The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Harry Rubin, Partner and Chair, Technology and IP Transactions, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; and Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry.
Harry Rubin is a globally recognized authority in his field and former Chair of the Technology Committee of the International Bar Association. He represents leading companies and private equity funds in Technology and IP-centric transactions, global IP protection and commercialization. Mr. Rubin’s experience includes software, fintech, trading platforms, e-commerce analytics, big data, and artificial intelligence. He has published and lectured extensively on international business transactions, technology and intellectual property. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Rubin served as Staff Sergeant, Assistant Chief of Operations, in the External Relations Department of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence. Mr. Rubin is fluent in German, French, and Hebrew and is routinely involved in cross-border matters with Europe, Asia, and the Middles East. He is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia law School.
Oliver Süme is a Partner and Technology Lawyer at Fieldfisher, and advises his clients on all legal issues in the areas of IT and digitalization, especially IT contract law, data protection law, and legal issues relating to IT security and e-commerce. In addition, he advises companies from a wide range of industries in connection with digitalization processes and the use of new technologies such as blockchain, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and the establishment of data spaces. He most recently spent more than 18 months advising the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) on the establishment of Gaia-X, working with a international team of more than 17 lawyers on legal issues relating to corporate law, antitrust law, data protection law, and IP law. Mr. Süme is also Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heads the data protection working group of EuroISPA, the European umbrella organization of internet service providers.