Dr. Reinhard Möller

My specialties

Labor and Employment Law

We advise companies and executives on all aspects of employment law. We support you in drafting contracts, developing personnel and remuneration models and help you to develop tailor-made concepts for your company. Our clients appreciate the fact that we develop pragmatic and tailor-made solutions as a daily point of contact for management and the HR department.

Compliance

Companies, their executive bodies and employees have to know and observe a large number of sometimes complex rules. If violations occur, there is not only the threat of criminal and civil law consequences, but often also reputational damage and business losses. The scope of the rules, their complexity and the level of sanctions have been steadily increasing for years. At the same time, companies are losing money because they are not taking advantage of business opportunities due to excessive caution. With our many years of experience, we help you to identify and objectively assess risks without ignoring or over-dramatizing them.

Construction law

Construction and real estate law is characterized by a particularly high number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

More about me

In my work as a lawyer, the focus is on finding solutions. These solutions must be one thing above all: feasible and sensible in every respect.

Solving legal problems is always a question of strategy – your own (corporate) strategy and a legal strategy. Economic and legal risks must be avoided.

I support you with the right consulting strategy to solve your legal issues sensibly without losing sight of your strategy.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Marburg, Canterbury (U.K.) and Freiburg. During my studies, I worked as a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. After graduating, I was a research assistant to Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hohloch at the Institute for Foreign and International Private Law at the University of Freiburg.

I completed my doctorate on the topic of liability law “The Prevention Principle of Tort Law” at the University of Tübingen under Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schiemann. During my legal clerkship, I worked at Thiedmann & Edler in Chicago, II, a law firm specializing in advising European clients in their native language.

I have been working as a lawyer since 2001. I am active as a speaker in my specialist areas and regularly publish articles and comments on current decisions.

Memberships

  • German Construction Court Conference e.V.
  • Lawyers’ Association Karlsruhe e.V.
  • German Bar Association – ARGE Labor Law in the German Bar Association

Teaching activities

  • Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Karlsruhe: Civil Law
  • Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences: Labor Law
  • Quadriga Akademie Berlin: Labor law and data protection

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In-house seminar for bardusch GmbH & Co. KG on the topic of works constitution law for managers on 20.06.2024 (2 hours)

23.04.2024
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Florian Krug

My specialties

Company purchase agreements

The purchase or sale of companies or parts of companies is, you guessed it, considerably more complex than that of a car. This does not only apply if a listed target company is to be taken over by way of a public offer to the shareholders (takeover) or if a large number of potential buyers are to be approached in parallel as part of a bidding process. The sale and purchase of a medium-sized company is also a challenging undertaking for those involved. Once the business people have agreed on the key data for such an acquisition and these have been set out in a letter of intent (also known as a memorandum of understanding or term sheet) or an indicative offer from the prospective buyer, the company is put through its paces in a so-called due diligence process with the help of external consultants, with a commitment of the company’s own human resources that should not be underestimated. Do the assumptions made explicitly or implicitly in the letter of intent or the indicative offer regarding the legal, tax, business, technical, etc. status of the target company prove to be reliable? Are the assumptions made in the letter of intent or indicative offer explicitly or implicitly reliable? At the same time, the transaction will be (further) structured from a tax and legal perspective. Should the company shares be acquired (share deal) or, e.g. in the case of a sale out of insolvency (distressed M&A), only the essential assets (asset deal)? Should the purchase price be fixed on the basis of the most recent balance sheet figures (locked box) or initially only provisionally estimated and adjusted after conclusion of the purchase agreement on the basis of a closing balance sheet to be prepared on completion of the transaction (closing accounts)? The purchase agreement is also drafted and negotiated at the same time as the due diligence process, and its structure is usually based on established market standards. Nevertheless, every case is special and the devil is in the detail. Some risks arising from the extensive seller warranties and indemnity obligations regularly contained in the purchase agreement can be significantly reduced by taking out W&I insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) – to the benefit of both parties. Even after the signing and closing of a company purchase agreement, it is important to manage not only the operational but also the legal tasks involved in merging the acquired company with existing operations or parts of operations of the buyer or buyer group (post-merger integration). If necessary, we will be happy to assist you in settling any disputes that may subsequently arise between the seller and the buyer. However, we prefer it even more when clear and forward-looking contract drafting pays off and avoids disputes from the outset.

