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Jörg Hladjk has assisted clients with complex and international cybersecurity and data protection matters for more than 18 years. He leads the Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice in Brussels.

Jörg advises clients across all industry sectors, including automotive, IT, energy, and life science. His work covers implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), developing global compliance strategies, obtaining approvals for Binding Corporate Rules, advising on the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework, data breach preparedness and cyber incident response, as well as contentious matters and regulatory investigations. He has a significant track record advising on data and cyber issues in cross-border M&A transactions.

Jörg also advises companies on the following new EU data and cybersecurity regulations: Data Governance Act (DGA), Data Act (DA), Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and Network Information Security Directive 2 (NIS 2).

His representations include advising a major U.S-based software company on its offering of cybersecurity tools for the EU, a global automotive supplier on its GDPR implementation program, a multinational company on its strategy for connected cars, and a medical device company on its mobile app technology.

Jörg is chair of the advisory board of the industry association Trust in Digital Life (TDL). He has authored more than 50 legal articles and has coauthored leading EU commentaries, including GDPR (Ehmann/Selmayr, 1st/2nd/3rd editions). He sat on the IAPP Publications Advisory Board from 2018 to 2020. Since July 2021, Jörg is co-issue leader for cybersecurity at AmCham EU.