Cristiana Melania Fernbach, LL.M, MBA
About the person / career
- 2002 - Law studies in Bucharest, Romania
- 2002-2003 - Expert in the Economic Committee of the University Senate of Romania
- 2003-2005 - Magistra legum (LL.M.) in the field of German and European corporate law, Free University of Berlin, Germany
- 2005- 2008 - Lawyer in co-operation with Noerr LLP (Bucharest office)
- 2008 -2013 - Lawyer, Law Office Cristiana M. Fernbach (Bucharest/Munich)
- 2009-2011 - MBA in General Management, Munich Business School (incl. modules at Bocconi School of Management/ Singapore Management University)
- 2013-2015 - Project - Lawyer with Noerr LLP Berlin Office (Berlin)
- 2015-2017 - Lawyer in cooperation with Noerr LLP (Bucharest office)
- 2017 - CIPP/E - Data Protection Expert Certification
- 2017-2019 - Counsel, Head of Technology, Media & Telecom and German Desk Stratulat-Albulescu Attorneys at Law, Bucharest
- 2019 - 2020 - Managing Partner, Fernbach&Partners Law Firm, Bucharest 2020-2022 - Partner IT Law/Data Protection/IP, KPMG Legal
- Since 2022 - General Counsel, Amber Studio SA
Research and work focus
Cristiana Fernbach specialises in data protection law, with a focus on legal issues related to new technologies and artificial intelligence. She is a frequent advisor at local and international seminars and conferences on technology and data protection. In 2018, she was recognised by The Legal 500 for advising high-profile clients on data protection issues in the TMT sector.
Selected publications
- 2020 - "Blockchain Legal Trends" - 3rd Romanian-German Workshop on European Information Law, DSRI
- 2019 - AI, Machine Learning & Big Data - 1st Ed. Global Legal Insights, Country Chapter Romania
- 2018 - "GDPR Compliance in the Industry 4.0", 2nd Romanian-German Workshop on European Information Law, DSRI
- 2007 - Commentary on IP law and franchising contracts of the Romanian legal commentary: "Cartea de contracte" ("Contract Book"), 1st edition, 2007, C.H. Beck Verlag, Bucharest, Romania;