The Benelux-based data protection and cybersecurity team at NautaDutilh primarily handles data protection compliance issues, advising its local and international clients on data privacy matters that often cross over into other practice areas such as finance and employment. Other than advisory work, the team also handles data protection litigation such as contentious data subject rights requests and issues involving sensitive personal data. TMT specialist Joris Willems leads the practice focusing on IT outsourcing, data monetisation, and cyber security. Terrence Dom, Sarah Zadeh, Danique Knibbeler, and Anke Holtland all assist with the full range of data privacy matters.
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Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank
- American Express
- ASR Nederland
- ABN AMRO
- Captin
- CBRE Global Investors
- Deloitte
- Dynamic Credit
- Ginkgo Bioworks
- Prosus
- HAL Investments
- ING Bank
- Irdeto
- Knab Bank (Aegon Bank)
- Keensight Capital
- Levine Leichtman Capital
- Lineage Logistics
- Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
- NIBC
- NPM Capital
- Petrobras
- Rabobank
- RTL Group
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Triodos Bank (nu publishable)
- Uber
- International Card Services
- Volksbank
- Shell
Work highlights
- Assisting ASR on all privacy and technology aspects of their acquisition of AEGON Nederland.
- Advising Prosus on the launch of their PlusOne AI tool.
- Representing the Association des Américains Accidentels (Accidental Americans Association) in a case before the Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg tax authorities, data protection authorities, and the Luxembourg administrative courts regarding the transfer of personal data under the FATCA agreements.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joris Willems