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Dr Richard Falk LL.M. (King’s College London)

Senior Associate
Munich
About

Richard works with German and international clients to ensure the success of their data and technology projects.

He provides strategic legal advice on the digital transformation and data-driven transformation of business models, AI integration, outsourcing, data protection and IT security.

Areas of FocusConsumer Goods, Food and RetailFinancial ServicesTechnologyData, Privacy and CybersecurityIntellectual PropertyIndustrialsMedia, Sport and Entertainment
Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with the Rechtsanwaltskammer Munich

EXPERIENCE

  • Strategic advice on providing AI cloud services in compliance with EU digital laws.
  • Strategic advice on providing GPAI models in compliance with EU digital laws.
  • Strategic advise on Data Act product compliance for automotive and industrial manufacturers.
  • Negotiating hardware and SaaS contracts for a Connected Industry Joint Venture.
  • Strategic advise on the transformation of the digital business models for automotive manufacturers.
  • Advising data governance/compliance of data lake projects for chemical and automotive manufacturers.
  • Advising NIS-2 compliance for cloud services providers and press publishers.
  • Advising open source software legal compliance for a Connected Industry provider.
  • Advising legal compliance with the EU Digital Services Act for a blockchain services provider.
  • Negotiating business partnership contracts for international FinTech.
  • Debt and equity capital market transactions in Germany, Europe, and the U.S.*

*Denotes experience prior to joining DLA Piper

Languages
  • German
  • English
Education
  • King’s College London, LL.M., 2020
  • Universität Leipzig, Dr iur, 2019
  • Kammergericht Berlin, Second State Examination, 2016

Publications

  • 2025 - IoT Manufacturers and the Data Act: A Practical Compliance Guide (Co-Author Sylvia Ebersberger)
  • 2025 - The Data Contract Challenge: Realistic Compliance Solutions for Data Controllers
  • 2024 – In the Engine Room of the EU Digital Regulations: Machine Readible Information (Co-Author Hans Brorsen)
  • 2023 – Platforms versus Disinformation – New Compliance Obligations under the Digital Services Act
  • 2020 – Artificial Intelligence, Responsibility, and European Regulation (Co-Author Hans Brorsen)
  • 2020 – Künstliche Intelligenz, Verantwortung, and Europäische Regulierung
  • 2019 – Smart Contracts (Co-Author Robert Wilkens)

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper in 2021, Richard worked for a magic-circle law firm in capital markets laws. He also worked inter alia for international law firms in Berlin, London, and Yangon, for the King’s College London, the German Federal Foreign Office and as an instructor for rock climbing. 

Additional Information

  • Pro Bono Work for international Human Rights Organisations.
  • Loves bouldering.

My latest insights

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EU AI Act Update

27 May 2025 .6 minute read

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EU Data Act Update - German Draft for Data Act Implementation Bill

14 March 2025 .4 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Blue Yonder on acquisition of flexis

13 February 2024 .2 minute read

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Phone

+49 89 23 23 72 192
(Work, Munich)
+49 174 94 12 231
(Work)