Transformation law

Shapeshifters are not only found in fantasy literature. Companies can also put on a new legal outfit. By means of a change of legal form, a partnership (e.g. a general partnership or a limited partnership) becomes a corporation (e.g. a stock corporation or a limited liability company) or vice versa – and remains essentially the same with all the same rights and obligations as before. However, the Transformation Act also offers various possibilities for a company to dispose of all of its assets – or certain parts thereof – with all rights and obligations, without liquidation and without the consent of affected employees and other contractual partners, and transfer them to another company (so-called – complete or partial – universal succession). This can be done by merging the assets into another legal entity that either already exists (merger by absorption) or, if two companies join forces to rise from the ashes like a phoenix in a new form, is created specifically for this purpose (merger by new formation). The other way round is a demerger, in which a company is either split into two new legal entities (demerger sounds painful and yes, the transferring legal entity is lost). Or the company remains in existence and transfers only a certain part of its assets to another legal entity, either by way of a spin-off (in which case the shareholders of the transferring company receive shares in the acquiring legal entity) or a spin-off (in which case the transferring company itself receives the shares in the transferring legal entity). If other consideration is to be granted instead of shares, the so-called transfer of assets is available for this purpose. What all reorganization measures have in common is that they are planned and implemented hand in hand with tax advisors, a variety of forms and deadlines must be observed and due consideration must be given to the legitimate interests of minority shareholders (keywords: cash compensation and appraisal proceedings), employees and other contractual partners.

Partnership agreements

The articles of association are the legal foundation of every company. This not only defines the essential foundations of the company, but also offers the opportunity to adapt the internal structure of the company to the legal standard by means of individual regulations. From the precise definition of qualified majorities for individual or all resolutions, restrictions on disposal and pre-emptive rights to termination and redemption options, numerous adjustments can be made in a partnership agreement. At the same time, a resilient partnership agreement always takes into account potential conflicts in order to provide the shareholders with individual and appropriate solutions in such cases.

Shareholder agreements

Some agreements between individual or all shareholders should not be set out in the articles of association and should therefore be publicly accessible via the commercial register. Nevertheless, there is often a great need to agree special rights and obligations between the shareholders in a legally secure manner and, for this purpose, to include customized voting rights and obligations, co-sale rights and obligations (tag-along, drag-along) or individually negotiated preferential rights in a shareholders’ agreement.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

More about me

A Swabian by birth and at heart, a Karlsruhe native by conviction and a European in spirit.

I let myself be grounded by my family and my bees, seek freedom on my bike and find new inspiration as soon as I hear music.

Career

I studied law at the Ruprecht Karls University in the beautiful student town of Heidelberg. The focus area of tax law gave me an insight into the challenges and business thinking of companies. My legal clerkship took me to the Karlsruhe Regional Court. During this time, I was able to broaden my horizons and gain an appreciation of international issues during two periods abroad at a law firm in Porto (Portugal). Since March 2020, I have been advising and supporting entrepreneurs and companies as a lawyer at the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, with a focus on corporate and commercial law.

Courses

  • Baden Academy of Administration and Economics
  • Lecture: Business and internet law (since 2024)

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Joachim Dorschel

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

More about me

Law is constantly on the move. The task of a lawyer is to advise on the pulse of the times.

Especially in IT law, copyright law and intellectual property law, there is often a lot going on. For technology-oriented companies, legal changes can have a considerable strategic and financial impact.

In order to be able to offer optimal legal advice, I keep an eye on developments and point out necessary adjustments for the future in good time.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen. I then worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Commercial and Business Law, Multimedia and Telecommunications Law of Prof. Dr. Gerald Spindler at the University of Göttingen and as a publications officer at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
During my legal clerkship in Cologne, I worked in the IP/IT practice department of an international law firm in Düsseldorf and London.
I was admitted to the bar in 2008. From 2008 to 2011 I worked at the law firm Bartsch und Partner and am a founding partner of the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte.
I have regularly published articles and judgment notes on legal issues in the field of IT, telecommunications and data protection law.

Teaching activity

Lecturer at the Stuttgart Media University (IT law), Stuttgart

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Wolfgang Döring

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

More about me

Globalization does not stop at legal advice. Especially when advising companies, it is often essential to look beyond national law.

Internationality is no longer just a matter for large companies. In the IP sector in particular, international activities often begin in small entrepreneurial structures.

With my advice, I also provide clients with the legal certainty in an international context that others can often only offer in a national context.

