Dr. Christoph Krück

Counsel

Dr. Christoph Krück specialises on IT law and digital business as well as data privacy. One focus is on advising online platforms on issues of internet and platform regulation as well as on youth, consumer and competition law. Furthermore, he advises companies on the drafting and negotiation of terms of use, general terms and conditions, licensing, SaaS, Cloud and other technology and IT contracts.

With regard to data privacy, he advises on the general requirements of the GDPR and is particularly focused on issues relating to the internet as well as big data and platform structures.

In addition, he closely monitors the developments concerning regulation of artificial intelligence ("AI"), blockchain and algorithms.

Dr. Christoph Krück studied in Leipzig and completed his legal clerkship in Berlin with stages at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and in a law firm in Massachusetts, USA. He wrote his doctoral thesis on aspects of German competition law in comparison to Spanish law.

Career

Studies of economics and law
First state law examination at the University of Leipzig
Legal clerkship and second state law examination at the Berlin Court of Appeals with stations at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and in a law firm in Massachusetts, USA
Doctorate at the University of Leipzig
Specialist course in information technology law (DAA)
Lawyer in Munich since 2016 and with SKW Schwarz since 2019

Memberships

Dr. Christoph Krück is a member of the Deutsch-Spanische Juristenvereinigung, the DAJV – Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung, the Blockchain Bundesverband and the ITechLaw – International Technology Law Association.

Publications

„Der Digital Services Act - Revolution für Vermittlungsdienste?“, in: GRUR-Prax, 2023, 120 ff. (as Co-Autor)
„Plattformregulierung und Nutzungsbedingungen“, in: Tagungsband DSRI-Herbstakademie, 2022
„Cloud Service Vertrag (SaaS)“, in: Nägele/Apel, Beck´sche Online-Formulare IT- und Datenrecht, 2022
„Housingvertrag“, in: Nägele/Apel, Beck´sche Online-Formulare IT- und Datenrecht, 2022
„Datapooling- und Datamining-Vertrag“, in: Nägele/Apel, Beck´sche Online-Formulare IT- und Datenrecht, 2022 (as Co-Autor)
„Firewall-Vertrag“, in: Nägele/Apel, Beck´sche Online-Formulare IT- und Datenrecht, 2022
„Kryptoregulierung: Was bedeutet die Transfer of Funds Regulation wirklich?“, in: IT Finanzmagazin, 05/2022
„Smart Contracts auf dem Prüfstand: Urteil zu Remote-Sperren - automatisierte Vertragsabwicklung wackelt“, in: IT Finanzmagazin, online, 12/2021
„Lauterkeitsrechtlicher Verwechslungsschutz in Spanien und Deutschland - „Actos de confusión“ im Rechtsvergleich“, Peter Lang, 2021 (zugl. Diss.)
„Markenparodie Reloaded“, in: Festschrift für Paul Ströbele, 2019, page 169 – 190 (as Co-Autor)
„Kontrolle der Verwendung unwirksamer AGB durch Mitbewerber nach dem UWG, Anm. zu BGH I ZR 45/11“, in: Neue Justiz (NJ) 2013, page 131 f.
„Die Reform des spanischen Gesetzes über den unlauteren Wettbewerb“, in: Zeitschrift für den deutsch-spanischen Rechtsverkehr, Informaciones (INF), 2012, page 97-105