Alex van der Wolk
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : TMT: Data Protection
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About
Provided by Alex van der Wolk
Practice Areas
Privacy + Data Security, Privacy + Data Security Litigation
Career
Alex van der Wolk, partner and co-chair of the firm’s preeminent Global Privacy & Data Security practice is a resident in the firm’s Brussels office. He employs his fifteen plus years of experience to advise global companies on their most complex data protection strategy and compliance governing all aspects of information management.
Alex helps clients develop privacy strategies for digital transformations, industrial IoT, telematics, Big Data, commercial and marketing programs, and data analytics. He has particular expertise assisting clients with structuring their approach to data privacy in specialized areas, such as health-tech, agrotech, and adtech. He also represents clients in privacy litigation in Europe, including in European privacy class actions and is often called upon to head crisis management teams for clients facing investigations by data protection authorities, responding to cybersecurity incidents, or in privacy litigation.
Notably, Alex was one of the first practitioners in Europe to help companies set up Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) and since that time has used this expertise to develop a longstanding and proven track record assisting companies in obtaining regulatory approval for the BCRs.
Chambers Review
Europe
Alex van der Wolk acts for international clients in the technology and software sectors on cybersecurity and data privacy matters, including litigation and investigations by regulators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alex has a brilliant legal mind with a very good commercial savviness. He's also quick, which helps a lot."
"He is an excellent professional with a sense of pragmatism without losing sight of quality."
"Alex is a true privacy expert with the ability to offer practical guidance on complex problems."
"He is extremely knowledgeable, also on data privacy matters outside of his own jurisdiction."
"Alex has a brilliant legal mind with a very good commercial savviness. He's also quick, which helps a lot."
"He is an excellent professional with a sense of pragmatism without losing sight of quality."
"Alex is a true privacy expert with the ability to offer practical guidance on complex problems."
"He is extremely knowledgeable, also on data privacy matters outside of his own jurisdiction."