Wolfgang Döring in person

I have lived in beautiful Upper Bavaria for more than 20 years, with a few short interruptions. I spend my time with my family in the mountains, at the stove, on the way to or – even better – in Italy.

Career

Wolfgang Döring studied law in Freiburg and Aberdeen/GB. He then completed his legal clerkship in Mannheim and Heidelberg.

Wolfgang Döring was admitted to the bar in 2001. From 2001-2003 he worked as a lawyer at Bartsch und Partner and from 2004-2009 at Linklaters in London and Munich in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice Group. Wolfgang Döring subsequently held management positions at various leading global technology companies (Atos, SAP, Microsoft). For many years, his focus has been on setting up and managing the legal departments of fast-growing technology providers. For example, he spent four years as General Counsel of Celonis SE, a software company based in Munich and New York, which is one of the most valuable European scale-ups.

Wolfgang Döring is particularly involved in national and international projects in the areas of start-up and scale-up consulting, IT and business process outsourcing, global data protection projects, software licensing and distribution, mergers & acquisitions and has been working for Bartsch Rechtsanwälte as a lawyer (Of Counsel) since October 2013.

Memberships

  • German Society for Law and Informatics (DGRI)

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Prof. Dr. Michael Bartsch

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Constructive law - that is an important keyword for my work.

Contracts, for example, are plans, just as technical drawings are plans. If you know many design elements and how they interact, you can design better. I have been designing since 1976; most of my publications concern contract law, including 100 pages of IT contracts with commentaries. Creative ideas are often required.

Always ask about the statics: Will it hold? In most cases, we need to ask about the dynamics: How can this develop further? The question of practical usefulness must always be asked: Is the text understandable for the non-lawyers who are supposed to deal with it? Is it a tool for the contracting parties to get along?

In my head, law is a construction kit that I can use to create constructive solutions. For me, this is a great task.

Career

Prof. Dr. Michael Bartsch studied law and literature at the Universities of Hamburg, Geneva and Freiburg im Breisgau. He completed his legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe and at the Senator for Science and Art in Berlin.

In 1976, he joined the law firm founded by his father Alfred Bartsch in 1950, which operated under the name “Bartsch und Partner” until June 30, 2011. He gave the firm its focus on law and technology.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch was appointed Dr. rer. pol. He received his doctorate from the University of Karlsruhe and was appointed honorary professor at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in 1999.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch is one of the founders of IT law in Germany. He was the founding chairman of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologie und Recht e. V.” which later became one of the two founding institutions of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik e. V. (DGRI)”, and was most recently Chairman of the Advisory Board of this scientific society. He has been a member of the editorial board of the journal “Computer und Recht” since 1987 and is now its editor-in-chief. In the winter semester 1984/1985, he held the first lecture on IT contract law at a German university at the University of Karlsruhe.

Prof. Dr. Bartsch has published numerous articles on contract law, in particular on the drafting of contracts in the field of information technology.

The magazine “Computer und Recht” dedicated the October 2011 issue to his 65th birthday and the October 2016 issue to his 70th birthday. The German Society for Law and Informatics (DGRI) published a detailed biographical tribute in its 2011 yearbook (author: Thomas Heymann).

Prof. Dr. Bartsch was invited to speak at the German Jurists’ Conference 2016 on the topic of “Digital economy – analog law – does the German Civil Code need an update?”.

Memberships

Education

  • Studied law and literature at the Universities of Hamburg, Geneva and Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe and at the Senator for Science and Art in Berlin
  • Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol. at the University of Karlsruhe (Software und das Jahr 2000 – Haftung und Versicherungsschutz für ein technisches Großproblem, Nomos Verlag Baden-Baden 1998)

Teaching activities

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Dr. Thomas Scharpf

My specialties

Company law

Company law covers the legal relationships between companies managed as partnerships (GbR, oHG, KG, PartG) or corporations (GmbH, UG, AG, SE, Verein), their shareholders and their executive bodies. Company law regulates and organizes the mostly similar but individual interests of these parties. If – as is often the case – the general statutory regulations do not adequately reflect the interests of the parties involved, they can use individual agreements and regulations to create a set of rules that deviates from the general statutory regulations and is tailored to their needs. Company law offers a great deal of freedom for this, which needs to be utilized. If disputes nevertheless arise between the company, shareholders or executive bodies, a forward-looking approach will prove its worth in the event of a company dispute.

