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 team’s work covers a broad spectrum, ranging from negotiating and drafting outsourcing agreements, software development agreements, software licences, implementation, AI empowerd services 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. He helps people understand each other, creates clarity and proposes creative ways of bridging differences.

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 assisting with innovative projects, he keeps informed connected with trends and innovations that can benefit his (other) clients. Bart shares his experience and insights not only with those working with him, but also by lecturing at a university, teaching post-academic courses for other IT and business lawyers and regularly publishing articles.

Career

Graduated and qualified 1988. Bart is an accredited CEDR mediator. Attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Late 2024 he published a book with 23 interviews with general counsels, in which they share their insights and lessons learned.