Neil Simon-Weaver
Senior Associate, Germany
Neil Simon-Weaver advises companies on all matters of IT law, specialising in German and European data protection law and digital regulation.
He advises clients in the Technology, Media and Communications, Renewable Energy and Real Estate sectors. This includes advising on international data flows and data usage business models, especially in the areas of IoT and Big Data. He is also experienced in advising clients on exchanges with data protection authorities including contentious proceedings.
Prior to joining Osborne Clarke in 2020 after studying in Mannheim and Toulouse, the English native speaker worked as a fully qualified German lawyer for a multidisciplinary consulting firm in the field of IT and data protection law.
Neil also regularly publishes legal articles, especially on data protection issues.
EnjoyVenture and Salica Investments
Osborne Clarke has advised the two investors EnjoyVenture and Salica Investments on the seed financing round for the RetailTech startup SAIZ. Read more.
Infosys
Osborne Clarke has advised Infosys, a leading global provider of digital services, on the acquisition of the in-tech Group, a technology company specialising in software development, testing and validation, read more.
Expedition Growth Capital
Osborne Clarke has advised the British investment company Expedition Growth Capital on their first ever investment in Germany in the amount of EUR 10 million into IT company epilot. Read more.
VR Ventures/Redstone, coparion and Swiss Post Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures/Redstone, coparion and Swiss Post Ventures on ContractHero seed round, read more.
G2 Venture Partners
Osborne Clarke has advised investor G2 Venture Partners on its investment in energy start-up 1KOMMA5°. Read more here.
VR Ventures / Redstone
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures / Redstone on investment in SaaS start-up Kertos, read more
Redstone
Osborne Clarke advises Redstone on financing round of Atlas Metrics, read more
Redstone
Osborne Clarke advises Redstone on its investment in Careloop, read more
Allcargo Logistics
Osborne Clarke advises Allcargo Logistics on the acquisition of shares in Fair Trade GmbH, read more
CloudFactory
Osborne Clarke advises CloudFactory on acquisition of machine learning platform Hasty, read more
OSF Digital
Osborne Clarke advises OSF Digital on the acquisition of netnomics, read more
Galileo Global Education Germany
Osborne Clarke advises Galileo on acquisition of AKAD University, read more
Token Gruppe
Osborne Clarke advises Token Group on BaFin licence, read more
Allianz Real Estate GmbH
Comprehensive advice in a strategic project of the world's largest real estate investor in the field of smart buildings. Handling related legal issues around data usage, in particular data protection.
FUNKE Digital
Osborne Clarke advises FUNKE Digital on the acquisition of Truffls. Read more here.
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Insights
IT and data
Data protection law challenges in Europe when using AI services
Companies must consider the legal challenges, including data protection, posed by AI services such as Microsoft Copilot
06/02/2024
Read time
3m
IT and data
Biden paves way for EU-US Data Privacy Framework and UK-US adequacy agreement
Is post-Schrems II legal certainty on the horizon for transatlantic data processing?
18/10/2022
Read time
4m
Mobility and Infrastructure
Volkswagen fined EUR 1.1 million in Germany for test car's GDPR breaches
Osborne Clarke data protection law specialists comment on federal state regulator's fine of carmaker for cross-border violation
28/07/2022
Read time
1m
