TMT
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 1
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Provided by Linklaters
The team provides guidance on complex transactions in relation to telecommunications/e-business projects, IT and outsourcing agreements, as well as personal data protection.
The Brussels TMT practice is recognised globally for its thorough and high-quality analysis, as well as its pragmatic and commercial approach. It covers the full range of TMT regulatory and contractual issues, assisting clients on key transactions, whether at a national or global level. We offer an integrated and efficient service and provide our clients with comprehensive guidance.
We advise, draft and negotiate contracts in the context of acquisitions of companies and their assets in the telecom and media sectors, telecommunications agreements, information technology agreements (software licensing, maintenance and integration, etc.) and outsourcing agreements (including offshoring, data centres and cloud computing).
We also have a deep expertise in data protection (data protection policies, transfer solutions including binding corporate rules, compliance due diligence, dealings with data protection authorities, and big data projects), e-business regulatory and commercial transactions (including e/m-health, e-money, website policies), as well as telecommunication regulatory.
Please visit the Linklaters website for more details about our work in this category: https://www.linklaters.com/en/client-services/telecoms and https://www.linklaters.com/en/client-services/technology-procurement-and-outsourcing
Chambers Review
Linklaters has an impressive team with a stellar reputation for advising multinational clients on data protection and GDPR compliance matters. The law firm is particularly strong in acting for regulatory authorities on challenges to data protection fines and in assisting clients with responses to data breaches. Lawyers in the team additionally represent clients in the negotiation and drafting of IT outsourcing contracts, as well as IT issues related to cloud computing. The firm is also well placed to handle IT-related disputes, including in relation to service agreements.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters assisted Vodeno with the proposed development, implementation and provision of a Banking-as-a-Service software and technology platform to NatWest.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters offer excellent quality and are client-focused, project-driven, solution-oriented, pragmatic and extremely responsive. They are pleasant to work with."
"Linklaters has approached a complex matter with great tact and acumen. The team has delivered on all fronts."
"The team have high knowledge, are time-conscious and know how to bring down the complexity to the level of the customer."
"They have extensive experience of the subject, as well as availability and fast processing."
"Linklaters offer excellent quality and are client-focused, project-driven, solution-oriented, pragmatic and extremely responsive. They are pleasant to work with."
"Linklaters has approached a complex matter with great tact and acumen. The team has delivered on all fronts."
"The team have high knowledge, are time-conscious and know how to bring down the complexity to the level of the customer."
"They have extensive experience of the subject, as well as availability and fast processing."
Notable Practitioners
Tanguy Van Overstraeten has a market-leading practice across a wide range of IT and data protection mandates, including service agreements, data breaches and data transfers.
"He truly thinks outside the box and consistently strives to find innovative solutions."
"He has the utmost knowledge and has shown perfect GDPR expertise."
Guillaume Couneson advises a range of international financial institutions and corporates on the data protection elements of M&A activity and on data protection compliance.
"Guillaume has good technical knowledge and is able to understand the business context. He reflects and provides relevant answers to questions."
"Guillaume is great in partnership acting as an extension of the in-house function. He is very structured and also manages expectations very well."
"He knows how the company of his client works and adapts to that environment."
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