‘Very pragmatic thinking, looking at the value perspective of the client.’

‘Impressively experienced, hard working people. Big fan of Krsitof De Vulder and his team’

‘Flexible team with great knowledge and hands on approach.’

‘DLA has a complete team with all the required expertise and know how. We value the availability of a full team (also due to big volume of work sometimes or different areas of expertise that cross each other). The collaboration over the last years has always been very good. They respect deadlines and understand your expectations.’

‘They are experts in their field. They also know our company very well due to a long partnership which makes the collaboration even easier.’

‘The team engages in continuous improvement of their practices and in-depth knowledge of the domain of information technology. As such, as a team they specialize in a broad spectrum of topics in this domain.’

‘On an individual level I find the people I have worked with extremely knowledgeable about the latest developments in information technology so that they can provide their clients with pertinent and strategic legal advice. I would like to mention Kristof De Vulder, Alexis Fierens, Nicolas Becker and Heidi Waem specifically.’

‘The individuals were knowledgeable and comprehensive during the entire process.’

‘The team is very friendly and always available. Their IT expertise and industry knowledge is exceptional.’

‘A breadth of knowledge from real subject matter experts.’

‘They are a niche firm that is exceptionally good at what they do. I would refer any work on Belgian data protection to them.’

‘Frederic Debusseré is very adept at providing practical and to the point advice, clearly incorporating his litigation experience when providing legal guidance.’

‘Very strong academic background. At the edge of legal development.’

‘I think Edwin Jacobs can think strategically very well, also considering practicalities.’

‘Cooley has very strong experience with cybersecurity, Trust Service Provider-related regulations, including digital signature, and hardware compliance.’

‘Patrick Van Eecke has deep and broad knowledge on all things TSP, as well as strong connections to important agencies handling those regulations.’

‘The team works closely with the data privacy & data protection team and is key in matters they assist with, giving unique business friendly assistance to us.’

‘Patrick Van Eecke brings endless experience and has extremely good knowledge of applicable legislation combined with a very business focused approach.’

‘Cooley team is expanding under the lead of Patrick Van Eecke, they are very professional, hands-on and they have very good knowledge of the industr(ies). We received excellent support in a very delicate and complex matter, and issues were solved and risks mitigated.’

‘Patrick Van Eecke: by far the best privacy lawyer in Belgian and abroad. Expert, pragmatic, problem solver and open communicator.’

‘The team is comprised of highly professional team members, always happy to assist and provide professional and practical advice.’

‘I have extensive experience and pleasure of working with Mr. Enrique Capdevila, supporting Privacy aspects. Enrique is a trusted partner. Providing Legal review and advice while understanding the company’s specific needs and circumstances. The results are on the spot, allowing me, as internal legal counsel, to understand, mitigate and communicate Privacy risks internally and externally with great clarity. And, it is always a pleasure working with him.’

‘Jones Day’s EU team is highly integrated and bring great experience and expertise across key European countries.’

‘Jorg Hladjk provides useful and pragmatic advice to clients. Jorg has excellent knowledge of data protection law, yet understands emerging technologies. He is able to advise clients by giving them advice that is beyond the theoretical that clients understand.’

‘Jörg Hladjk is a stand-out data protection practitioner covering an extremely wide range of data protection topics, including coordination of multi-country analysis and negotiations with authorities.’

‘Excellent knowledge and expertise of the domain; great availability; respect of deadlines; excellent quality of work; expensive but good price/quality.’

‘Tanguy Van Overstraeten is very experienced in his domain; great availability; excellent quality of work; pro-active approach’

‘Enormous wealth of experience and industry knowledge coupled with superior brain power. A thorough understanding of the sector I work in. Real team work when advising on a case or contract. Patience when it comes to dealing with lack of knowledge on our side. An excellent eye for detail and a total commitment to reach the best possible decision / outcome for their clients.’

‘They never give up. Totally committed to reaching the best possible deal for their client. Always prepared to work under pressure. They never miss a deadline. They explain difficult items in understandable layman’s terms. They never seem to get stressed.’

‘For me the strength of Lydian is the knowledge of the company about IT technology, IT governance and IT regulations. Besides IT – I also appreciate their knowledge around privacy and GDPR.’

‘Bastiaan Bruyndonckx is our partner for all topics concerning IT Infrastructure and GDPR. His technical knowledge and creativity has helped us a lot in the past to construct agreements between different parties in a complex environment, where we have to deliver shared service to unaffiliated companies.’

‘Excellent cooperation, in-depth knowledge.’

‘They are very flexible, always available.’