Prof. Dr. Benno Heussen
Prof. Dr. Benno Heussen is a co-founder of our Munich Office. He has worked mainly in the IT industry for more than 15 years and has built up this specialist practice area nationwide. He is a co-editor of one of the standard textbooks in this field ("Computerrechtshandbuch", "Handbook on Computer Law"), but advises on a wide spectrum of matters within the IT industry, as is demonstrated by his numerous publications ("Unternehmerhandbuch", "Handbook for Entrepreneurs"). As an honorary professor at the University of Hanover he teaches young attorneys and other lawyers in the art of contract drafting and contract negotiation ("Handbuch Vertragsverhandlung und Vertragsmanagement", "Handbook on Contract Negotiation and Contract Management").
Languages
English, German
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- 2021: Honorary Membership in the Munich Bar Association
- 2017: Badge of Honor of the German Bar Association for work on the Board and the founding of the Working Groups on Information Technology and Law Firm Management
- Since 2012: Scientific and Publishing Activities
- 2010: Benno Heussen Prize of the Working Group on Law Firm Management at the German Bar Association
- Since 2005: Advising Managing Partners and Partners on Decisions and Conflicts
- 2004 – 2008: Of Counsel at HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Focus of activities: National and International Arbitration Proceedings and Consulting on Conflict Management
- 2003: Honorary Professor at Leibniz University Hannover
- 2002: Managing Partner of HEUSSEN’s Berlin Office
- 2000: Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Deutsche Revision AG
- 1999 – 2007: Member of the Board of the German Bar Association
- 1999: Founding of the Working Groups on Information Technology and Law Firm Management at the German Bar Association
- 1991: Founding and Managing of HEUSSEN BRAUN von KESSEL’s Berlin Office with a focus on Information Technology Law
- 1990: Member of the German Institution of Arbitration. Since then active as counsel and arbitrator, especially in the field of Information Technology
- 1973: Admitted to the Bar in Munich, Co-founder of the law firm HEUSSEN BRAUN von KESSEL
- 1972: Doctorate (Dr. jur.) at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich (m.c.l.)
Universities
- Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
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- Legal issues in information technology (contracts, outsourcing, internet, etc.)
- Arbitration and mediation proceedings, preferably in the technical sector
- M&A transactions in the IT industry
- Advising governmental and semi-governmental organizations in international negotiations