Where law meets code,
vision and foresight for the future

I come from the digital industry and studied law alongside it. When legal tech emerged in Germany in 2014, I brought both worlds together and was part of the young scene from the outset. Since 2015 I have combined my work as a lawyer with building my own legal tech products.

My strength in legal tech lies in connecting both worlds: as a lawyer I understand the legal core of every application, as a programmer the technology behind it. That lets me see which services can be mapped digitally, and implement them so that they hold up legally and convince technically.

In 2018 I founded my first legal tech company as a spin-off from my law firm and led it as managing director. In 2023 a second followed in Cologne, backed by venture capital and again under my management. Both enable companies to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) themselves using subscription software, most recently AI-based.

For me, artificial intelligence is the strongest lever in legal tech. I integrate AI into legal tech applications in a targeted way to optimise processes and noticeably increase efficiency.

Digitalisation succeeds when people support it. I get law firms excited about new ways of working and guide the change so that it takes hold in everyday practice and lasts.

I take responsibility for legal tech and AI within a law firm: from strategic direction and the choice of the right projects through to implementation with a team of lawyers and developers. Because I have filled both roles myself, I lead as an equal with everyone involved.

I have been a lawyer since 2015. At the firm I ran my own practice area without reporting duties and took full responsibility for my matters, including extensive litigation. That independence still shapes my advice today: clear in assessment and reliable in implementation.

As a certified specialist in employment law, I advise on individual employment law as well as collective employment law, combining both perspectives into workable solutions that are legally sound and function in practice.

My practice also covers insolvency employment law and employment law support for restructurings. In this context I negotiate independently with works councils and trade unions.

As a TÜV-certified data protection officer, I have supported around 450 companies in implementing the GDPR. I think in terms of solutions: I show how projects can be realised in a data protection compliant way, turning data protection into a building block that creates trust.

As a TÜV-certified AI compliance officer, I combine legal and technical expertise. I show how AI systems can be used in compliance with the law while realising their full potential.

As an entrepreneur, I know the questions that concern my clients from my own experience. That is why I advise entrepreneur to entrepreneur: plain in language and clear in my recommendation, always with a view to what moves the business forward.

I taught myself to programme while still at school, without any course or degree. I still write code myself today, now with AI support, and therefore assess technical questions from my own practice.

In 2001 I founded my own business and have since delivered numerous digital projects for clients. Ideas became digital concepts, and concepts became applications that companies use every day and that have noticeably simplified their processes.

Software convinces when people enjoy using it. Clear user guidance and appealing design are therefore part of every project for me, as is visibility in search engines. This website shows what that can look like.

I have been at home in the digital industry for more than 20 years. I have seen how technologies develop and which approaches prevail. I bring this instinct to every new venture, today above all in the use of AI.

I am a genuine techie: I understand technology not just in outline but down to the detail, and I implement it myself. That makes me a competent partner in conversation for developers on an equal footing and allows me to assess technical projects realistically and steer them with confidence.

Artificial intelligence is currently changing how software is created and what it can do. I use AI myself, in programming as well as in my own products, and develop strategies from this that enable companies to use the potential of AI in a targeted and effective way.

I have been an entrepreneur since 2001, when I founded my first company while still at school. Undergraduate studies in business administration further sharpened my commercial understanding. In 2018 and 2023 two legal tech start-ups followed, each of which I led as managing director.

I have built scalable SaaS business models: software on subscription, whose revenue grows with every customer while the effort does not. The result is predictable, recurring income.

For me, commercial thinking is part of every plan from the outset. As a managing director I am thoroughly familiar with the typical business management tasks of leadership and know how an idea becomes a commercially viable company.

As managing director I was responsible for my companies across the board, from strategic direction through to day-to-day operations. I know how the individual areas of a company interlock.

Today I look back on more than twenty years as an entrepreneur in the digital economy. This experience helps me to spot opportunities early and to lead projects to success with composure and foresight.

A strong network has grown through my companies. Just as important to me is how a team works together: with social skills and appreciation I create a harmonious team that enjoys working together and can rely on one another. That is what produces lasting success.