Thomas Heymann
Europe Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : TMT: Information Technology
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About
Provided by Thomas Heymann
Practice Areas
Specialises in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions for technology-driven companies, computer law, and outsourcing arrangements. Also handles outsourcing transactions for numerous customers.
Career
German attorney-at-law (1985) Wessing (1986-1995) Clifford Chance (1995-2000) Willkie Farr Gallagher (2000-2005) Heymann & Partner (2005-2018), Covington & Burling (2018-present)
Professional Memberships
Former Chairman, Deputy Chairman and board member of the German Law and IT Society (DGRI) Board of Editors of the specialist journals Computer und Recht and International Computer Lawyer. Former President of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations and current Vice President and Board Member.
Publications
Co-editor of Computer und Recht, Computer und Recht International, and co-author of IT-Vertragshandbuch, Otto Schmidt-Verlag 1999. Co-wrote and co-edited International Transactions - Due Diligence (Kluwer, 1994). Has written numerous legal articles.
Personal
Graduated from the Universities of Frankfurt and Hamburg.
Chambers Review
Europe
Frankfurt-based practitioner Thomas Heymann is held in high esteem for his long-standing expertise in IT law mandates, advising clients across Germany.