The commercial law firm orka advised Sirum GmbH comprehensively on IT and data law as well as corporate law in its cooperation with a global logistics group.

Sirum GmbH, based in Hamburg, is a software company that specializes in the development of transport management systems (TMS) specifically for medium-sized logistics companies. The main solution is the SIRUM TMS of the same name – a web-based platform that integrates various functions such as order management, scheduling, warehouse management and document management (DMS). This solution not only offers a comprehensive TMS, but also a driver app as well as customer and company portals that enable automated data exchange. This results in seamless digital networking of all parties involved. Sirum’s web-based transport management system offers logistics companies a standardized and powerful solution. Thanks to its modularity, it can be easily adapted to individual needs and capacities.

The data protection, IT & outsourcing team led by Düsseldorf partner Dr. Philipp Mels and salary partner Felix Meurer from the Berlin office advised Sirum GmbH on the IT contract drafting in connection with the long-term cooperation agreement and conducted the legal negotiations with the contractual partner for the company. In addition, Salary Partner Dr. Tim Christian Gießelmann from the Düsseldorf Corporate/M&A team advised the company on corporate law in connection with an investment by a logistics group.

Advising lawyers orka: Dr. Philipp Mels (Partner, lead), Dr. Tim Christian Gießelmann (Salary Partner, both Düsseldorf), Felix Meurer (Salary Partner, Berlin).