Andreas Lewald

Lawyer

Germany

Focus Data Protection Law Data Compliance Employee Data Protection IT Security

Languages of correspondence

English, German, Swedish

Contact information

Email lewald@haerting.de

Phone +49 30 28305740

Vita

Born in Rhineland, raised in Berlin, Andreas Lewald studied at the University of Potsdam, the University of Birmingham and the Free University of Berlin. After gaining initial professional experience in the field of legal tech and start-ups, he has been supporting HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte since 2022.

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Swedish expectations: 1.1 Million Euro fine for Profiling

29. June 2023
by Andreas Lewald & Dr. Martin Schirmbacher

The Swedish Data Protection Inspectorate has imposed a fine of SEK 13 million on Bonnier AB.

France has a new plan for AI – Germany doesn’t

24. May 2023
by Andreas Lewald & Leonore Hilchenbach

In view of the progressive use of artificial intelligence (hereinafter "AI"), in particular generative AI such as ChatGPT, the French supervisory authority CNIL published an action plan for the authority's handling of AI systems on 16 May 2023.

Good things come in … – Summary of current case law of the ECJ on data protection law

4. May 2023
by Andreas Lewald

On Thursday, May 4 2023, the ECJ handed down three judgements relevant to data protection law. The article provides an overview of the respective proceedings, the decisions and potential effects. The indicated marginal numbers refer to the respective judgement.

Excitement in employee data protection – or not?

5. April 2023
by Andreas Lewald & Linus Haak

The waves are running high: No more legal basis for processing personal data in the employment relationship? In its ruling of 30 March 2023 (C-34/21), the ECJ declared Section 23(1) sentence 1 of the Hessian Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act (HDSIG) and Section 86(4) of the Hessian Civil Service Act (HBG) to be incompatible with Article 88(1) and (2) of the GDPR.

All insights by Andreas Lewald