Lukas Willecke

I advise clients in all areas of information, data protection, and telecommunications law.

As an associate in our Frankfurt office, I am working in our Technology & Communications Sector Group and our Data Protection & Privacy Practice Group.

I support national and international companies and public authorities in technology and digitalization projects, including Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). I further assist clients to comply with data protection law requirements, e.g., in the context of international data transfers and data breaches.

My goal is enabling technical innovations in challenging regulatory environments by providing comprehensive advice and practical guidance that always centers around clients' interests. I believe in 'strength in numbers' by following a cooperative and team-based approach.

Before joining Bird & Bird I already focused on data protection and IT law as a research assistant at the renowned Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (Civil Law Department, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren) at the University of Münster. During my legal clerkship I trained, inter alia, at the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Bird & Bird's Düsseldorf Office, and another international law firm.