Michelle Petruzzelli

Michelle Petruzzelli advises on matters relating to information technology and data protection law. A focus of her advisory services is drafting and negotiating IT contracts, as well as advising on data protection law. Another focus of her work is providing advice on matters pertaining to the law of statements, in particular in connection with social media and job application platforms.

IT Law
Data Protection Law
Data Protection, Antitrust & Compliance
Digital Infrastructure
IP & Copyright Law

Michelle Petruzzelli studied law at the University of Cologne (Germany). Her subsequent legal training including training periods at international business law firms in Cologne and in Barcelona (Spain), amongst others. Michelle Petruzzelli passed her second state law exam in 2015, following which she worked as a lawyer in a business law firm in the area of IT before moving to Luther in 2019.

• The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Mention in the category "Information Technology - Data Protection" (first mention in 2023)
• Best Lawyers 2024: Recommended in "Ones to Watch" in "Data Security and Privacy Law"

• 25.05.2022: Besonderheiten bei der Erstellung eines Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) beim Einsatz von EU-Standardvertragsklauseln (SCC)
• 01.12.2021: Buchbesprechung: Christiana Köhler-Schulte (Hrsg.): Cloud Security: Praxisorientierte Methoden und Lösungen für sicheres Cloud Computing

• Video calls with doctors: some interesting facts to know about video consultations

• 13.09.2023: Update DSGVO - Angemessenheitsbeschluss USA, Untersagungsverfügung der Fanpage der Bundesregierung durch den BfDI, EuGH Urteil zum Schadensersatz.
• 15.06.2023: Datenschutzanforderungen bei Social Media Auftritten
• 09.05.2023: Mandantenseminar „Update DSGVO, Cloud, Digitalisierung und Whistleblowing“