Jones Day
The cross-departmental group at Jones Day is noted as being ‘unique for its in-depth knowledge of the sector, agile approach, and innovation’. The team has a global and local technology and telecoms client base, which includes government agencies as well as key industry players. Bernard Amory and Alexandre Verheyden provide a competition and antitrust angle, while ‘excellent communicator’ Jörg Hladjk focuses on the cybersecurity and data protection elements.
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Testimonials
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‘The practice is unique for its in-depth knowledge of the sector, agile approach, and innovation. They provide client-centric services using cross-border experience.’
‘Bernard Amory and Laurent De Muyter - we worked with both of them an they are simply excellent. They have both experience and agility.’
‘The Jones Day EU regulatory: Information Technology group is outstanding. I find their advice to be very practical. They also understand the underlying technology and quickly adapt to new technologies. Most importantly, they help identify innovative solutions to difficult problems.’
‘Jörg Hladjk is an excellent communicator. He is very effective at delivering practical, well-reasoned advice. Jörg has years of experience and is able to identify how regulators will respond to various situations.'
Key clients
- bpost (Belgian State-owned postal operator)
- BT
- ComReg (Irish Commission for Communications Regulation)
- Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile
- ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association)
- SAP
- Telenet / Liberty Global
- Experian Information Systems
- Verint Systems
- Imperva
- Affinius Capital
- Ferro Corporation
- Orange
- Trustwave
- Visible Alpha
- Sonoco
- Pluralsight
Work highlights
- Advising the European Competitive Telecommunications Association on the legality of the draft EU Recommendation on the regulatory promotion of Gigabit connectivity released by the European Commission in 2023.
- Advising Telenet on competition and regulatory issues associated with fibre roll-out projects in Belgium.
- Advising Affinius Capital on GDPR compliance in the context of US securities laws, including policies and procedures and related issues, such as data transfer mechanisms.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bernard Amory, Alexandre Verheyden, Jörg Hladjk