Dr. Fabian Niemann advises providers and customers in all aspects of IT and technology law, including transactions, projects, data protection, copyright and commercial contracts. He has a particular focus in the regulated communications, financial services, life science and media industries.

Fabian has extensive experience in technology, IT, convergence and commercial transactions, projects and outsourcings. He is specialised in the drafting and negotiating of complex contracts, software, hardware, copyright and licence issues and related disputes as well as regulatory issues in m-/e-commerce, web 2.0, convergence, media and broadcasting and IT security and data protection. Fabian has in-depth experience and a specific reputation in legal issues related to technology convergence and virtualization, such as copyright levies and cloud computing. Clients praise Fabian as "totally understanding the clients' needs", "of impressive quality" (Legal500 EMEA 2010) and "highly responsible with exceptional technical skills and a fast project adaptation" (German legal guidebook JUVE 2008/2009). Fabian was endorsed by PLC Which Lawyer 2011 as "one of the leading outsourcing lawyers in Germany" and "one of the leading technology lawyers in Germany" as well as by iam 250 licensing 2011/12 as "one of the leading [technology] licensing lawyers in Germany".

Fabian frequently speaks and publishes on IT, outsourcing, cloud computing, data protection and copyright topics. He has studied and written his doctoral thesis on "Copyright and Electronic Publishing" in Bonn and London and undertaken his legal traineeship in Cologne and the United States. Prior to joining Bird & Bird in 2005, Fabian worked at Linklaters.