Biography: Internet & e-Commerce

Dr Lars Lensdorf is partner at Heymann & Partners and focuses on e-commerce law, IT law, data protection law, outsourcing projects and public procurement law. Furthermore, he advises in these areas on regulatory issues in the banking and financial area.

In terms of e-commerce, he frequently advises on German law requirements regarding the content and design of websites addressed to the German market. Regarding IT law, he advises in all relevant areas, including, but not limited to, software licence agreements, software development and system integration agreements, software support and maintenance agreements as well as software distribution agreements. Advice in relation to outsourcing projects encompasses the outsourcing of information technology as well as the transfer of business processes (business process outsourcing) such as the processing of payment transactions, securities settlement, credit card processing, facility management, HR and logistics).

Lars Lensdorf regularly publishes in IT law-related periodicals. Furthermore, he is co-author of the templates 'Outsourcing Agreement' and 'Software Maintenance Agreement' in the German IT template collection Handbuch der IT-Verträge.

He is a member of the German Computer Law Association (DGRI) as well as of the information technology group of the German Association of Lawyers (DAVIT).

Founded in April 2005 with the goal of building up a leading independent German law firm in the areas of M&A, private equity, acquisition financing, capital market, restructuring, real estate, IT, outsourcing, intellectual property, entertainment and labour law, Heymann & Partners is recognised as a leading practice in its current core areas.