Bernhard Kloos
Bernhard Kloos
Attorney-at-law (Partner)
Bernhard Kloos specializes in legal advice in the areas of IT law, technology law, and data protection. He advises, among others, tech solution providers, digital agencies, providers of IT services or security solutions, SaaS and PaaS platforms, distributors of hardware and software, as well as companies in the travel sector.
A key focus of his work lies in contract law, including license and distribution agreements, SLA and cloud agreements, as well as IT-related provisions in M&A transactions. In addition, he advises companies on data protection law, the legal assessment and implementation of AI solutions, and advertising and marketing law.
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Bernhard is a recognized expert in IT law and advertising law. Clients value his precise, solution-oriented approach and his ability to structure complex matters clearly and strategically. He advises on:
- IT contract law, in particular on framework, software, SaaS, cloud and platform agreements, agile development, R&D, managed services, AI training, data licensing agreements, API and interface contracts, and general terms and conditions law (AGB law)
- IT security law, e.g. on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
- Distribution law, in particular on reselling, distribution, and agency agreements
- AI law
- Data protection law
- Advertising law, e.g. in connection with the review of advertising measures and terms of participation
- Legal clerkship (Referendariat) at the Kammergericht Berlin
- Studies in law at the University of Augsburg and the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- German
- English
- German Association for Law and Informatics (DGRI e. V.)
- German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein e. V., DAV)
- Working Group on IT Law within the German Bar Association (davIT)
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR e. V.)
- IT Security and AI, 11th German IT Law Day, April 25, 2024
- AI in Law: Requirements for Data Protection and IT Security, TeleTrusT Conference, June 29, 2023
- Data Protection and Security Requirements for AI Systems, it-sa, March 8, 2023
- Data Protection in the Digital World, OMfinCon, June 23, 2022
- GDPR – Requirements for Engaging Processors, Telecomputer Forum, April 23, 2018
- General Terms and Conditions (AGB) in IT – Selected Clause Topics, 1st German IT Law Day, May 16, 2014
- “Data Protection” (pp. 165–207) in AI & Law – A Compact Overview (ed. Matthias Hartmann), Springer Vieweg, 2020 (co-author: Johanna Schmidt-Bens)
- Various guest articles for t3n
- “From Ownership to Availability: Usage-Oriented Business Models in the IT Sector from a Contractual Law Perspective,” Computer und Recht (CR) 2002, Issue 12, pp. 865–872 (with Axel-Michael Wagner)
