Industry focus: Media and entertainment

Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV

Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV frequently represents musicians, composers, and authors in IP matters before the Dutch Supreme Court. Civil media law specialist Jordi Bierens is experienced in defamation, press freedom, and advertising law, and co-heads the practice with Arnoud Boorsma, who regularly works with clients from the telecoms, public, and commercial media sectors on regulatory matters. Sikke Kingma is another key team member.

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Testimonials

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‘A large specialised team, with experience in administrative courts.’
‘Arnoud Boorsma hold extensive knowledge. He is an excellent lawyer.’
‘The practice stands out for their thorough market knowledge.’
‘Arnoud Boorsma is a pleasure to work with. He is knowledgeable, friendly, and result-orientated.’
‘I have worked with Jordi Bierens, and he stands out as a bright talent.'

Key clients

Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst
State of the Netherlands - Ministry of Economic Affairs
Consumentenbond
Data Privacy Foundation
Sena
State of the Netherlands - Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
CBR
Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure
Dutch Telecommunications Authority

Work highlights

Represented the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure in all proceedings surrounding the Dutch national radio auction and nationwide FM frequency licences.
Represented Consumentenbond in summary proceedings revolving around several critical statements published about travel websites D-Reizen and Prijsvrij.nl.
Represented Data Privacy Foundation in major class actions against Meta.