Erik Valgaeren

TMT (Technology Media Telecommunications); Compliance and Sanctions, Data Protection, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, 

Partner

Graduated in Law, magna cum laude, from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1990) Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago Law School, United States (1991) Associate in the Washington D.C. and Brussels offices of an international law firm; advised foreign companies on US trade sanctions law; member of international trade group (1991–1992) Admitted to the New York Bar in 1992; admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1993; admitted to the Luxembourg bar in 2018 With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 1993 (Partner since 2001) Education in Computer Management from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2000) Visiting professor ICT law at Solvay Brussels School (2015–2020) Visiting professor internet law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2016–2020) Guest lecturer in blockchain and smart contracts at the Faculty of Law of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2018–2020) Postgraduate degree in Data Analytics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2020)