The ‘ responsive and competent’ practice at Lydian is commended for its ’good knowledge and expertise’. The team handles a wide range of privacy and data-related cases, and advises high-profile clients in the technology, retail, telecommunications, energy, and insurance sectors. Privacy risk management, GDPR compliance, and cross-border data transfers are all mainstays of the team’s work. ‘Highly skilled privacy and IT lawyer’ Bastiaan Bruyndonckx leads the team, and is ’very competent and easy to deal with’.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very responsive and competent. They provide good services for good value.’
‘I mostly work with Bastiaan Bruyndonckx who is a highly skilled privacy and IT lawyer. He is always pleasant to work with, respect deadlines and fully trustworthy.’
‘Good knowledge and expertise’
‘Bastian Bruyendonckx very competent and easy to deal with’
‘This firm actively thinks along with the client. They take the time to immerse themselves in the client’s business processes and objectives, incorporating these insights into their advice and conclusions. As a client, you receive advice that can be directly applied. The firm also closely monitors cases and communicates promptly about developments in a legal matter. They immediately propose actions to be taken as well. ’
‘Both Bastiaan Bruyndonckx and Liese Kuyken are attorneys who thoroughly prepare their cases and consult with the client, backed by well-founded reasoning. They have a clear communication style, which ensures that even my non-legally trained colleagues can immediately understand their advice.’
‘Liese Kuyken has demonstrated her in-depth expertise in data protection. She’s heads on, dedicated, eager to continuously progress and thinks ‘out of the box’ truly taking all aspects into account. ’
‘Bastiaan Bruyndonckx - very supportive, understanding and practical’
Key clients
- Orange
- DKV / Ergo
- Engie Electrabel
- Hiscox
- Ethias
- Keyence
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- Ssi Schäfer Shop
- AG insurance
- Baloise
- QBE
- PSA – Stellantis
- Belfius insurance
- MIVB/STIB
- De Lijn
- Waterlink
- Assuralia
- Gutami Solar
- Solidaris
- Energizer
- Agentschap Integratie & Inburgering (AgII)
- Cohezio
- RGF Staffing
- Goodman
- Rare Earth Industry Association
- Mensura
Work highlights
- Advising on the coordination of a GDPR compliance project for Energizer, a leading battery manufacturer, as they expand their operations in Europe.
- Advising Agentschap Integratie & Inburgering (AgII), the Flemish agency dedicated to integration, on a digitalisation initiative endorsed by the Flemish Government.
- Providing internal legal counsel support to major health insurer DKV Belgium, part of Munich Re, focusing on data protection and IT matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bastiaan Bruyndonckx