Regulatory enforcement and litigation alongside data compliance and privacy advice are all handled by the data team at Houthoff. The team sits within the IP and IT practice and has been increasingly working on issues such as profiling, automated decision-making, and representing clients before the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Chairing the practice, TMT expert Thomas de Weerd handles both privacy and cybersecurity issues. Jurre Reus is key to the practice, he focuses on tech and platform-related data issues and is also particularly adept at matters involving mobility and automotive industries. Nicole Bilderbeek advises clients on the GDPR.
Testimonials
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‘The team shows a high level of knowledge both in automotive and the juridical field. They know what is happening in the automotive sector in the Netherlands and in Europe. Not only do they give answers and advice, they have an added value in supporting our business processes.’
‘Jurre Reus is highly valued senior associate who makes the perfect match between European and local privacy law. He always reacts promptly to our requests and he is always willing to go for the extra mile. He thinks further than only answering the questions and challenges us with his in depth questions. ’
‘The Houthoff team is comprised of real professionals. We have a very short line to contact them and to discuss eventual information related to an specific case. We built a very good working relationship with them and I see them more as real colleagues than as an external partner. They take every single case very serious. ’
‘Very high standard, approachable and business minded. ’
‘Jurre Reus is our go to person with regard to IP and GDPR related matters. He is hands-on, has excellent knowledge, is on top of what is going on in the market and delivers pragmatic advice. ’
‘The people - all team members are very well versed in their chosen specialty and have provided exceptional service. Knowledge of the specialist area of Data privacy and data protection has been impressive vs other practices we have dealt with.’
‘Always willing to go above and beyond, working on tight timelines, and making themselves available at short notice and at all timings given we have colleagues across time zones.’
‘A very professional organisation with a lot of expertise’
Key clients
- Marktplaats (part of Adevinta)
- 2dehands.be (part of Adevinta)
- Schiphol Airport
- Kia Nederland
- Royal VolkerWessels
- Ola Cabs
- Renault Groupe and Renault Nederland
- RDW (national Vehicle Licensing Authority)
- Hyundai Motor Netherlands and Hyundai Motor Europe
- Ford Nederland and Ford Motor Corporation
- Goodix Technology
- Huawei Digital Power Technologies
- Volvo Car Corporation
- Tesla Motors
- Polestar Automotive
- XPeng
- Pensioenfonds Detailhandel
- Nebu (part of Enghouse Systems)
- InShared (part of the Achmea group)
- MOCS
Work highlights
- Advised Marktplaats and 2dehands.be on 'DAC7' (EU Directive 2021/514), an EU Tax Directive which imposes strict requirements on online platforms to report user activity on their platforms to the Tax Authorities.
- Represented Ola Cabs (its Dutch subsidiary Ola Netherlands B.V.) in a case of three London app drivers invoking their data protection rights to get personal data and other information from Ola Cabs before the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.
- Representing an individual in complaints proceedings with the Brussels’ European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) regarding the handling of an access request and the alleged unlawful processing of personal data by Europol.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas de Weerd