Marlene Schreiber

The 4th HÄRTING AI Day will take place in Berlin on 19 November 2026. The event will focus on current issues relating to artificial intelligence, the AI Act, data protection and the practical application of AI in businesses.

On 11 September 2026, the 7th IT Women Lawyers’ Day will take place at HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte in Berlin. The BarCamp on digitalisation and the law is being organised by Marlene Schreiber of HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte and Nina Diercks of Diercks Law Firm. The IT Women Lawyers’ Day is not a traditional conference, but thrives on peer-to-peer exchange. Instead of rigid panel discussions, participants shape the day together: with their own topics, questions, experiences and perspectives. Through parallel sessions, this creates a bespoke programme covering IT law, data protection, AI, legal tech and other current topics in the digital legal world. The event is aimed at IT lawyers, data protection officers, IT security managers and anyone dealing with the legal aspects of digitalisation. The focus is on professional exchange, networking, visibility and mutual inspiration.

Artificial intelligence has long since found its way into many companies – including finance departments, for example in reporting, credit risk management or creditworthiness analyses. However, the use of AI raises numerous legal questions. In her article, Marlene Schreiber outlines the requirements companies must observe and explains why AI compliance is not merely a matter of the AI Regulation. The focus is particularly on data protection law, the AI Regulation, copyright law, employment law and the establishment of effective AI governance.

Access controls via facial scanning, age verification in e-commerce, voice recognition in customer service, or emotion analysis in video calls – there are many practical applications for biometric systems in business. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes many of these systems better, faster and more effective. But the use of AI in conjunction with biometric data is not only drawing the attention of data protection authorities – against the backdrop of the AI Regulation (AI-VO), many companies are faced with the question: Which biometric applications are prohibited under the AI-VO, which are considered high-risk, and when do ‘mere’ transparency obligations apply?

Article 50 of the AI Regulation stipulates that, from August 2026, certain AI-related content must be labelled (find out more here). There is considerable uncertainty as to what constitutes a ‘deepfake’ that is subject to this labelling requirement.

We support legal departments and law firms in integrating artificial intelligence into their day-to-day legal work in a practical and legally compliant manner. Whether it’s a hackathon, an AI workshop or prompting training: we develop formats that bring legal use cases to life, build skills within the team and lead directly to practical application.

Artificial intelligence (AI) that takes over purchasing in companies, autonomously monitors product stocks, researches prices and triggers orders. The proactive assistant that answers emails, manages calendars and checks in for flights. Or AI-to-AI or multi-agent systems that take over the entire checkout and where all processes on both the buyer's and seller's side run entirely within an AI interface - the use of AI agents or agentic AI promises completely new possibilities. Companies, and in particular retailers, that decide to participate in this new AI-based ecosystem must also be aware of the legal pitfalls: What are the legal rules of the game when AI suddenly negotiates and concludes contracts independently? Who is liable for what?

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Access control via facial scanning, age classification in e-commerce, voice recognition in customer service, or emotion analysis in video calls – there are many applications for biometric systems in business practice. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes many of these systems better, faster, and more effective. But the use of AI with biometric data not only raises concerns among data protectionists – against the backdrop of the AI Regulation (AI-VO), many companies are asking themselves: Which biometric applications are prohibited under the AI-VO, which are considered high-risk, and when do "only" transparency obligations apply?