Capital market law

In a world that is constantly evolving, capital market law is of crucial importance. Whether you are dealing with complex financial transactions, the IPO of a company or compliance with regulatory requirements, we support you in achieving your goals securely and efficiently. We offer comprehensive advice and are always up to date with the latest legislation and case law.

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track here. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected from malicious interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice on data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include creating customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

General commercial law

We have extensive expertise in the field of commercial law. We are at your side from company formation to sales, from the creation of general terms and conditions to company design. Our advisory services also extend to general civil matters, corporate law and IT law.

More about me

Our clients value us as a customer and service-oriented service provider in all commercial law matters. We are always available to provide you with reliable and competent advice and assistance.

We draw on our extensive and long-standing experience in the efficient and practice-oriented preparation and implementation of your projects and the solution of your questions.

Your success and satisfaction are our benchmark, regardless of whether you are carrying out a complex project or have a routine question.

Career

Thomas Scharpf has been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since 2021. Thomas Scharpf previously worked in commercial law at various international law firms. His particular strength lies in his interdisciplinary expertise in commercial law, especially in corporate law as well as in M&A and capital market transactions.

Thomas Scharpf holds a degree in business administration (FH) and has been a lawyer since 2003. He studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Kempten and law at the University of Augsburg and obtained his doctorate in stock corporation law.

Education

  • Studied law at the University of Augsburg
  • Studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Kempten

Memberships

  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)

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Sabine Przerwok

My specialties

Construction law

The construction and real estate sector is an anchor of stability and a driver of growth for the German economy. At the same time, it fulfills an essential function for society as a whole: it creates a liveable living and working environment. Construction and real estate law is characterized by a particularly high number of legal standards, whereby the boundary between legal and technical regulations is fluid. In addition, digital and sustainable solutions are also playing an increasingly important role here and are politically prescribed. In this complex environment, we provide you with comprehensive, targeted and specialized advice so that you are prepared for the legal challenges that arise in construction projects.

Building Smart

Building is technically complex. At the same time, it should be sustainable. The set deadline and budget targets should be met. At the moment, construction projects too often end in disputes over supplements or defects and none of the targets set are achieved. At the same time, the world is becoming more digital. A rethink is therefore necessary. Smart building is the order of the day and we provide the necessary legal tools.

Real Estate

We deal with all important issues relating to real estate and advise our clients in particular on real estate transactions, project developments and asset management. Our team is proficient in the development and management of large-scale real estate projects – from planning to execution and sales through to realization.

Planning & Project Management

Technically demanding projects require professional planning and implementation. Creating the optimum legal framework for such projects and being able to successfully accompany such projects requires a high degree of understanding of the given technical and economic contexts. We claim to understand something of what moves you in relation to your projects. That is why we are at your side in the best possible way.

Public procurement law

As specialist lawyers for public procurement law, we provide our clients with comprehensive support in all legal matters relating to tenders above and below the EU thresholds. We support the public sector and other clients in the design and implementation of procurement procedures. As lawyers for public procurement law, we also support companies that apply for public contracts as bidders and, if necessary, ensure effective legal protection – not only in review proceedings.

More about me

The focus of my work is on supporting complex construction projects and Europe-wide procurement procedures. I advise (public) clients, investors, architects and engineers as well as companies on projects and, if necessary, also in court or before the public procurement tribunals. He has particular expertise in sustainable planning and construction, so-called green contracts. I also have many years of experience in awarding IT and construction contracts, particularly in the medical sector.

Professional contract drafting combined with a feel for possible developments makes exactly this possible: the risk of cost-intensive and time-consuming disputes can be significantly reduced through forward-looking advice.

Providing forward-looking advice is my strength, and I use this to my clients’ advantage. Because even in legal disputes, those who act with foresight and do not react reflexively have an advantage.

Career

I studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Uppsala (Sweden). After my legal clerkship in Baden-Baden with stations at an international law firm in Stuttgart in the area of public law / real estate law and at the German Embassy in Copenhagen, I joined Bartsch directly in 2012. I have been a partner in the firm since 2017.

I am a specialist lawyer for construction and architectural law as well as public procurement law and have successfully completed the specialist lawyer course for administrative law.

Memberships

  • German Society for Building Law e.V.

