Fieldfisher‘s broad offering covers assistance with outsourcings, technology procurements, cloud computing issues and the commercialisation of new technologies. The ’ pragmatic and compliant’ team is also competent in the area of IT disputes, handling matters ranging from mediation to litigation. The ‘hands-on’ Tim Van Canneyt jointly leads the practice alongside IP expert Stijn Debaene and French-qualified lawyer Olivier Proust. Van Canneyt’s practice extends to IT contract negotiation and litigation, while Proust excels in mandates with a privacy dimension. Hakim Haouideg and Nathalie Poupaert are further names to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Always with a pragmatic and compliant legal approach. This law firm can cover multiple areas of law and industries due to their set-up and partnerships.’

  • ‘They always respect the deadlines.’

  • ‘Tim Van Canneyt is great - hands-on and possesses a business mind.’

Key clients

  • Banque Degroof Petercam
  • Calypso Networks Association
  • Deployments Factory
  • Live Nation Entertainment
  • Infrabel
  • Sourcemap
  • Programmads
  • Telenet
  • EUNetworks
  • Ikanbi
  • Accenture
  • BICS
  • Billtrust
  • Euroclear
  • Mailchimp

Work highlights

  • Assisting IT service provider Dfakto with matters including the revamp of its contracting templates and the negotiation of IT contracts with a major French IT service provider.
  • Assisted Calypso Networks Associations with the negotiation of a partnership agreement with Apple, which will allow users of public transport across the globe to validate their transport ticket using their iPhone.
  • Advised euNetworks on a strategic acquisition in Belgium to extend its dark fibre network.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tim Van Canneyt, Stijn Debaene, Olivier Proust

Other key lawyers

Hakim Haouideg, Nathalie Poupaert