The Brussels outpost of Bird & Bird‘s international data protection group regularly collaborates on cross-border mandates. Practice head Benoit Van Asbroeck is noted for his broad-ranging expertise, which spans issues relating to e-commerce, digital marketing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, AI, 3D printing, cookies, electronic signatures, intermediary liability and automated objects. Hein Hobbelen has extensive experience representing clients before the European Commission and other sector regulatory authorities. The firm also offers a bespoke privacy consultancy arm through Bird & Bird Privacy Solutions.

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Key clients

  • European Commission

Work highlights

  • Advising the European Commission on the EU-funded SMART-BEAR project.
  • Advising the European Commission on the European Blockchain Sandbox project.

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Benoit Van Asbroeck, Hein Hobbelen