Dr Inga Maaske

Inga advises companies on all issues surrounding data protection law and data law. Key practice areas include the implementation of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the drafting of data protection contracts and privacy statements. She also supports clients in technology-based projects, particularly in the areas of smart building and building information modelling. She also assists clients with the preparation and review of internal company guidelines, employee data protection, monitoring of regulatory procedures, the coordination of international data transfers, and advice in connection with compliance investigations. Dr. Maaske also advises on IT law issues.

In addition, Inga advises on private construction law, architects’ law and project management law. This include contract drafting and contract management as well as the enforcement of rights through the courts. Inga has particular expertise in digital planning and construction (BIM). 

She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-E) of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

What others say

Lawyer of the Future for construction law (Ones to Watch)
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers® 'Deutschlands Beste Anwälte 2024'

Recent work

• Advising multinational companies from the IT sector on, inter alia, international data transfers
• Advising major German commercial airports on all issues surrounding data protection law
• Advising companies from the health and medicine sector on, inter alia, issues relating to the handling of sensitive data and contract drafting in connection with clinical studies
• Advising numerous medium-sized and large companies on all matters of employee data protection 
• Drafting and adapting data protection guidelines, data protection contracts and privacy statements
• Supporting companies in the event of data breaches
• Support and representation of companies and authorities in regulatory proceedings 
• Training and workshops on all topics of data protection law 
• Providing legal support and advice for the implementation of the BIM masterplan for federal buildings by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)

Curriculum vitae 

• Studied law at the University of Münster, 2010 to 2015
• Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, 2016 to 2018, including seats at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and the with the Data Protection Officer of the City of Düsseldorf
• PhD on smart-tv and data protection; research associate with Allen & Overy LLP, 2018 to 2020
• Lawyer at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 2020 to 2021
• Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2021

Further qualifications and memberships

• Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
• Lecturer of the further education program DVPzert Project Manager BIM of the German Association for Project Management in the Construction and Real Estate Industry (Deutsche Verband für Projektmanagement in der Bau- and Immobilienwirtschaft e. V. (DVP))
• Lecturer of the seminar “Legally compliant implementation of BIM projects” of the VDI Wissenforum
• Lecturer at the continuing education programme “Professional Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Building and Infrastructure Construction” at the Academy of the Ruhr University Bochum
• Lecturer at the continuing education programme “Professional Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Building and Infrastructure Construction” at the Technical University of Munich School of Management