Jonas Baumann

Dr. Jonas Baumann

Associate, Technology, Procurement and Outsourcing, Frankfurt am Main

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Published works

Overview

Jonas has specialist experience in German and European data (protection) and IT law. He has particular expertise in data protection aspects of new technologies (such as Artificial Intelligence). He advises clients on data protection matters in compliance projects, M&A transactions as well as during investigations of data protection authorities and disputes with data subjects.

Work highlights
  • TPG and GIC: advising on the acquisition of Techem Group.
  • Montagu: advising on the acquisition of Multifonds, a leading global provider of proprietary investment accounting and transfer agency software, in a carve-out transaction from Temenos AG.
  • Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and TARGO Deutschland Financial Holding Group: advising on the acquisition of Oldenburgische Landesbank.
  • Asahi Group Foods: Advising on the acquisition of the German brewer's yeast company Leiber. 
  • Funke Medien Gruppe: Advising on the acquisition of the titles Brigitte, Gala and Eltern from RTL Germany.

Professional experience

Jonas has been working as an Associate at Linklaters since 2024.

Education and qualifications

Jonas studied German Law at Saarland University. He also completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Commercial Law at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He completed his legal traineeship at the Saarbrücken High Court (Saarländisches Oberlandesgericht) and at the Linklaters office in Frankfurt. Jonas also holds a doctorate from Saarland University.

He speaks German and English.
 

Published works

Jonas regularly publishes articles in German and English language journals and handbooks. Recent publications include:

  • Die Information über berechtigte Interessen als Tatbestandsmerkmal des Art. 6 I f) DS-GVO – Verflechtung von datenschutzrechtlichen Informationspflichten und Erlaubnistatbestand, NJW 2025, S. 2126 ff. (together with Dr. Michael Leicht)
  • Zur DSGVO-konformen Verarbeitung geschlechtsbezogener Anrededaten, Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urteil vom 09.01.2025 – C-394/23 – Mousse/CNIL, DB 2025, S. 861 f. (together with Dr. Michael Leicht)
  • Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen nach dem Data Act – Reichweite und Wirksamkeit, MMR 2024, S. 211 ff. (together with Dr. Daniel Pauly and Felix Wichert)
  • Rechtsentwicklungen im IT- und Datenschutzrecht, in: DB Beilage Nr. 3 zu Heft 51-52 (2023), p. 61 ff. (together with Dr. Michael Leicht)