Bart van Reeken
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : TMT: IT & IT Outsourcing
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About
Provided by Bart van Reeken
Practice Areas
Bart negotiates in a way which contributes to the success of relationships. He allocates much of his time to large IT and business process outsourcings which often stretch over multiple countries and jurisdictions. His work covers a broad spectrum, ranging from negotiating and drafting outsourcing agreements, software development agreements, software licences, implementation and SaaS agreements, to handling software license and compliance issues and IT-related disputes. He also has experience in setting up joint development, mutually integrated production, and joint marketing arrangements.
Bart’s primary focus is structuring effective business relations. He likes taking a holistic view and forging an inspiring cooperation in diverse teams, leading to creative approaches and solutions.
Bart has worked for more than half of the larger Netherlands based multinationals, including most of the larger Netherlands based banks and insurance companies. By teaching post-academic courses for young lawyers and performing occasional work for fintech companies and other start-ups, Bart likes to keep connected with trends and innovations that can benefit his larger clients.
Career
Graduated and qualified 1988. Bart is an accredited CEDR mediator. Attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
Chambers Review
Europe
Bart van Reeken is sought after by clients for his expertise on IT outsourcing agreements and contracts, as well as representing them in public tender processes. Additionally, he assists on matters relating to cloud services and digital transformation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bart is extremely skilled and pragmatic; he has a sense of tact and can deliver quickly."
"Bart is a very practical lawyer with a sharp mindset to balance outcomes between the client and its suppliers."
"His suggestions are very well thought through and he is able to guide his own clients towards positive solutions; he's no shrinking violet, and he stands up for the right things while moving the negotiation forwards."
"Bart is extremely skilled and pragmatic; he has a sense of tact and can deliver quickly."
"Bart is a very practical lawyer with a sharp mindset to balance outcomes between the client and its suppliers."
"His suggestions are very well thought through and he is able to guide his own clients towards positive solutions; he's no shrinking violet, and he stands up for the right things while moving the negotiation forwards."