IT and Telecommunications

OUR CLIENTS

Our clients are active in a wide range of sectors, including banking and finance, healthcare, automotive, marketing, media and entertainment, and telecoms.

OUR APPROACH

We believe it is crucial to understand the business environments and industry sectors in which our clients operate. We have therefore developed specific sector expertise within our teams. This enables us to offer clear, practical advice from a commercial as well as a legal perspective to help our clients realise their business goals.

Our lawyers also take a commercial approach to disputes, viewing litigation as a means to an end and never as an end in itself. We place importance on the early settlement of disputes and actively encourage cost-effective alternative dispute resolution whenever possible.

OUR SERVICES

Advisory work

• IT contracts

We advise on, negotiate and draft IT contracts mainly for companies/IT users, assisting them in their dealings with professional IT suppliers, and we provide specialist support on M&A and corporate transactions involving complex IT issues or technology companies.

• Privacy and data protection

Our services cover registration with data protection authorities, devising procedures for the transfer of data between countries both inside and outside the EEA; implementing robust data security policies; responding to subject access requests; implementing compliant direct marketing, CRM, data-mining and social networking initiatives; and resolving data protection issues arising from corporate and outsourcing projects in general.

• IT audits

We review the validity of existing IT contracts, the adequacy of standard terms and conditions, and the legality of employment contracts as well as the compliance of intranets and websites with data protection rules and electronic commerce regulations.

We represent clients before the Belgian courts in various proceedings such as interim injunctions, proceedings with Internet Service Providers for the removal of illegal activities or information, and general litigation with respect to contractual or liability issues. We regularly advise companies that are being investigated by the Belgian Privacy Commission.