What MYLE does

MYLE Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a Berlin-headquartered German law firm founded in 2024 that provides specialized legal advisory in four interconnected practice areas: IT law, data law, data protection law, and digitalization. The firm serves German and international companies, public authorities, and foreign firms entering the German market, with service offerings spanning transactional legal advice, compliance and audit support, outsourced legal department services, and in-house legal team optimization. Its stated value proposition emphasizes practical, risk-based advisory grounded in the partners' prior in-house experience at technology companies, fintechs, large law firms, and the Berlin data protection authority, as well as Patrick Lipták's role as External Expert on the European Data Protection Board since 2023.

The firm operates as a boutique professional services practice with six employees, including four managing partners (Anna Cardillo, Dr. Johanna M. Kirschnick, Patrick Lipták, Valerie Schneider) and a Data Protection Consultant / IT Project Manager (Nicole Folchert). Service delivery is direct client consulting (sales-led, not channel-distributed), with international desks covering French, Portuguese, Slovakian, Spanish, and Turkish markets. Revenue is generated via professional services fees, with German court matters governed by the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG) and out-of-court advisory on negotiated terms; no public pricing exists. The firm is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, and is owned and managed by its four partners.

MYLE's go-to-market is anchored on thought leadership: partners publish in legal journals (PinG, Datenschutz und Datenschutz, Datenschutz-Berater) and contribute to authoritative handbooks (Beck's Handbuch IT- und Datenschutzrecht, Nomos Handbuch Datenrecht), while speaking at venues such as Web Summit 2025, Deutscher Anwaltstag 2025, FFD Data Protection Days 2026, and TÜV NORD Data Protection Conference 2026. The firm has secured early third-party validation, including WirtschaftsWoche "TOP Kanzlei 2025" in data protection law and F.A.Z.-Institut "Top Business Lawyers 2026" recognition in IT law for Anna Cardillo, despite being less than one year old at the time of the 2025 ranking. MYLE is not a technology company: it has no proprietary software, no AI/ML product, no API, and no app, and its intangible moat derives from individual partner credentials and regulatory specialization rather than from any technical platform.

Name

MYLE

Legal name

MYLE Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://myle-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MYLE is a Berlin-based German boutique law firm founded in 2024 that provides legal advisory in IT law, data law, data protection law, and digitalization to German and international companies, public authorities, and foreign firms entering the German market, staffed by four partners and supported by five international desks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Data protection law
• IT law consulting
• Digitalization advisory
• GDPR compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: MYLE generates revenue through professional legal consulting services in IT law, data law, data protection law, and digitalization. As a law firm (Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH), services are likely billed on a time and materials basis following German legal fee schedules (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz) for court representation, with negotiated fees for out-of-court advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MYLE is a Berlin-based German law firm (Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH) founded in 2024, providing strategic legal advisory services in IT law, data law, data protection law, and digitalisation for German and international companies as well as public authorities. The firm also offers outsourced legal department services and country-specific international desks (French, Portuguese, Slovakian, Spanish, Turkish) to support companies entering the German market.

Product overview

MYLE is a German law firm (Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH) offering legal advisory services rather than a software product. Its portfolio comprises six core legal service areas: IT-Recht (IT Law), Datenrecht (Data Law), Datenschutzrecht (Data Protection Law), Digitalisierung (Digitalisation Advisory), Inhouse-Wissen und Optimierung von Rechtsabteilungen (In-House Legal Department Optimization), and Ausgelagerte Rechtsabteilung (Outsourced Legal Departments). These services are complemented by five International Desks serving French, Portuguese, Slovakian, Spanish, and Turkish markets. The firm also publishes news, expert articles, and book contributions as part of its thought leadership offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT-Recht (IT Law Advisory) Legal advisory on technology-related issues including software licensing, intellectual property, e-commerce regulation, and cybersecurity, for companies operating in the digital economy.
• Datenrecht (Data Law Advisory)
• Datenschutzrecht (Data Protection Law Advisory)
• Digitalisierung (Digitalisation Advisory)
• Ausgelagerte Rechtsabteilung (Outsourced Legal Departments)
• Inhouse-Wissen und Optimierung von Rechtsabteilungen (In-House Knowledge and Legal Department Optimization)
• International Desks (French, Portuguese, Slovakian, Spanish, Turkish)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Netzwerk multikultureller Jurist*innen e.V. (NMKJ)minorOthersMYLE supports the NMKJ network which provides exchange and career development opportunities for students and young professionals, particularly those with multicultural backgrounds. The network focuses on equal opportunities and MYLE regularly sponsors network meetings.
• Publix - Haus für Journalismus und ÖffentlichkeitminorOthersPublix is an initiative of the Schöpflin Foundation dedicated to securing a diverse and independent media landscape in Germany and Europe, promoting journalistic innovation, strengthening democratic discourse, and countering disinformation. MYLE supports this initiative.
• Sea Watch e.V.minorOthersSea Watch is a German organization based in Berlin dedicated to rescuing refugees in distress at sea in the Mediterranean. MYLE supports the organization's humanitarian mission.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: International full-service firm with one of Europe's strongest IT, data protection, and digital regulation practices. Competes with MYLE for sophisticated German data protection mandates from a much broader footprint.
• Osborne Clarke: International firm with a tech-forward positioning and established German office. Overlaps with MYLE on IT law, data, and digital transformation advisory for technology companies and digital economy clients.
• Linklaters: Global magic-circle firm with a sizable German data protection and TMT practice. Competes with MYLE for enterprise-level digital regulation mandates from a much larger platform.
• Hengeler Mueller: Top-tier German full-service firm with a strong TMT and data protection offering serving DAX-level clients. Competes with MYLE for sophisticated digital regulation work at the enterprise end of the market.
• Taylor Wessing: German-headquartered international firm with a strong technology, IP, and data practice. Comparable on service offering overlap and German market anchor, with significantly greater scale.
• Noerr: German-headquartered international firm with a dedicated data protection and cybersecurity practice. Comparable on German regulatory advisory, with cross-border capability MYLE lacks.

Direct peers

• Spirit Legal: Leipzig-based boutique focused on IT law and data protection. Highly comparable to MYLE in niche specialization, size, and German regional coverage of digital regulation advisory.
• SKW Schwarz: Hamburg/Munich-based law firm with a strong IP/IT and data protection practice. Comparable to MYLE on practice area focus and German-market presence, with a longer track record.
• Lausen Rechtsanwälte: Munich-based boutique with deep focus on IT law and data protection. Comparable to MYLE in specialization, boutique scale, and German regional footprint.
• Schalast: Frankfurt-based boutique law firm specializing in IT, data protection, and technology law. Closely comparable to MYLE in focus area, boutique scale, and German-market positioning, though somewhat larger and longer-established.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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