DIGILAW | Law Office For The Digital World

LAW OFFICE FOR THE DIGITAL WORLD

What does DIGILAW stand for?

Law office for German IT, data protection, e-commerce, Internet, copyright, media, and fair trade law.

DIGILAW focuses on providing German legal advice to both national and international companies operating within the digital economy. You will find a bundled package of expertise, industry know-how, and technical understanding.

Across all industries, DIGILAW is the right address for all legal issues in connection with the sale of goods or services via the internet, traditional IT, copyright, media and competition law as well as the legally compliant use of AI or AI tools in companies.

Whether you are a well-established company, SME or start-up, you face the same legal challenges.

seniority

DIGILAW is represented by Dr. Anne Zoll, an experienced German qualified lawyer (Rechtsanwältin). Your legal advice will be exclusively provided by her.

pragmatism

At DIGILAW you will get pragmatic, solution-orientated and custom-made legal advice.

efficiency

With her expertise and experience, Dr. Anne Zoll will advise you efficiently and fast.

cost transparency

DIGILAW offers an excellent value for money. Cost transparency via time sheet reports or retainers is always willingly provided.

AI tools are the new norm.

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Specialized in German IT, copyright and media law

pragmatic, prompt and solution-orientated

DIGILAW is represented by Dr. Anne Zoll, a German qualified lawyer (Rechtsanwältin). Here, you will find prompt and high-quality German legal advice that is solution-orientated, pragmatic and custom-made for your industry and needs.

You can expect high-value, large law firm level advice at a reasonable and cost-effective price. DIGILAW avoids unnecessary, expensive offices in prime city locations. Cost transparency and cost controls are voluntarily provided, e.g. via precise time sheets and (upon request) interim reports. Flat rate and retainer packages are also available.

Dr. Anne Zoll can provide strategic and on-demand legal advice to start-ups that have grown out of their fledgling phase but are not ready to commit to hiring full-time, in-house council.

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You can obtain highly specialized German legal advice for a specific project or for a limited period of time without any financial risk. You have flexibility in determining the time frame and the amount of hours. Additionally, Dr. Anne Zoll can be at your disposal as a point of contact in all of your German legal issues. In addition to legal advice in her fields of German IT, data protection, Internet, e-commerce, copyright, media and fair trade law (UWG), Dr. Zoll is at your disposal to consult with outside law experts in various fields (e.g. labour law, corporate law, anti trust law, financing etc.) on your behalf.

Software contracts and licensing

TOU and data protection policies

Agency agreements

Online distribution agreements

Fair trade law

Data protection law

Public media law

Press law

Negotiations

In-house counsel on demand

Assessment of new business models

Training and presentations

Only your interests matter!
Realistic risk assessments without lengthy legal disclaimers.

Expertise

MEDIA & PUBLISHING

Advising a German e-book and audiobook distributor on rights acquisition from national and international book publishers.
Drafting and negotiating App software development contracts for book publishers.
Advising a large German historical movie foundation and movie rights owner regarding the use of its works and clips of the works.
Advising a German VOD and TV live streaming provider
Advice of the biggest European Football/Soccer News-App Provider regarding a big variety of operative legal issues, e.g. OTT, AdTech partner onboarding, data protection law (Schrems II and consent management including Transparency Consent Framework (TCF), ad labeling and integration as well as broadcasting treaty law questions.

IT & INTERNET

IT and copyright law advice for a European database operator and data services provider.
Advising a US-based hosting service provider regarding German liability issues.
Advising SAS provider in regards to their TOU and German data protection law.
IT contract drafting for a German IoT hardware manufacturer
Advice of the biggest European Football/Soccer News-App Provider regarding general terms of use (TOU) as well as the introduction of a subscription based offer.

AI

Key note speaker on the background and performance of AI tools and their use in the context of bid management at the APMP DACH Bid Management Conference 2023 in Frankfurt.
Research paper regarding the practical implications of the AI ACT on businesses, particularly in light of the GDPR.

MARKETING

Advising the major European football news App provider in contract law matters regarding programmatic advertising/header bidding as well as in privacy law and the German Unfair Practices Trade Act matters
Advising agencies on personal rights, fair trade law, and data protection law.
Advising marketing departments regarding online sweepstakes, especially in contrast to unlawful gambling.

CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES

Advising a well known German Consumer Electronics retail chain regarding the acquisition of usage rights for their own VoD-Service
Advising online retailers (e.g. fashion stores, food suppliers, art dealers) on e-commerce law, e.g. regulatory issues, TOU and data protection policies
Advising an international furniture manufacturer and seller regarding e-commerce and data protection law issues.

INDUSTRIES

Advising a boat engine manufacturer regarding e-commerce and data protection law issues
Advising a trade fair operator in the field of fair trade law
Advising a multi-industry corporation regarding their Service Level Agreements

TOURISM & LEISURE

Advising an international online travel booking portal and tour operator regarding an IT project (booking systems), e-commerce compliance issues and German travel law.
Advising hotel owners in the field of e-commerce in regards to international private law as hotel websites address guests living in foreign countries with varying laws.
Advising a sports club on personal rights issues in conjunction with the use of member photos on the club website.

Profile

Dr. Anne Zoll was admitted to the bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer) in 2002. Anne Zoll successfully studied law in Freiburg/Breisgau and Munich (LMU). For her PhD, she researched U.S. federal warranty law at the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. After a period of research in Silicon Valley, Anne Zoll acquired her PhD in 2002. Anne Zoll completed the two mandatory years of traineeship before admittance to the bar (Referendariat) in Hamburg, Brussels (EU Commission/DG Trade) and in Menlo Park, C.A., U.S.A.

Anne Zoll acquired her strong expertise and experience in both international law firms and in a medium-sized German Media, Entertainment and IT law firm in Munich at which she was in a position of counsel.

Anne Zoll is a co-author of a major German manual for online legal practice „ Recht im Internet“ (Prof. Dr. Mathias Schwarz, Dr. Andreas Peschel-Mehner).