The newly published German Coalition Agreement 2025 (CA 2025), German language version available here, outlines a digital agenda of the new German government, aimed at strengthening Germany’s position as a leader in digital innovation, data protection, and technological sovereignty. This GT Alert provides an overview of key digital policy areas that the CA 2025 addresses, highlighting the new government’s priorities and potential implications for businesses operating in Germany.

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Photo of Dr. Viola Bensinger Dr. Viola Bensinger

Viola Bensinger is Global Co‑Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and also chairs the Technology Practice in Germany. Viola advises clients from the technology, media, health care and other innovation-driven industries on digitisation projects, IT outsourcing, cloud computing, e‑commerce…

Viola Bensinger is Global Co‑Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and also chairs the Technology Practice in Germany. Viola advises clients from the technology, media, health care and other innovation-driven industries on digitisation projects, IT outsourcing, cloud computing, e‑commerce, electronic payment, data protection, and software licensing.

She has wide-ranging experience in advising media and entertainment clients such as distributors, producers, broadcasters, digital platforms, publishers, and their contracting partners on licensing and distribution, as well as the legal set-up of digital platforms. Viola also advises clients on regulatory issues, especially with regard to broadcasting law, data protection, and AI regulation.

In her litigation practice, Viola represents clients at courts or arbitration panels in contract disputes, copyright and other litigation. For many years, Viola has also gained broad experience in the areas of insolvency and restructuring relating to IP assets and licensing agreements and has advised numerous clients in large-scale insolvency proceedings relating to their German business partners.

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Photo of Carsten A. Kociok Carsten A. Kociok

Carsten Kociok is a partner in the Technology, Financial Services and Data Privacy Practice in Berlin and Co-Head of Greenberg Traurig’s global Fintech Group. He advises national and international clients across all industries, including financial services, information technology, artificial intelligence, ecommerce, media, health

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Carsten Kociok is a partner in the Technology, Financial Services and Data Privacy Practice in Berlin and Co-Head of Greenberg Traurig’s global Fintech Group. He advises national and international clients across all industries, including financial services, information technology, artificial intelligence, ecommerce, media, health care, telecoms, retail and real estate, on a wide variety of complex commercial and regulatory matters.

Carsten is a leading technology lawyer, ranked consistently in Band 1 for Fintech Legal in Germany since 2020. He has in-depth and wide-ranging experience in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity, payments law, financial services, e-money products, blockchain technology, and financial and banking regulation, as well as in artificial intelligence regulation – including compliance with the EU AI Act – and the integration of AI technologies into existing software systems.

Carsten regularly assists clients in licensing projects and audit proceedings with financial regulators and advises on the contractual and regulatory aspects of developing, implementing and operating financial technology products and transactions.

On the data privacy side, Carsten counsels clients on complex data-driven business models and regulatory matters, including on international data transfers, data privacy compliance, monetization of data, artificial intelligence, litigation, cybersecurity and data breach response.

Carsten regularly lectures and publishes on various FinTech and data privacy topics. Prior to joining the firm, Carsten worked at Olswang Germany for eight years and in the Capital Transaction Practice Group of an international law firm in New York.

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Photo of Paul Dürr Paul Dürr

Paul Dürr is an associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice group. He advises national and international companies on IP law, commercial law and regulatory issues, in particular on digital business concepts and platforms, e-commerce, technology, digital payment and financial services, intellectual…

Paul Dürr is an associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice group. He advises national and international companies on IP law, commercial law and regulatory issues, in particular on digital business concepts and platforms, e-commerce, technology, digital payment and financial services, intellectual property and data protection. Paul supports our clients on technology projects, co-operations, contracts and litigation.

Concentrations

  • IT and outsourcing
  • Media and technology
  • eCommerce
  • FinTech and payment services
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Photo of Dr. Jannis P. Dietrich-Webb Dr. Jannis P. Dietrich-Webb

Jannis Dietrich-Webb advises national and international companies on issues related to the internet, artificial intelligence, software, technology, data centers, e-commerce, data protection and digitalization. In these areas, Jannis Dietrich also represents his clients before courts of all instances.

