The Legal 500

Allen & Overy LLP’s team is led by Herald Jongen, who focuses on IT sector transactions, outsourcing and contract matters. It advised Facebook on its acquisition of Dutch software design company Sofa, and Wolters Kluwer on outsourcing. Other clients include T-Systems, Citibank and Logica. The practice lost counsel Quinten Kroes, who joined Brinkhof in 2011.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek’s Bart van Reeken focuses on outsourcing, and Lokke Moerel handles compliance issues. The team also handles litigation, recently representing Insinger de Beaufort in a €20m-plus claim regarding IT outsourcing. It also advised Royal Ahold on a cloud computing deal. Other clients include IBM and Philips.

Bird & Bird’s expertise includes data protection, IT projects, outsourcing and disputes, with clients including TomTom, Deloitte, NetApp, Infosys and PostNL. Highlights included advising Capgemini on multi-jurisdictional outsourcing and financial sector companies on contracts. Jereon van der Lee heads the practice.

Houthoff Buruma advises clients such as eBay, Ford, Atos Origin and Paypal on litigation, outsourcing, data protection and e-commerce matters. Wolter Wefers Bettink is ‘a good litigator and negotiator’.

Kennedy Van der Laan handles data protection, e-commerce, contracts, licensing, regulatory and outsourcing matters for IT suppliers, and other corporate and government entities. Managing partner Joost Linnemann and Patrick Wit are the key contacts.

Loyens & Loeff has recently handled a range of transactions, software implementation programmes and disputes for Quion, Nuon and Fortis Real Estate. Serge Zwanen focuses on contracts, outsourcing and litigation.

Van Doorne’s practice head Kees Stuurman leads on outsourcing matters, whereas senior associate Elisabeth Thole focuses on privacy law issues. The practice advised the Dutch state lottery on contract issues regarding a new IT system, and Capgemini on data protection.

Specialist TMT firm Vondst Advocaten N.V handles contentious and non-contentious matters, including data protection, enforcement, licensing and IT outsourcing issues. New clients include BenQ and the Dutch Automobile Association. Practice head Polo van der Putt focuses on contracts and e-commerce.

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.’s Robert Boekhorst shows ‘strong capability in handling complex deals’. The practice advises on outsourcing, data protection and public procurement, acting for clients such as Oracle, ING Bank and TNT Express.

Brinkhof advises Google on internet and privacy law issues, and is representing it before the Dutch Data Protection Authority regarding its Street View technology. Other key clients include Accenture, LeasePlan and Thomson Reuters. Eliane de Vilder heads the practice.

Clifford Chance acts for corporates and IT businesses on data protection, compliance, disputes, acquisitions, and outsourcing. Clients include LG Electronics, Pfizer, Autodesk and Accenture. Alvin Khodabaks leads the team.

DLA Piper’s Arend Lagemaat has ‘in-depth knowledge in the field of complex ICT contracting’. He recently represented Isoft and Arcadis in contract issues and disputes. Joris Willems advised Accenture on outsourcing. Newly promoted partner Richard van Schaik specialises in data protection.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Sara Lee on outsourcing agreements and a cross-office team acted for BE Semiconductors on data protection issues. Counsel Wieke van Angeren heads the practice.

Hogan Lovells International LLP has acted for Honeywell, Hollister, Merck and Telegraaf Media Groep on contract and privacy issues as well as in disputes. The team includes Klass Bisschop.

NautaDutilh advises IT suppliers and corporates on contracts, licensing and outsourcing agreements. The practice represented Ziggo in a dispute brought by anti-piracy group The BREIN Foundation regarding a media file sharing website. Piet Sippens Groenewegen heads the practice.

SOLV Advocaten provides ‘value-for-money service’ on IT matters, and advises clients such as Oracle and Compuware on licensing, distribution and contentious matters. It also has particular expertise in online media issues, including data protection and e-commerce. Wanda van Kerkvoorden is recommended.

Stibbe’s IT practice is led by counsel Serge Gijrath, who handles contract issues, regulatory work and disputes. The team represents state authorities and financial institutions. Reinout Rinzema joined Ventoux Advocaten.