With ‘unparalleled expertise in a myriad of legal practices’, Van Doorne offers a vast array of services in the IT sector, from crafting IT and outsourcing agreements to resolving IT-related disputes. The firm is also skilled in emerging areas such as AI, digital health and fintech. Bart van Reeken and Louis Jonker spearhead the IT and outsourcing division. Van Reeken is proficient in handling outsourcing, software and SaaS agreements, as well as managing software license compliance and IT disputes. Jonker, in addition to aiding clients with IT and outsourcing projects, concentrates on legal challenges arising from disruptive technologies and innovations, particularly in the healthcare and financial sectors.
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Testimonials
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'Van Doorne is an exemplary law firm distinguished by its unparalleled expertise in a myriad of legal practices, ranging from corporate law to intellectual property. Staffed with industry cognoscenti, the firm employs a rigorous, professional approach to deliver bespoke legal solutions that are both innovative and efficacious.'
‘Louis Jonker stands as a paragon of legal acumen in the rapidly evolving area of ICT.'
‘Louis Jonker combines expertise, excellent logical and analytical thinking, a wonderfully positive attitude, a personality which endears him to everyone and an uncanny ability to get things done on time and to a high standard.’
‘Bart van Reeken and Louis Jonker are very knowledgeable, valuable advisors and very good contract drafters. They are responsive, accurate, pay attention to detail and will provide various options on how to solve contractual matters.’
‘They have expert knowledge of information technology law and outsourcing regulation, and a practical approach to complex legal issues.’
‘Bart van Reeken has expert knowledge regarding the legal fields of information technology, the information technology industry and outsourcing business process arrangements.’
‘The team is very friendly, acts quickly, responds well to our questions and has the substantive expertise you would expect.’
‘Bart van Reeken excels in persuasive and tactful argumentation, while always keeping things practical. His advice, responsiveness and service are top-notch.’
Key clients
- Achmea Insurance
- Amsterdam UMC
- Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland
- Deloitte Consulting
- Digidentity B.V.
- Dijklander Ziekenhuis
- DREAMS (a research consortium of four major Dutch academic child and adolescent psychiatry centres)
- Gelre Ziekenhuizen
- Lipton Teas
- Mediq
- Mogelijk
- Municipality of Leeuwarden
- Nationale Opera & Ballet
- Parnassia Groep
- Schuberg Philis
- ‘s Heeren Loo Zorggroep
- Solera Nederland B.V.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
- Stichting Zuidwest Radiotherapeutisch Instituut (ZRTI)
- Woondynamics
Work highlights
- Assisted Lipton Teas concerning contracting network services, infrastructure services, implementation services and various administration/BPO services to create a completely new IT environment after its split off from Unilever.
- Assisted various internationally operating companies in negotiating ERP implementations, including one between two UK-based entities.
- Assisted Digidentity, a Solera Holdings company, in drafting various contracts concerning the provision of digital certificate-based "trust centre" services as part of the EU-wide SERMI scheme for standardised secure access by independent operators to vehicle manufacturers’ repair and maintenance information.
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Bart van Reeken, Louis Jonker