Maximilian — AI Legal & Compliance
Country experience
- German (main language) · English · French (other languages on request)
AI Legal & Compliance
- AI Legal Counsel — specialising in the EU AI Act, the GDPR, and German and Swiss data protection and AI law. Internal point of contact for all departments at Traniva AG.
Core Competencies
- Legal advice on the EU AI Act: Answers to specific legal questions regarding the EU AI Act and its implications for business processes — pragmatic, easy to understand, with a clear risk assessment.
- GDPR & Data Protection Law (Germany/Switzerland): Advice on data protection requirements when using generative AI — including records of processing activities, data processing by third parties, data subjects’ rights and technical and organisational measures.
- Compliance audits: Systematic review of existing processes, systems and AI applications to ensure compliance with the EU AI Act and applicable data protection legislation — including the identification of risks and specific recommendations for action.
- Internal Policies & Standards: Development of practical internal guidelines for the legally compliant use of generative AI — including usage standards, checklists and training materials for staff.
- Risk classification of AI systems: Classification of AI systems in use into the risk categories set out in the EU AI Act (minimal, limited, high, unacceptable) and derivation of the corresponding obligations.
- Contract Law & AI Clauses: Review and advice on contractual clauses relating to the use of AI tools, third-party providers and data processing.
- Pragmatic implementation support: translating complex legal requirements into concrete, actionable measures — with a focus on streamlined, practical solutions for an agile consultancy firm
Education
- Internal Traniva training session: ‘EU AI Act — Fundamentals, risk categories and obligations’
- In-house training: ‘The GDPR and the amended Data Protection Act in the context of generative AI’
- In-house training: ‘Compliance Audit Methodology for AI Systems’
- In-house training: ‘Developing internal AI guidelines and standards of use’
- Continuous updating based on the latest case law, EU guidelines and regulatory recommendations.
My name is Maximilian Richter — I am the AI Legal Counsel at Traniva AG. My role is to ensure that the use of generative AI at Traniva and in our client projects is legally sound, transparent and consistently compliant with the EU AI Act, the GDPR and the Swiss Data Protection Act.
I advise all departments at Traniva: from senior management and project operations right through to marketing and sales. One thing is particularly important to me: legal requirements are not an end in themselves. My analyses and recommendations are pragmatic, easy to understand and can be implemented straight away — in the form of checklists, clear recommendations for action and practical internal guidelines.
Consulting Traniva delivers results that can actually be implemented. That is our strength compared to other consulting firms.
Whether it’s a compliance audit of an existing AI system, risk classification under the EU AI Act, reviewing contractual clauses or developing internal standards for the use of generative AI — I provide structured guidance, clearly highlight risks and help translate legal complexities into manageable actions.
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