Practitioners at Osborne Clarke are ‘able to think out of the box’ when advising on the gamut of issues in the IT field. The team is often instructed to assist with the negotiation of IT contracts and software licences, outsourcing deals and cloud computing agreements, as well as exits from global outsourcing set-ups and transfers to new suppliers. Benjamin Docquir oversees the firm’s IT and IP department in Belgium, which also includes Laurens Dauwe.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team works well together in a conducive and positive atmosphere and thinks together with the client.'
- 'Pleasant and interesting to work with. Great availability. Able to think out of the box.'
Key clients
- Molière
- P&V
- OneGrid
- HCL
- Skemmi
- MyContourLab
- MyGamePlan
- OncoDNA
- Shurgard
- Match Group
- Cancom
- Greentripper
- Capgemini
Work highlights
- Advising a consortium of major smart mobility operators on the Moliere project, funded by the European Union Agency for the Space Program.
- Advised Capgemini on a public tendering procedure initiated by a major public transport authority for the digital transformation and SAP migration of the transport authority.
- Representing Match Group in an abuse of dominance investigation against Apple by the ACM, as well as the subsequent litigation before the Dutch courts and the administrative procedure.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Benjamin Docquir, Laurens Dauwe