Research assistant since September 2022 and project manager since August 2023. General environmental law, public participation, environmental information law and data law. On 16 October 2023, expert on digital public participation in planning and approval procedures in the German Bundestag’s Committee on Internal Affairs and Home Affairs
Several years of experience as a lawyer in the international commercial law firm Noerr PartGmbB in international regulatory and procedural law, including in the transport and energy sector and in data protection. Drafting expert opinions on judgements and complex individual issues of data protection law. Previously worked as a research assistant at the international commercial law firm Hengeler Müller PartGmbB in commercial criminal law.
Many years of expertise as an entrepreneur and importer of Asian luxury foods; founder of the e-commerce start-up “VietBeans GmbH” in 2017.
Legal clerkship and second law exam at the Berlin Court of Appeal (specialising in administrative law). Positions at medium-sized commercial law firms in IT, construction, data protection and copyright law and at the legal department of the Berlin Mitte district office in public law, in particular construction and European law.
Studied law in Potsdam, specialising in legal history, legal theory and legal philosophy.
Projects:
GFI-Fischartenatlas: Rechtsfragen bei Biodiversitätsdaten, (2023 – 2024)
NFDI4Bio-Podcast „Rechtsdschungel“ – Podcast zu Recht und Ethik im Umgang mit Biodiversitäts- und Umweltdaten, (2023 – 2024)
Entwicklung einer Strategie zur Bekämpfung invasiver Arten im Land Berlin, (2022 – 2024)
Umweltrechtliches Regulierungskonzept algorithmenbasierter Entscheidungssysteme, (2021 – 2024)
Beschleunigung der Energiewende, (2022 – 2023)
Publications:
Department
Environmental Law & Participation
Fully qualified lawyer (Ass. iur.)
Project Manager
Phone: +49 (0) 304284993 35
E-mail: tom.witschas@ufu.de