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.
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
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Van Canneyt, Stijn Debaene, Olivier Proust