  • Institute for Building Law Freiburg

Teaching activities

  • Specialist lawyer training in construction and architectural law and administrative law, SiS Schwetzingen

  • Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Public Commercial Law

Publications

  • Stoltefuß/Przerwok, Construction law for construction companies, PraxisWissen Baurecht, July 2024

  • Public procurement law reform 2016: New rules for public contracts (IHK – Magazin Karlsruhe 2016, 3/2016, 37f)

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06.06.2024
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KSF 2024 Karlsruhe Expert Forum online

26.04.2024
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New directive on federal funding for efficient buildings (BEG) and effects on contract design

Moritz Menker

My areas of expertise

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track of things. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected against harmful interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice in the area of data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include drafting customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

Industrial Property Rights

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

More about me

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.” – Bill Gates

It became clear years ago that technology and companies are inextricably linked. My aim is therefore to provide legal advice with a view to technological progress. As part of this, I advise my clients in all areas of IT law and contract drafting. In doing so, I combine my specialist legal knowledge with my understanding of IT to offer my clients modern legal advice in the fast-paced world of IT law. It is important to me to work on an equal footing in order to ensure that both sides have a clear understanding of the issues and that no questions are left unanswered.

Moritz Menker in person

I grew up in northern Germany and now enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Black Forest. In my free time, I enjoy programming and cooking.

Career

I completed my studies at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, specializing in commercial criminal law. I then completed my legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Karlsruhe, where I incorporated my enthusiasm for IT into my work by choosing to specialize in IT law.

I got to know the law firm Bartsch Rechtsanwälte during my legal clerkship and also gained further work experience as a research assistant. Due to the excellent cooperation within the law firm, I wanted to remain part of the team after my legal clerkship. I have been working at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte as a lawyer specializing in IT law since August 2025.

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16.05.2025
Opening ceremony for our Pforzheim location on May 14, 2025

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01.01.2025
Dr. Marc Pfirmann joins Bartsch Rechtsanwälte in Pforzheim

Julia Straburzynski

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track of things. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected against harmful interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice in the area of data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include drafting customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

More about me

In a world where technological developments are advancing faster than legal regulations, it is crucial to have a reliable partner at your side.
My enthusiasm for IT enables me to understand and correctly classify my clients’ plans.
Thanks to my knowledge and experience in IT and data protection law from research and practice, I support our clients in overcoming legal hurdles and implementing their projects in a legally compliant manner.

Julia Straburzynski in person

I grew up in Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest.
In my free time, I enjoy weight training and photography.

Career

I studied law at the University of Freiburg, specializing in media and information law.
In Karlsruhe, I was a research assistant at the Institute for Information and Business Law (IIWR) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in data protection and IT security law with a special focus on smart mobility.

I completed my legal clerkship in Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe with stages at a medium-sized law firm in IT and data protection law.

I have been working as a lawyer at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since June 2024 with a focus on IT law.

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23.10.2025
New publication: AI Regulation in practice!

Dr. habil. Christian Förster

My specialties

IT Law

Information technology law (“IT law”) concerns the large area of software, hardware and data processing, which is developing and changing faster than almost any other area. It is therefore easy to lose track of things. We offer you sound advice and support you in all legal matters relating to your IT, including contract review and drafting, licenses, hosting and, last but not least, cybersecurity, to ensure that your IT business practices are legally sound and protected against harmful interference.

Data protection

We offer comprehensive legal advice in the area of data protection to ensure that your practices comply with applicable data protection laws. Our services include drafting customized data protection policies, monitoring and auditing data processing activities and ensuring full compliance with all relevant data protection regulations.

Industrial Property Rights

Intellectual property law is used whenever you need to protect your intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyrights, and protect it from damage caused by unfair competition. We support you with tailor-made legal structuring (e.g. trademark searches and registrations, structuring and obtaining licenses and rights of use) as well as with the enforcement of or defence against claims for compensation in the event of infringement.

Commercial Law

You will hardly experience a working day on which you are not confronted with questions of commercial law, regardless of whether these are your own terms and conditions of delivery or purchase, ongoing agreements with customers or project-specific contracts. With our many years of experience, we can help you with the rapid provision of standard contracts as well as with the drafting of complex special agreements. We can also check the rules and regulations of your business partners and assist you in contract negotiations.

Transportation & Logistics

Transport & Logistics includes the efficient planning, organization and implementation of goods and freight transport as well as the management of warehousing and distribution processes to ensure the smooth running of the supply chain. We support you from a legal perspective by reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for you, helping to identify liability risks and handling any claims.

