Sitting within the TMT practice, the privacy and data protection team at Houthoff handles data protection-related litigation and provides clients with regulatory advice. The team has been litigating on issues such as data subjects’ rights and information requests. Automotive, transport and insurance sectors are all key focus areas for the firm. Jurre Reus was recently promoted to counsel in July 2024 and continues to represent clients in data-related litigations and assist clients with setting up data compliance frameworks. Team lead Thomas de Weerd advises on data protection matters and IT law.

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Key clients

  • Marktplaats and 2dehands.be
  • RDW
  • XPeng
  • VolkerWessels
  • Hyundai
  • Nexperia
  • Mazda
  • Kia
  • Miro
  • Ford
  • Spencer Health Solutions
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • Chery Automobile
  • Hearst
  • Stellantis Financial Services
  • Huawei
  • Nationale-Nederlanden
  • Petrobras

Work highlights

  • Represented RDW in a litigation before the Council of State regarding a complaint lodged with the Dutch DPA over automated comparisons of vehicle registration databases for the purpose of imposing administrative fines.
  • Advised VolkerWessels on its cybersecurity response.
  • Assisted Hyundai with setting up a new CRM platform, including all issues regarding the use of cookies, the design of user interfaces, and the use of profiling and behavioural advertising.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thomas de Weerd

Other key lawyers

Jurre Reus