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Jannis Dietrich-Webb advises national and international companies on issues related to the internet, artificial intelligence, software, technology, data centers, e-commerce, data protection and digitalization. In these areas, Jannis Dietrich also represents his clients before courts of all instances.

As a trained IT systems engineer, he combines his legal experience with his technical knowledge and is particularly active at the intersection of law and technology. He focuses his work on IT, copyright, and general contract law issues, including advising on digital business models and new technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, as well as the development and use of data centers. He also advises on EU laws and regulations, data protection, competition, and consumer protection law.

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Photo of Dr. Philip Radlanski Dr. Philip Radlanski

Philip Radlanski is a Local Partner in the IP & Technology Practice Group. He advises clients ranging from early-stage start-ups to large corporations on matters relating to artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy, and cybersecurity. His work focuses on complex and innovative data-heavy AI

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Philip Radlanski is a Local Partner in the IP & Technology Practice Group. He advises clients ranging from early-stage start-ups to large corporations on matters relating to artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy, and cybersecurity. His work focuses on complex and innovative data-heavy AI projects, often with cross-border aspects. He also assists with addressing cybersecurity issues, including data breach incident management and response. He gained strong recognition throughout Europe for his representation in the first German trial against a GDPR fine, in which he was able to achieve a reduction of the multimillion-euro fine by more than 90 percent.

As a driving force behind the firm’s AI practice in Germany, he guides companies through the complex and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape surrounding artificial intelligence — from the EU AI Act and sector-specific requirements to the intersection with data protection and intellectual property law.

With a strong understanding of the technical underpinnings of AI and a practical, business-oriented mindset, Philip is regularly sought after by multinational companies, technology providers, and start-ups developing or deploying AI systems. He advises on all aspects of AI governance — from risk assessments and compliance strategies to drafting internal policies and representing clients before regulatory bodies. Philip also works closely with in-house legal, compliance, and technical teams to promote effective AI oversight, foster privacy-by-design, and drive responsible, future-proof adoption of transformative technologies.

Philip is known for his pragmatic approach, which he was able to further refine through several months of secondments to the legal departments of a leading German internet service provider and an internationally operating online marketplace for food delivery. A further one-year secondment to the Global Privacy & Data Security Group of an international law firm in New York shaped Philip’s understanding of the U.S. market and U.S. clients.

Prior to practicing as an attorney, Philip worked as a research assistant at the University of Regensburg, Germany, and as a visiting tutor at King’s College London, UK. He also worked with the German Federal Film Board, the cybercrime division of the Berlin District Attorney’s Office, and for different international law firms in Berlin, New York, and Sydney.

He is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR), the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), and the Bauhaus Archive.

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Photo of Christoph Enaux Christoph Enaux

Christoph Enaux chairs the German Telecommunications Sector Group as well as the German Regulatory and Competition Practice Group.

Christoph advises on commercial and regulatory aspects of new business models in the TMT sector. His work covers the rollout and operation of both terrestrial…

Christoph Enaux chairs the German Telecommunications Sector Group as well as the German Regulatory and Competition Practice Group.

Christoph advises on commercial and regulatory aspects of new business models in the TMT sector. His work covers the rollout and operation of both terrestrial and satellite infrastructures and related regulatory matters.

In addition, he supports clients from various sectors on merger control, antitrust proceedings, foreign investment and export control law. His wide-ranging experience covers M&A and commercial contracts as well as administrative proceedings and regulatory and commercial litigation. As the head of the Digital Real Estate Focus Group, he also has a particular focus on the legal issues relating to the use of digital technologies in the real estate sector.

Prior to joining the firm, Christoph was a partner at Olswang in Berlin and worked in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group at Linklaters for five years.

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