Norbert Amlacher

Partner | Attorney at law

Norbert is a partner in our law firm and a recognized expert in commercial, IT and technology law. Our clients particularly appreciate his pragmatic and clear approach to complex legal issues, developing solutions that are not only legally sound but also tailored precisely to our clients' business needs.

His passion for technology makes him the ideal contact for innovative topics and digitalization projects, which he supports with his in-depth understanding and clear legal compass.

Norbert is seen by clients as a reliable partner – clear in his communication, solution-oriented in his approach and always striving to create real added value.

His main areas of expertise include:

IT & technology law
Artificial intelligence
Data protection law & compliance
Data law & data governance law (especially Data Act, Data Governance Act, Data Spaces)
Structuring and negotiating complex IT contracts (software, cloud, outsourcing; ERP, CRM, etc.)
Digital business models & regulation/compliance
Open Source compliance
Cybersecurity, NIS 2, DORA, Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
Structuring and supporting public and private (IT) tenders
Copyright & trademark law
Protection of trade and business secrets
General terms and conditions B2B and B2C
Distribution models (reselling, etc.), commercial agency law
Employment (contract) law, litigation regarding termination of employees
Unfair competition law
Civil and tort law
Corporate and commercial law
Civil procedure law, court proceedings and dispute resolution

Bachelor of Social Sciences, University of Graz (2009)
Mag. iur., University of Graz (2011)
Exchange student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2011)
Mag. rer. soc. oec. Karl-Franzens-University Graz (2012)
University course in accounting for lawyers (2013)
Court internship (2013)
Candidate lawyer at Graf & Pitkowitz Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2014-2015), Fellner Wratzfeld &Partner (2013-2014) and andréewitch & partner (2015-2018).
Austrian bar exam with distinction (2016)
Admitted to the bar in Austria as attorney-at-law (since 2018 at andréewitch & partner)
Partner at andréewitch & partner (since 2024)

German and English

Bank guarantees – abuse of rights when demanding payment? (ILO 2014)
Maintenance obligations of the licensor in the case of software licensing regarding subscription models – a discussion prompted by the decision of the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) of January 22, 2015, 1 Ob 229/14d (jusIT 2015/53)
Legal issues of autonomous driving – traffic law (Part I) (jusIT 2017/72)
Legal issues of autonomous driving – liability (Part II) (jusIT 2017/87)
Legal issues of autonomous driving – data protection (jusIT 2018/6)
ADV-Yearbook 2021 – „GDPR – an assessment“ (2021)

Ongoing specialist lectures and seminars in Austria, Germany and abroad, primarily on AI, data, data protection law, and general IT law, among other topics:

Industriellenvereinigung, IV Task Force on July 3, 2025, on “AI Act & Data Act”
imh Special Data Act Day on June 3, 2025, on “Data Access vs. Protection of Trade Secrets”
ADV Data Excellence 2025 on April 11, 2025, on “Data & Law”
Erste Bank, internal training on March 26, 2025, on “AI & Data”
ADV Rechtstag 2024 on November 7, 2024, on “Hacking & Pentests in Connection with DORA & CRA” and “AI & Law – an explosive mix”
LSZ CIO Congress 2024 on October 21, 2024, on “NIS 2 & Supply Chain Security” and “Cyber Resilience Act: What Lies Ahead?”
imh Special Day AI Act on June 19, 2024, on “Data Processing by AI Systems”
Austrian Banking Association, Banking Association Forum on February 14, 2024, on “Data Governance Act, Data Act & FIDA”
imh Data Forum on October 25, 2023, on “Data Act & Data Governance Act”
Federation of Austrian Industries, 3rd IV Forum Digital Transformation on October 24, 2023, on “EU AI Act: Dos and Don'ts for Industry” and panel on “Artificial Intelligence – Opportunity for Industry in Europe and Implementation of Legal Framework Conditions”
Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ) DigiConnect on September 20, 2023, on “Data Act & Data Governance Act”
MANZ Intensivtagung “Data – Tech & Law” on June 14, 2023
World IP Day 2023 on April 25, 2023, on “My data, my IP – or not?”
Austrian Banking Association, Banking Association Forum on January 24, 2023, on “The EU Data Strategy: What Can We Expect?”
8th imh Annual Data Protection Conference on October 19, 2022, on “EU Data Strategy – Between Data-Driven Business Models and Data Protection”
MANZ Intensivtagung “Data – Technology & Law” on May 10, 2022
ARS conference on public procurement law on March 22, 2022, on “Legal possibilities & limitations of cloud use in the public sector”

Regional group chair at Arbeitsgemeinschaft Datenverarbeitung (ADV, www.adv.at) (since 2017)
Working group leader of the group “Data & Law” at Data Intelligence Offensive (DIO, https://dataintelligence.at/) (since 2020)
Vienna Bar Association