Following several years of preparation, Rickert Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and nGENn GmbH have launched a joint venture: EviGate GmbH (currently in formation). EviGate GmbH provides a legal-tech platform designed to simplify how companies navigate the challenges of the EU E-Evidence Package.
This package comprises the E-Evidence Regulation (EU 2023/1543), an accompanying Directive (EU 2023/1544), and national implementing laws. Under these rules, companies must directly respond to preservation and production orders issued by authorities in other EU member states. Previously, businesses only had to handle requests from domestic authorities.
A critical hurdle for affected businesses is that in emergency cases, incoming orders must not only be legally vetted within 8 hours, but requested subscriber, traffic, or content data must also be dispatched – complete with a qualified electronic signature – to the requesting authority via a specialized IT infrastructure.
nGENn is responsible for the technical development of the EviGate platform, which connects directly via API to the public IT system and significantly streamlines case handling. Key features include automated deadline tracking with email and SMS alerts (including escalation rules), qualified electronic signatures or seals and PKI infrastructure, and audit-proof logging of all processes.
Legal services from Rickert Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH integrate seamlessly into the platform, relieving businesses of 24/7 legal vetting and authority communications. While most companies maintain 24/7 technical support for outages, round-the-clock legal support for e-Evidence compliance is rarely in place.
“We handle incoming orders in a 24/7 operation and, upon request, coordinate data disclosure directly with technical teams. Our clients don’t need to set up an internal legal on-call rotation,” explains Thomas Rickert, managing partner of Rickert Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Our comprehensive service offering includes:
- Advisory Services for Company Registration (Statutory Deadline: August 18, 2026)
- Process Consulting: Definition and optimization of operational workflows.
- Legal Training Programs
- Corporate Group Guidance: Strategic advisory on designating establishment(s) across EU entities.
- Providing designated legal representatives for non-EU companies.
Contact us to learn more about the EviGate platform or the E-Evidence Package.
