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Susan Lipeyko, Lic. en droit (Toulouse I Capitole)
Susan Lipeyko, Lic. en droit (Toulouse I Capitole)

Susan Lipeyko, Lic. en droit (Toulouse I Capitole)

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Susan Lipeyko advises on data protection, IT law and the regulatory framework for emerging technologies, with a particular focus on GDPR compliance, data governance and AI related legal issues. Her practice includes supporting clients in handling data subject requests and data protection incidents, drafting and negotiating data protection agreements, developing internal policies and assisting with the implementation of data protection management processes.

Building on her previous role as Data Protection Coordinator at an international cultural organisation, she combines legal expertise with hands on operational experience in applying the GDPR in complex organisational settings. She also advises and represents clients in out of court and in court IT disputes, including matters relating to web services, IT contracts and digital business models. Susan has a TÜV certificate as data protection officer.

She regularly publishes on data protection and AI in leading specialist media and contributes to sector relevant guidelines, including various Bitkom publications. In addition, she speaks at professional conferences.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Data & cyber
Information technology
Artificial intelligence
Data Subject Rights
ePrivacy (cookies)
Telecommunications
Privacy Agreements & Transactions
GDPR compliance
New Digital Products & Data
Cyber security & data breaches
Marketing & Data

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
IT & telecommunication infrastructure

CV

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Attorney at law at SSH Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
2020 - 2022 Legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Munich
2018 - 2020 Data protection coordinator at the Goethe-Institut e.V.
2016 - 2018 Research associate at Hogan Lovells LLP (product liability, IPMT)
2022 Admission to the bar
2022 Second state examination, Munich
2020 - 2022 Legal clerkship, Munich Higher Regional Court
2016 - 2018 Japanese Studies and Philosophy
2016 First state examination, Mainz
2014 - 2016 Law studies, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
2012 - 2013 Double degree, Université Toulouse I Capitole (France)
2009 - 2014 Law studies, University of Passau

Career

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Attorney at law at SSH Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
2020 - 2022 Legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Munich
2018 - 2020 Data protection coordinator at the Goethe-Institut e.V.
2016 - 2018 Research associate at Hogan Lovells LLP (product liability, IPMT)

Education

2022 Admission to the bar
2022 Second state examination, Munich
2020 - 2022 Legal clerkship, Munich Higher Regional Court
2016 - 2018 Japanese Studies and Philosophy
2016 First state examination, Mainz
2014 - 2016 Law studies, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
2012 - 2013 Double degree, Université Toulouse I Capitole (France)
2009 - 2014 Law studies, University of Passau

Publications

Verzicht auf den DSGVO Auskunftsanspruch im arbeitsgerichtlichen Vergleich - Systematik und Grundrechtsdogmatik in ZAU Arbeitsrecht im Unternehmen Nr. 02/2026, Patricia Meinking-Rühling / Susan Lipeyko

Contribution to „Künstliche Intelligenz & Datenschutz. Praxisleitfaden Version 2.0“ by Bitkom

Anforderungen an die Substanziierung bei DSGVO-Klagen gegen Meta Business Tools, Anmerkung zu LG Stuttgart, Urt. v. 24.10.2024 – 12 O 170/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 13/2025 Anm. 2

EuGH: Schlussanträge des Generalanwalts zur Einwilligung bei Newslettern, ZD-Aktuell 2025, 01232, gemeinsam mit Wiebke Reuter, LL.M. (London)

Internationale Datenübermittlungen unter strenger Kontrolle: Schadensersatz für DSGVO-Verstöße durch EU-Organe, Anmerkung zu EuG, Urt. v. 08.01.2025 – T-354/22, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 5/2025 Anm. 3

OLG Düsseldorf zu Verzug und Prozesskostenfolgen beim Auskunftsanspruch nach Art. 15 DSGVO, Anmerkung zu OLG Düsseldorf, Beschl. v. 02.12.2024 – I-16 W 93/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 1/2025 Anm. 6

Kontrollpflichten des Verantwortlichen nach Beendigung einer Auftragsverarbeitung, Anmerkung zu OLG Dresden, Urt. v. 15.10.2024 – 4 U 940/24, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 25/2024 Anm. 4

Die Frage nach Unterlassungsansprüchen im Datenschutzrecht - Hier: Kein Anspruch auf Unterlassung der Datenübermittlung an die Schufa, Anmerkung zu LG Mannheim, Urt. v. 07.06.2024 - 9 O 381/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 15/2024 Anm. 5

Internationale Zuständigkeiten der Gerichte bei Fällen im Online-Bereich, Anmerkung zu LG Kiel, Urt. v. 04.04.2024 – 13 O 40/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 12/2024 Anm. 2

Schufa mal anders - Die Beweislast bei dem immateriellen Schadensersatzanspruch nach Art. 82 Abs. 1 DSGVO, Anmerkung zu LG Frankfurt, Urt. v. 19.03.2024 – 2-10 O 691/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 10/2024 Anm. 6

Das Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht nach § 40 Abs. 4 BDSG, Prof. Dr. Heckmann, Prof. Dr. Bräutigam / Hillert, AnwZert ITR 9/2024 Anm. 3

Nachweis der Betroffenheit von einem Datenleck im Zivilrecht, Anmerkung zu LG Stuttgart, Urt. v. 24.01.2024 – 27 O 92/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 6/2024 Anm. 5

Der Auskunftsanspruch im Arzt-Patienten-Verhältnis, Anmerkung zu EuGH, Urt. v. 26.10.2023 – C-307/22, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 25/2023 Anm. 3

Der Hackerparagraph § 202a StGB - trifft es die „Falschen“?, Anmerkung zu LG Aachen, Urt. v. 27.07.2023 – 60 Qs 16/23, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 23/2023 Anm. 3

Facebook-Scraping - Wieder kein Schadensersatz, Anmerkung zu LG Regensburg, Urt. v. 11.05.2023 – 72 O 731/22 KOIN, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 21/2023 Anm. 2

Rechtsgrundlagen zur Löschung von Beamten-Personaldaten - Vieles, nur nicht Art. 17 DSGVO?, Anmerkung zu VGH München, Beschl. v. 29.06.2023 – 6 ZB 23.530, Prof. Dr. Heckmann / jurisPR-ITR 19/2023 Anm. 2

Memberships & Associations

Deutscher Anwaltverein | FORUM Junge Anwaltschaft | Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V

Additional languages

English French Polish

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Data & cyber

Limits to the GDPR Right of Access and the ECJ’s New Causality Brake

20 March 2026

by Susan Lipeyko, Lic. en droit (Toulouse I Capitole) and Alexander Schmalenberger, LL.B.

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Provision of a free user account constitutes a ‘sale’ within the meaning of the ePrivacy Directive

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Federal Court of Justice expands scope of Distance Learning Protection Act (FernUSG) – consequences for providers of digital education services

13 October 2025
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