 +49 89 540 31-560

Languages
German, English
Practice groups/Expertise
IP, Media & Technology Distribution & Trade Health Care & Life Sciences Protection of Trade Secrets Automotive Data Protection & Data Law IT & Telecommunications Information Security Space Aerospace & Defense Foreign Trade Law
Consulting focuses
  • IT-Outsourcing Tech-driven transactions
  • Telecommunications Law
  • Data Protection Law
  • Cyber Security
  • Export Control
  • Compliance
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Internet Law
  • Open Source Projects
  • Life Sciences
  • Distribution Law
  • Automotive
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Vita

  • Admitted to the bar since 1996
  • Education and former activities
  • DLA Piper 2004–2017
  • Linklaters London 2002
  • Hale and Dorr Boston 2000
  • Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler 1996–2004
  • Promotion Dr. jur. at University Heidelberg 2001
  • Legal Traineeship OLG Stuttgart 1991–1994
  • Law Studies at University Heidelberg 1986–1991

Affiliations

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp)
  • International Technology Association (ITechLaw)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik e.V. (DGRI)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik (DWT)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Dr. Thomas Jansen's Distinctions

Legal 500 Deutschland 2026

Legal 500 Deutschland 2025

Best Lawyers 2026

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025

Leaders League 2024

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2024

Best Lawyers 2025

Legal 500 EMEA 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Best Lawyers 2024

Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2023

Leaders League 2023

Legal 500 Germany 2023

Latest news

10-21-2025
HEUKING Becomes Exclusive Legal Partner of the New DefenseTech Incubator.NRW
06-12-2025
158 HEUKING lawyers honored by Best Lawyers
11-28-2024
HEUKING advises Armira comprehensively on strategic acquisition of INTEC Industrie-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
06-13-2024
Best Lawyers recognizes 165 HEUKING lawyers – Two “Lawyers of the Year” awards
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Publications

2026
NIS-2: Registration requirement by March 6, 2026 – Act now!
Update Data Protection No. 234, February 19, 2026,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
New EDIP Regulation 2025/2643: What Governments and Suppliers Need to Know
Article, February 4, 2026,
together with Dr. Marc Philip Greitens, B.A., LL.B. , Dr. Andreas Lenz
“Reaching Sustainability”: EU Space Act (5) – Sustainability in Space and on Earth
Article, January 12, 2026,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz

2025
Mind the Label – What the EmpCo Directive Means for B2C Sales of Goods in the EU
Update Distribution & Trade December 2025,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
EU Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap: What Aerospace, Defence, and Space Clients Need to Know
Article, November 25, 2025,
together with Dr. Marc Philip Greitens, B.A., LL.B.
New EU Initiative to Boost Defense Investments – Opportunities for the Aerospace, Defense & SpaceTech Industry
Article, November 12, 2025,
together with Dr. Martin Schellenberg , Dr. Andreas Lenz
Follow‑Up Briefing on Europe’s Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030
Article, October 17, 2025,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
Landmark ECJ ruling on the pseudonymization of personal data
Update Data Protection No. 216, September 22, 2025,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
Resilience by Design for Space: EU Space Act (4) – The EU Space Act’s Blueprint for Resilience
Article, September 18, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
“Reaching out to All?”: Draft EU Space Act (3) – Focus on SMEs / Industry
Article, September 9, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
“Reaching Wide”: EU Space Act (2) – Perspective of Third-Country Space Operators
Article, July 17, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
EU Launches Security Action for Europe (SAFE): Major New Funding and Procurement Opportunities for the Defense Industry, with Special Benefits for SMEs
Article, July 17, 2025,
together with Dr. Martin Schellenberg
Space Law 2025 – Germany
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Space Law 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz , Dr. Henrik Lay
Booster oder Ballast
Tagesspiegel Background, July 2, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der IT-Sicherheit
IT-Sicherheit – Technologien und Best Practices für die Umsetzung im Unternehmen, Hanser-Verlag, 2nd edition 2025
Ensuring Security and Compliance in the Space Industry – Key Takeaways and Action Points
Article, May 27, 2025,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
New Technical Guideline BSI TR-03184-2 – Cybersecurity for the ground segment of space systems
Article, May 22, 2025,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
Exclusion of a works council member for forwarding personal employee data to a private email account
Update Data Proctection No. 210, May 20, 2025,
together with Astrid Wellhöner, LL.M. Eur.
The German Armed Forces plan to have their own satellite system by 2029: opportunities for the German space industry
Article, April 10, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
Legal Considerations and Opportunities in the Convergence of Europe's Space and Defence Industries
Article, April 1, 2025,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz
European Defence Readiness 2030
Article, March 24, 2025
The Data Act: Opportunities and challenges for companies
Update Data Protection No. 200, February 25, 2025,
together with Dr. Hans Markus Wulf
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2024
Liability of the controller for (sub-)processors – current case law on avoidable liability risks
Update Data Protection No. 194,
together with Andrea Elisabeth Bauer
Space Law 2024 – Germany
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Space Law 2024,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz , Dr. Henrik Lay
Internet-Datenschutzerklärung
Datenschutz und Datennutzung – Verträge, Datenschutzklauseln, Datenschutzerklärungen, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 4th edition 2024
Cybersecurity 2024 - Germany
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Cybersecurity 2024,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
Ready for Impact? Outlook regarding the soon to come EU Space Law – objectives and expectations
Article, March 14, 2024,
together with Dr. Andreas Lenz

