Benedikt advises investors and startups from the venture capital ecosystem on IP/IT and data privacy law. He focuses on innovative technologies in the context of financing rounds and the viability of business models, and provides ongoing legal advice on the operative business.

His expertise includes drafting and negotiating software licensing, cooperation, and R&D agreements, especially regarding artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning technologies. Materially, this covers intellectual property and information technology law issues concerning the development, training, protection, and distribution of AI software services (AI-as-a-Service), including regulatory questions on compliance and data privacy.