Alexander Duisberg
Alexander Duisberg

Alexander Duisberg

Partner

Munich

+49 89 24 44 21 149 | +49 151 14 82 71 39
Alexander.Duisberg@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Alexander is an eminently regarded authority on tech, data, cyber and digital matters.

Dr Alexander Duisberg is an authority on digital transformation projects, IT and data-driven business models, transactional data protection, cyber security, AI, IoT and Industrie 4.0. In addition, he works on various government committees to help shape the legal framework of the future.

His advisory services are driven by helping clients to develop and transform their businesses through the impact of technology on a national and multi-jurisdictional basis. Alexander's advice covers a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters in technology and data law, where he acts on behalf of mid-size to large corporate organizations as well as tech suppliers, in particular in the automotive and mobility, health care, industrial and insurance sectors. He is an innovator of the firm in designing, managing and delivering large-scale contract remediation projects. Further, he is a panelist on the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for domain disputes, and has represented clients in domestic and international arbitration of technology disputes.

For many years, Alexander has been listed as one of the eminent practitioners in his field, and recognized as an eminent thought-leader on digital economy matters. He has been invited as an active member to the Federal Government's think tanks on "Trusted Cloud", "Smart Data" and "Plattform Industrie 4.0", "LegalTestBed". He has repeatedly contributed to expert hearings of the EU Commission on shaping the EU Digital Strategy, with particular contributions to the EU Data Act and the EU AI Act. He has served as a member of the Steering Group of the International Data Spaces Association, and is a board member of the "Muenchner Kreis", a prominent independent organization that analyses and provides orientation on a national and international basis to business, academia and public policy on the challenges of the digital transformation. 

Alexander is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Informatics at the University of Saarland, and contributes regularly to publications on tech-, data- and digital economy-related topics, and is a frequent speaker at national and international events.

  • Global digital infrastructure and software company | On compliance with NIS2 and related cyber regulations, including administrative court proceedings on audit requirements; and on GDPR compliance including large-scale data breaches and data subject access requests (up to 1.4 TB of personal data files, designing and managing redaction processes, etc.) in close cooperation with Advance.
  • Global SaaS cyber security platform provider | On the EU AI Act and the implications of copyright law for its AI training methods.
  • Global IT Services company | On GDPR compliance, including international data transfers and its BCR Project (controller and processor BCR). 
  • Catena-X | On the governance structure, legal framework conditions and implementation of the Catena-X data space, the first international collaborative data ecosystem in the automotive industry to enable decentralized peer-to-peer data exchange via data connector technology and contract automation throughout the automotive supply change; advising on the global expansion. Catena-X provides the blueprint for other data ecosystems such as in the energy, robotics, smart living sectors. 
  • Global insurance company | On the EU Data Act and the AI Act in the context of innovative insurance offerings. 
  • Global financial services company | Designing, managing and delivering one of the largest DORA contract remediation projects by leading and concluding contract negotiations for approx. 2,300 ICT supply agreements with more than 1,400 different suppliers within 12 months. Ashurst Perkins Coie has developed a highly scalable model with high efficiency at the cross-road of regulatory and tech contract advisory work, applying AI driven automation and applying an innovative, unit-based pricing model. 
  • Global Asian OEM | On connected car services and related data protection is-sues, as well as on proof of concept and contractual framework for innovative data sharing models in regard to telematics services.
  • Multinational tech company | Advising on its market entry in Europe (Germany, France and others) for Internet of Vehicle services (road traffic regulations, telecom and data protection regulations, product and civil liability issues, etc.).
  • Federal German Government | On regulatory sandboxes ("Reallabore") for testing innovative business models in the Digital Economy and the design of appropriate regulatory frameworks, including a large-scale analysis of "experimental clauses" in current legislation; the advisory work has contributed to the first broader initiative on cross-sector regulatory sandboxes at the EU level.
  • Member to the legal working group "Plattform Industrie 4.0" | Preparing advisory papers on the legal aspects of Industrie 4.0 and digitalization, including representation of industry expertise in formal hearings of the German government and the EU Commission for the EU Digital Strategy, in particular the EU Data Act and the EU AI Act; advisor to the "LegalTestBed" (www.legaltestbed.com), a blockchain-based experimental implementation of automated contract negotiations via software agents, including its validation through a mock-trial including three professional court judges.

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