On May 14, 2025, Covington convened experts across our practice groups for the Fourth Annual Covington Robotics Forum to explore the legal and regulatory risks and opportunities impacting robotics, AI, and connected devices. Eight Covington attorneys discussed global forecasts relevant to these spaces in a highly concentrated 90-minute session, culminating in an Industry Spotlight moderated
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Moritz Hüsch
Moritz Hüsch is partner in Covington’s Frankfurt office and co-chair of Covington’s Technology Industry Group as well as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) Practice Groups. His practice focuses on complex technology- and data-driven licensing deals and cooperations, outsourcing, commercial contracts, e-commerce, m-commerce, as well as privacy and cybersecurity.
Moritz is regularly advising on issues and contracts with respect to IoT, AV, big data, digital health, and cloud-related subject matters. In addition, he regularly advises on all IP/IT-related questions in connection with M&A transactions. A particular focus of Moritz's practice is on advising companies in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and healthcare sectors, where he regularly advises on complex licensing, data protection and IT law issues.
Moritz is regularly listed as one of the best lawyers in the areas of IP, IT, and data protection, among others, by Chambers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt, and Wirtschaftswoche.
Covington’s Fifth Annual Technology Forum – Looking Ahead: New Legal Frontiers for the Tech Industry
Technology companies are grappling with unprecedented changes that promise to accelerate exponentially in the challenging period ahead. We invite you to join Covington experts and invited presenters from around the world to explore the key issues faced by businesses developing or deploying cutting-edge technologies. These highly concentrated sessions are packed with immediately actionable advice. Each day closes with an industry spotlight, providing insights from leading tech authorities. This year’s industry spotlights will feature:
- Dennis Garcia, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft – Emerging Trends for AI in Latin America
- Janel Thamkul, Deputy General Counsel, Anthropic – The Frontier Model Landscape
- Eric Sprink, CEO, Coastal Community Bank – Developments in the Regulatory Landscape
German Federal Government Passed a Draft Law Amending Germany’s Information Technology Laws
On December 16, 2020, the German Federal Government passed a draft law that substantially amends some of Germany’s information technology laws (“IT laws”). These amendments aim to adapt the current legal framework to the increasing digitalization of products and services, the proliferation of IoT products, and the appearance of new cybersecurity threats. The draft law is expected to be enacted in the German Parliament in the first quarter of 2021.
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