Associate

Georg Thomas, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)

Düsseldorf

+ 49 211 600 55-166 + 49 211 600 55-160 g.thomas@heuking.de

Languages

German, English

Practice groups/Expertise

Data Protection & Data Law IT & Telecommunications IP, Media & Technology

Consulting focuses

Data Protection Law
Information Technology (IT)
Internet Law
Cyber Security

Vita

Admitted to the bar since 2024
Education and former activities
Specialist lawyer course in information technology law 2024
Research assistant at HEUKING in IT and data protection law 2023
Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, legal clerkship with stations at the Administrative Court Düsseldorf, Gleiss Lutz PartmbB and the Research Services of the German Parliament in Berlin 2021-2023
Research assistant at Gleiss Lutz PartmbB in the Dispute Resolution department 2020-2021
LL.M. (Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy) at the University of Glasgow, Scotland 2019-2020
Research assistant in the International Legal Studies (FFA) at the University of Trier 2013-2015
Specialized foreign language training in Anglo-American law 2011-2013
Law Studies at the University of Trier 2011-2018

Professional career

Georg Thomas is a lawyer in Düsseldorf. He advises national and international clients, in particular from technology-related industries, on all areas of IT and data protection law. In 2020, he obtained an LL.M. from the University of Glasgow with a focus on the digital economy. Georg Thomas worked as a research assistant and trainee lawyer at a leading commercial law firm in Düsseldorf and at the Scientific Services of the German Bundestag in Berlin.
He has contributed to several publications, including on data protection issues.