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Barbara Thiel

Of-Counsel

Barbara Thiel ist Of-Counsel. As the former State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony, she advises in particular on strategic issues, disputes with supervisory authorities and data protection in the public sector.

Interessenschwerpunkte

  • Supervisory Authorities

    Inspections, fines, other enforcement measures or questions about the lawfulness of a project: in many situations, good communication with supervisory authorities matters.

  • Strategic Advice

    Data protection law often has to be thought about for the long term: how will the legal position develop, how will supervisory authorities act, how might courts rule?

  • Process Optimisation

    Processes matter in order to standardise procedures, remove sources of error and reach a high standard of quality. A process should always be organised in line with data protection law, without making the process less effective.

  • Public Institutions

    Data protection also applies to public institutions. The implementation of practicable procedures that fit into the processes within a public body is a major challenge.

Werdegang

  1. since 08/2024

    Of-Counsel at lexICT

  2. 01/2015 - 06/2023

    State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony

  3. Region Hannover, Department of Public Health, Security, IT Coordination and EU Affairs

  4. Disctrict Wolfenbüttel, First District Councillor and Head of Finance, Human Resources, Organization and IT, among others

  5. Lower Saxony State Court of Audit

  6. Ministry of the Interior of Lower Saxony

  7. District government of Braunschweig

  8. Studies of Law in Göttingen

Engagements und Aktivitäten

  • Ms. Thiel has teaching assignments at the Georg-August University of Göttingen and the Lower Saxony Study Institute for Municipal Administration. She also gives lectures for a certificate course at the University of Augsburg.
  • She is also working on various book projects and publications. In particular, she is co-author of two GDPR and BDSG commentaries, as well as a member of the advisory board of the Zeitschrift für Datenschutz (ZD) and Privacy in Germany (PinG).
  • In addition, Ms. Thiel regularly gives lectures and accompanies various training courses on data protection.