More about me

In more than two decades of university work, I have learned to get to the bottom of a legal problem before presenting my findings. For one thing, the devil is in the detail, and for another, you can only explain convincingly what you have understood yourself.

I therefore first listen to my clients to find out what is bothering them and what their goal is. My main task is then to pave the legal way for them to get there. This in turn means analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the various alternatives and explaining them to the client. We can then decide together which is actually the best solution.

Career

I studied law at the University of Tübingen [from 1992 to 1997].[von 1992 bis 1997] Impressed by the elective station in Tokyo at the end of my legal clerkship, I began studying Japanese Studies in Tübingen and Kyoto [in 1999] parallel to my dissertation project.[1999] I completed my doctorate [2002] on the topic of corporate law: “The Dimension of the Company: A Chapter in German and Japanese Legal History”. [2002]

I then remained at the University of Tübingen as a research assistant and completed my habilitation there with the thesis: “Die Fusion der Personalsicherheiten – Eine Neusystematisierung von Bürgschaft und Garantie aus rechtsvergleichender Perspektive” [2009].[2009] I received a teaching license for the subjects of civil law, commercial and business law and comparative law.

This was followed by temporary professorships in Bonn, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main and Freiburg. After a first brief foray into the legal profession, I was offered a professorship for “Transcultural Studies (Social Sciences)” at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe” at the University of Heidelberg [in 2014], which I held until the Cluster expired [at the end of 2018]. [Ende 2018] [2014]

I have been a partner at Bartsch Rechtsanwälte since January 2019.

Memberships

  • German Society for Law and Informatics, Frankfurt a.M.
  • German Society for Transportation Law, Hamburg
  • German-Japanese Society, Frankfurt a.M.
  • German-Japanese Lawyers’ Association, Hamburg
  • German-Japanese Business Circle, Düsseldorf
  • Förderverein Forschungszentrum Informatik, Karlsruhe (Member of the Board)
  • Society for Comparative Law, Freiburg
  • Association of Civil Law Teachers

Comments

Comments

  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: §§ 1204-1272 BGB (lien) – updated quarterly, approx. 200 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: §§ 33-54 LuftVG (third-party liability of the aircraft operator, liability of the air carrier) – updated quarterly, approx. 110 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR BGB, ed. by Gsell et al: Art. 46b, 46c EGBGB (Implementation of the Rome I Regulation) – updated quarterly, approx. 30 pp.
  • beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, ed. by Henssler et al: Montreal Convention (Carriage by International Air) – updated quarterly, approx. 520 pp.
  • Beck’scher Online-Kommentar BGB, ed. v. Hau/Poseck: §§ 12, 823-840 BGB (tort law) and product liability law – updated quarterly, approx. 800 pp.
  • Heymann, Handelsgesetzbuch, ed. von Horn et al, Volume 1, 3rd edition 2019: §§ 1-37a HGB (merchant, commercial register, company), 431 pp.

Monographs

  • Allgemeiner Teil des BGB – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 3rd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller) 2015, XI, 127 pp.
  • Schuldrecht Allgemeiner Teil – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 3rd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2015, XX, 306 p.
  • Schuldrecht Besonderer Teil – Eine Einführung mit Fällen, 2nd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2016, XXV, 408 p.
  • Corporate Law – An Introduction with Cases, 2nd edition Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2016, XVIII, 301 pp.
  • Die Fusion von Bürgschaft und Garantie – Eine Neusystematisierung aus rechtsvergleichender Perspektive, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2010, XXII, 548 p. (habilitation thesis)
  • Die Dimension des Unternehmens – Ein Kapitel der deutschen und japanischen Rechtsgeschichte, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2003, XIV, 403 p. (Dissertation)

Co-authorships

  • COVID-19 – Legal issues relating to the Corona crisis, 3rd edition 2021, ed. v. Schmidt: Tort law, approx. 30 pages
  • Introduction to Japanese Law, ed. v. Kaspar/Schön: Pre-contractual breaches of the duty of disclosure, 2018, pp. 63-80
  • Laws of Korea, 2nd Annotated Edition 2015, ed. v. US-Korea Law Foundation: Co-Editor Civil and Commercial Law, ca. 30 p.

