Paul F. Nemitz is Principal Advisor in the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission. He was the Director responsible for Fundamental rights and Union citizenship as well as the lead Director for the reform of the EU data protection legislation, the lead director in the "Snowden" follow up, the negotiations of the EU - US Privacy Shield and the EU Code of Conduct against Hatespeech on the internet.

Before joining DG Justice, he held posts in the Legal Service of the Commission, the Cabinet of Commissioner Nielson, and in the Directorates-General for Trade, Transport and Maritime Affairs. He has broad experience as an agent of the Commission in litigation before the European Courts and he has published extensively on EU law.