2023

Urteil des EuG zur Abgrenzung von pseudonymisierten und anonymisierten Daten
Update Data Protection No. 142
Data Protection & Privacy 2023 - Germany
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Data Protection & Privacy 2023 ,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
Cybersecurity 2023 - Germany
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Cybersecurity 2023,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.

2022

Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der IT-Sicherheit
IT-Sicherheit – Technologien und Best Practices für die Umsetzung im Unternehmen, Hanser-Verlag, 1st edition 2022
Cybersecurity 2022 - Germany
Chambers & Partners Cybersecurity Guide 2022,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
Data Protection & Privacy 2022 - Germany
Chambers & Partners Data Protection & Privacy Guide 2022,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.

2021

New EU Standard Contractual Clauses in Force - How Companies should now correctly proceed when using US Cloud Services
Update Data Protection No. 99,
together with Dr. Hans Markus Wulf , Manuel Poncza
Cybersecurity 2021 - Germany
Chambers & Partners Cybersecurity Guide 2021
Data Protection & Privacy 2021 - Germany
Chambers & Partners Data Protection & Privacy Guide 2021

2020
Home Office - a risk for privacy and cyber security? What companies need to do
Update Datenschutz, No. 85
Fehler bei der Datenverarbeitung im Rahmen von Gewinnspielen kostet die AOK Baden-Württemberg ein Bußgeld in Millionenhöhe
Update Datenschutz, No. 81
BGH-Vorlage an den EuGH - dürfen Verbraucherschutzverbände Unternehmen wegen eines DSGVO verstoßes verklagen?
Update Datenschutz, No. 77
Internet-Datenschutzerklärung
Datenschutz und Datennutzung – Verträge, Datenschutzklauseln, Datenschutzerklärungen, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 3rd edition 2021
Robo-Doc und Schwester Alexa - Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen
unternehmensjurist 1/2020

2019

Property Company Hit with Millions in Fines - The Deutsche Wohnen Case
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No 68,
together with Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
New Model for Calculating Fines for GDPR Infringements
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No 67,
together with Dr. Frederik Wiemer , Dr. Philip Kempermann, LL.M.
CJEU: Pre-checked consent to the use of cookies is inadmissible
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No 66

2018

Daten im Jahresabschluss - Die DSGVO in der Wirtschaftsprüfung
FAZ, Nr. 283, December 5, 2018
Auswirkungen der DSGVO auf die Jahresabschlussprüfung
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No. 45
Videoüberwachung am Arbeitsplatz: Verwertbarkeit von sechs Monate alten Aufzeichnungen
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No 44
Datenschutz und Datensicherheit – Aktuelle rechtliche Herausforderungen für den CIO
IT-Management: Best Practices für CIOs, De Gruyter Publisher, 2018
Internet-Datenschutzerklärung
Datenschutz und Datennutzung – Verträge, Datenschutzklauseln, Datenschutzerklärungen, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 2nd edition 2018

2017

Internationaler Datenaustausch nach der DSGVO
Newsletter Update Data Protection, No 30

2016

Cloud Computing
Co-Author, Georg Borges/Geert Meents, Rechtshandbuch, Munich (C.H.Beck) 2016

Lectures

2025

Countdown Data Act: Überblick, Umsetzungsinhalte und Praxisfälle
26. Datenschutzkongress, Handelsblatt, May 14, 2025, Berlin,
together with Dr. Hans Markus Wulf

2017

Minenfeld Managerhaftung 2.0: Best Practice – So reduzieren Sie die Risiken für Ihr Unternehmen und sein Mitarbeiter
15. EUROFORUM Jahrestagung Recht in der Automobil-Zulieferindustrie, April 5, 2017, Stuttgart

2016

Die EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung
Itsa 2016 – Die IT-Security Messe und Kongress, October 19, 2016, Nürnberg
Der internationale Datentransfer
Hosting & Service Provider Summit 2016, May 13, 2016, Frankfurt
Der internationale Datentransfer
17. EUROFORUM Datenschutzkongress 2016, April 28, 2016, Berlin
Minenfeld Managerhaftung: So sichern Sie sich ab!
14. EUROFORUM Jahrestagung Recht in der Automobil-Zulieferindustrie, March 3, 2016, Stuttgart
Share Economy – Ein Überblick über rechtliche Aspekte der kollaborativen Wirtschaft im Web 2.0
Göttinger Forum IT-Recht, February 11, 2016, Göttingen

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