Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

European Data Protection and Privacy.

Laura De Boel is an Associate in the Hunton & Williams Brussels office. She is a Belgian-qualified attorney whose practice focuses on European data protection issues. In particular, Ms. De Boel advises multinational clients on general European data protection compliance across a range of sectors. She assists with advising on international data transfer requirements, implementing compliance programs in various European and non-European jurisdictions and counseling on all aspects of Belgian privacy and data protection law, such as social networks, online behavioral advertising, employee monitoring and whistleblower hotlines. She also assists clients in their dealings with the Belgian data protection authority.

Ms. De Boel lectures on European data protection law at the University of Brussels. In addition, she is engaged in pro bono work on matters of immigration, family, criminal and labor law. She writes extensively on privacy-related topics.

Dutch, English, French.

Ms. De Boel is a member of the Brussels Bar and of the International Association of Privacy Professionals ("IAPP").

Ms. De Boel obtained her LLM in international and European Law from the University of Brussels, Belgium, in 2010, and her JD from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2009.