Independent law firm bureau Brandeis is well versed in data privacy and telecom matters and excels in representing claimants in data protection-related class actions. Vita Zwaan and Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm co-lead the team with Zwaan leading on mass claims, litigation and enforcement issues related to data protection and Alberdingk Thijm focusing on digital copyright litigation.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Exceptionally personal and transparent in their approach.’
‘Jacob van de Velde, Nienke de Bruijn and Minke Gommer have done an outstanding job.’
‘Hands-on mentality, very good knowledge and experience as well as nice people.’
‘Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm is a leader in the field, combination with practical and academic work, X-factor to clients, competitors, judges, good public speaker.’
Key clients
- Spotzer Digital
- Alfen
- RAI Amsterdam
- NewBees
- Stichting Massaschade & Consument
- The Privacy Collective
- Maxeda DIY Group
- Civinc B.V. and Stichting Civinc
- Polarsteps
- StuDocu
- Timelex
- Pathé
- Marktplaats
Work highlights
- Represented Stichting Massaschade & Consument in a class action against Google before the District Court of Amsterdam on behalf of Android users in the Netherlands regarding the violation of laws on data protection.
- Represented Stichting Massaschade & Consument in collective damages actions against TikTok before the District Court of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Court of Appeals based on the GDPR and the new Dutch collective claim regime.
- Assisted Pathé with updating its internal and external privacy policies, taking into consideration its new business ventures, partnerships and corresponding processing activities.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vita Zwaan, Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm