Marco Degginger has been a lawyer at Oppenhoff since 2019. He studied law at the Universities of Münster and Perugia from 2011 to 2016, with a focus on information, telecommunications and media law. During his legal internship at the District Court of Düsseldorf, Marco Degginger completed stations inter alia at the law firm Orth Kluth in the area of IP, IT, data protection and copyright law, at the law firm Noerr LLP in Düsseldorf as well as at the German Embassy in New Delhi.
Experience
Marco Degginger advises and represents national and international enterprises on questions
of IT and data protection law. In particular, his work includes advice on drafting contracts in the areas of data protection, cloud computing and software projects. Marco Degginger also has experience in copyright and competition law.
Education
Marco Degginger
Rechtsanwalt Counsel
Languages
German,
English,
Italian
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Articles and Essays
Meldepflichten nach DSGVO, NIS-2, CRA und DORA
Datenschutz und Datensicherheit, Ausgabe 5/2026 (gemeinsam mit Valentino Halim)
Der Sprung aus der analogen Compliancearbeit [The transition from analogue compliance work]
Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel dated 17 July 2024, Issue 15, p.3-6 (in collaboration with Dr. Daniel Dohrn)
Das DGVFM-Datenbankprojekt – eine zukunftsweisende Kooperation zwischen Versicherungsindustrie und Wissenschaft [The DGVFM database project – a forward-looking cooperation between the insurance sector and science]
DAV Journal dated January 2024, pp. 12-17 (in collaboration with Dr. Axel Grätz, Dr. Marc Hilber, Kai Hoff, Dr. Verena Reiter and Prof. Dr. Matthias Scherer)
Die Reichweite des datenschutzrechtlichen Auskunftsrechts [The range of the right to information under data protection law]
DER BETRIEB dated 15 November 2021, No. 46, p. 2744 et seqq. (in collaboration with Dr. Jürgen Hartung)
Gefahr durch Cyber Angriffe [Threat from Cyber Attacks]
Legal Revolution dated 28 December 2020, LR 2020, p. 337 – 342 (in collaboration with Sebastian Gutmann)
IT & Data Law06.07.2026 Newsletter
Focus IT&C - 2nd Quarter of 2026
European digital regulation continues to evolve: with the draft Cloud and AI Development Act, the new AI Omnibus, landmark rulings by the European Court of Justice and the Munich Regional Court I, and the announced data protection reforms, numerous new requirements and opportunities are emerging for businesses. The focus is on digital sovereignty, AI compliance, the handling of data protection rights, liability for AI-generated content and the future shape of data protection law. Find out which developments businesses should be keeping an eye on right now and what is particularly important in practice.
01.07.2026 News
Oppenhoff appoints first Counsel from within the firm
Effective 1 July 2026, Oppenhoff is appointing its first Counsel from within the firm. The Counsel position was introduced on 1 January 2026 as part of the firm’s enhanced career structure. Marco Degginger, Caterina Hanke and Annabelle Marceau have been appointed as Counsel.
Digital BusinessIT & Data Law13.10.2025 Newsletter
Focus IT&C – 3rd quarter 2025
The regulatory landscape remains highly dynamic: In this issue, we provide a concise overview of current developments in IT law and data protection—from the implementation of NIS 2 and the new AI Regulation to guidelines on the interaction between the DSA and GDPR to the latest ECJ ruling on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Find out what companies need to know and consider now.