Corporate & M&A
Financial Market Regulation & Technology
Cyberlaw, IT-Law & Data Protection

Ferdinand Grieger

Partner
The attorney for all your IT- and cyber-law matters

Ferdinand Grieger primarily advises clients on matters related to technical issues such as IT- and Cyberlaw (e.g., software purchase agreements, cyber due diligence in M&A transactions, SaaS agreements, cybersecurity concepts, liability issues arising from cyber incidents, etc.), data protection (GDPR and data protection law), compliance, as well as corporate and commercial law matters with both national and international contexts.

In addition, he speaks at events, regularly publishes articles in professional journals, and participates in podcasts. In 2022, Ferdinand Grieger successfully passed the theoretical examination for the specialization as an Information Technology Law Specialist.

Ferdinand Grieger studied law in Kiel, Heidelberg, and Berlin, and initially worked in two medium-sized consulting firms specializing in corporate, tax, and inheritance law. Afterwards, he worked at an international law firm in the field of Banking & Finance before his professional journey led him to Switzerland in 2019, where he joined a boutique law firm. Between 2020 and 2023, he served as the Chief Legal Officer at an internationally operating cybersecurity company with locations in Switzerland, the USA, the United Arab Emirates, and Germany. Since 2023, he has been working as a Partner at Pontinova AG.

Education

2022 Specialist Lawyer Examination in Information Technology Law
2014 Second State Examination / Bar Examination
2010 First State Examination, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

Work Experience

since 2023 Partner at Pontinova Law
2021-2023 Chief Legal Officer of DGC Group (Switzerland, Germany, UAE, USA)
since 2022 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DGC Germany AG
2020 In-house Counsel at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Cybersicherheit mbH & Co. KG
2019 Attorney at Pontinova AG
2018 Attorney at Taylor Wessing in Germany
2017 Tax Lawyer at Ebner Stolz
2016-2017 Attorney in a mid-sized law firm in Hamburg
2009-2015 Paralegal, Freelancer, Attorney at Ecovis AG in Germany

Languages

German, English, Spanish (Basics)

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