Maximilian Kroker is an attorney focusing on IT and data protection law and a computer scientist. This interdisciplinary background combines legal expertise with deep technical understanding—a combination of particular value to technology-oriented companies. His professional focus is on the legal support of digital business models, especially in dealing with software products, open-source components, cloud infrastructures, and regulatory requirements such as the GDPR, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), or the AI Act.
After studying law at Humboldt University of Berlin and computer science at Technische Universität Berlin, Maximilian Kroker gained practical experience in various renowned law firms and institutions—including an international “Magic Circle” law firm, the legal arm of a Big Four company, internationally and nationally renowned media boutiques, a nationwide IT industry association, and a data protection authority. His work ranged from developing legal software prototypes and shaping data protection strategies to the technical analysis of copyright issues.
In addition to his legal practice, Maximilian Kroker is active in publishing and academia. His publications address, among other topics, the practical implementation of the GDPR and the use of open-source software under regulatory requirements. He regularly gives talks on digital law topics, including at the DGRI Annual Conference and the Telemedicus Summer Conference.
Thanks to his experience in agile development environments, collaboration with tech teams, and his entrepreneurial mindset, he communicates legal requirements precisely and in a practical way.
Publications
- Recommendations for the use of open source software to comply with the CRA, Computer und Recht (German Computer and Law Journal) 2025, 148 (together with Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski)
- Interview by Florian Glatz with the Berlin Legal Tech 2020 Hackathon Winners, Rethinking Law 2.2020 April 2020, 9 (together with Til Martin Bussmann-Welsch, Jacek Janczura, Jonathan Rau, and Frederik Tholey)
- Art. 22 DSGVO (GDPR) – ein Schuss in den Ofen? (A misfire?), Privacy in Germany 2020, 255
Talks, Courses, and Lectures
- Upcoming: Cyber Resilience Act and GDPR – Good neighbours? Bad neighbours? PinG | Privacy in Germany-Workshop, Berlin, 9/10 October 2025
- Upcoming: Final-round participation in the InformatiCup 2025 with the contribution “Boids Demo” for the Godot plugin Numdot (together with Jon Bauer), Informatics Festival 2025, Potsdam, 18 September 2025
- Legal Tech – How Law and Computer Science Grow Together, BYTE Challenge, since 30 June 2025, online
- Recommendations for the use of open source software in light of new CRA requirements, Annual Conference of the German Society for Law and Computer Science (DGRI), Kassel, 22 November 2024 (together with Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski)
- The impact of algorithms on democracy, law, and society, Academy for Civic Education Tutzing in cooperation with Junge GI – Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., 1 August 2022
- An Introduction to Computer Science for Lawyers, Telemedicus Summer Conference 2019, Berlin, 28 June 2019
Memberships
- Gesellschaft für Informatik (German Society for Computer Science; GI)
- Deutscher Anwalt Verein (German Attorney Association; DAV)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik (German Society for Law and Computer Science; DGRI)
- Deutscher EDV-Gerichtstag e.V.
- Open Source Business Alliance – Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V.