Essays (selection)

  • IT contract law: Part 2 – Software development contract (waterfall method), MMR 2024, pp. 384-390
  • IT Contract Law: Part 1 – Basics and General Part, MMR 2024, p. 4-21
  • Traffic safety obligations (II) – Selected facts, JA 2019, p. 1-8
  • The new package travel law, JA 2018, pp. 561-568
  • Obligations to ensure public safety (I) – System and essential case groups, JA 2017, pp. 721-728
  • Damages law – systematics and current case law, JA 2015, pp. 801-808
  • Collateral Damage – Product liability claims by Korean soldiers against US “Agent Orange” manufacturers, RIW 2015, p. 169-179; abridged version published under the title: “Die Folgen von Agent Orange” in FAZ of 28.4.2015, on the Internet at http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/vietnamkrieg-die-folgen-von-agent-orange-13562135.html
  • Material breach of contract and set-off according to CISG standards, NJW 2015, pp. 830-833
  • The implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive in §§ 312 ff. BGB – A systematic presentation for studies and exams, JA 2014, pp. 721-730 (Part 1) and pp. 801-808 (Part 2)
  • New consumer law in the German Civil Code – scope of application, information obligations and right of withdrawal for off-premises and distance contracts since June 13, 2014, ZIP 2014, pp. 1569-1575
  • Presumption of fault in official liability – duty of supervision of kindergarten staff, NJW 2013, pp. 1201-1203
  • Third-party effect of BSE testing obligations – official liability for incorrect release of goods not tested for BSE, NJW 2013, pp. 571-573
  • Safeguarding Public Interest in Companies through Corporate Social Responsibility?, KSzW (Kölner Schrift zum Wirtschaftsrecht) 2013, pp. 106-112
  • Liability for breach of pre-contractual duty of disclosure in Japan, RIW 2013, pp. 44-54
  • The seller’s obligation to provide a replacement in the so-called “installation cases” – at the same time discussion of ECJ, judgment of the European Court of Justice. v. 16.6.2011 – Case C-65/09, C-87/09, ZIP 2011, p. 1493-1501
  • The termination of “Internet system contracts” in accordance with. § SECTION 649 BGB, ZGS 2011, PP. 253-259
  • Shareholders’ rights at the general meeting – quo vaditis?, AG 2011, pp. 362-373
  • Farewell to the contrast between contracts for work and services?, ZGS 2010, pp. 460-466
  • Problematic guarantee obligations in general terms and conditions, WM 2010, pp. 1677-1684
  • International Corporate Governance Codes – in particular the problem of multi-voting shares, in: Assmann et al. (eds.), Markt und Staat in einer globalisierten Wirtschaft, 2010, pp. 203-225
  • Representation – basic structure and recent developments, JURA 2010, pp. 351-358
  • The Black Knight – Section 826 BGB in company law, AcP 2009, pp. 399-444
  • From information overflow to incapacitation – Comparing German and Japanese consumer protection, Journal of Japanese Law No. 27 (2009), pp. 169-181
  • Shingi seijitsu no gensoku – The principle of good faith in Japanese law of obligations, RabelsZ 2009, pp. 78-99
  • Corporate social responsibility regulated by law – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) put to the test, RIW 2008, pp. 833-840
  • European Corporate Governance – Actual convergence of the new codes?, ZIP 2006, pp. 162-171
  • The objection shower handle – humor in law, JURA 2005, pp. 314-319
  • SME promotion in European terms – New definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as of January 1, 2005, EWS 2005, p. 4-8

Courses

International School of Management, Stuttgart location (since 2022)
  • Conception and supervision of the compulsory basic module “Law and Ethics” as part of the Master’s program
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Karlsruhe, teaching assignment Business Administration/Banking degree program (2020-2021)
  • Lectures: Civil Law I & II
University of Heidelberg, Professorship Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe” (2014-2018)
  • Lectures: Introduction to East Asian Law I & II (several times)
  • Seminars (among others):
    – Legal Consequences of Modern Technology
    – Law in Political Context
    – Treaties between East and West
    – Foundations of East Asian Law
    – Responsibility for Human Action – Legal Liability as Driving Factor in Modern Societies
University of Heidelberg, Lectureship Faculty of Law (2013-2016)
  • Lectures: Introduction to East Asian Legal Systems I & II (several times)
University of Frankfurt a.M., Discharge Professorship Faculty of Law (2011-2013)
  • Lectures (among others):
    – BGB AT
    – Law of Obligations AT (several times)
    – Contractual obligations
    – Enrichment law
    – Company law
  • Seminars on corporate, medical and technology law, among others

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