‘Very high expertise of FF team on data protection regulations.’

‘Their engagement with their client is outstanding. Understanding of the business model and their peculiarities is unpaired, and each and every advice they provide is practical and understandable, to the point that could be passed on to the business without filters for the layman.’

‘Great listening skills.’

‘The team is exceptional in all senses, their availability, quality of the work delivered, their knowledge of the sector as well as the privacy laws and their practical implications. The advice they provide is always practical and can be easily implemented in practice.’

‘Proactivity, many of the lawyers we work with are reactive, only perform work that we ask them too. Fieldfisher as the DPO are more proactive than other firms.’

‘The team has an excellent knowledge of data protection and all its development and is at the forefront of the operationalisation of these new developments such as the transfer impact assessments. We rely on their expertise as also shown in their engagement with the personal data community.’

‘We are looking for lawyers who have an excellent knowledge of an international environment as well as French law. We are working with Olivier Proust who meets perfectly our requirements as a French lawyer based in Belgium and working in an international environment.’

‘The people are very close and responsive. In some cases we provided tight deadlines and the team made efforts to provide an answer complying with the deadlines.’

‘Tanguy Van Overstraeten excellent knowledge and broad expertise of GDPR – exceptionally client focused – a pleasure to work with.’

‘Highly knowledgeable team with excellent communication skills and expertise in their field. Offer advice based on their experience, which brings us new insights on what happens at a global level. Very responsive and to the point answers to our requests.’

‘We rely on their excellent and thorough knowledge in the area of privacy and data protection as well as on their professional behavior.’

‘Outstanding knowledge in this area.’

‘The Data Protection and Privacy team around Tanguy Van Overstraeten is carefully composed of Data Protection experts and IT specialists. It is well orchestrated and collaborates extremely well. Linklaters is a prestigious law firm with an excellent global network. Linklaters Brussels Office has continuously provided us with clear and good-quality advice on a wide range of GDPR compliance questions in a timely manner.’

‘Tanguy Van Overstraeten is a very experienced and very well-connected Data Protection expert with a passion for IT. He is a pleasure to work with and very responsive. We rate him very highly and appreciate his pragmatic approach.’

‘Very pragmatic solutions with high legal advice.’

‘The team is reactive, available and pragmatic.’

‘While there are many consultants and lawyers who claim to be GDPR experts, there are few that actually have the depth of knowledge and experience needed to really add value. Timelex’s team seemingly knows about every single development in the field, and is tech-savvy enough to give useful advice on how to implement a compliant data protection policy in a technically feasible way.’

‘Partner Ruben Roex’s technical expertise is second-to-none. Associate Jolien Clemens is able to dive into the details of any clinical trial document and provide clear and consistent advice to our business stakeholders.’

‘This law firm has been very service oriented and thorough on everything we have asked of them. We are a pretty demanding client and they have worked long hours for us and been very supportive of what we are trying to accomplish. In truth, we would be lost without them.’

‘We have worked with Jos Dumortier and Geert Somers and find both to be extremely professional and service oriented and intent on giving us a superb product with whatever we are asking for.’

‘Their niche expertise in technology law is what makes the team stands out. This is very valuable for the clients because the lawyers speak our language.’

‘Brilliant team with a hands-on mentality.’

‘Ruben Roex is very knowledgeable, understands the sector and goes the extra mile for his clients.’

‘The team is particularly responsive in all requests for input from them. They put a lot of effort in keeping up-to-date with emerging trends and regulations related to privacy and data protection, which gives confidence about the credibility of what they suggest.’

‘I’ve worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati teams in the U.S. and EU and across different legal sectors. WSGR’s EU Privacy and Data Protection practice team has been exemplary to work with. The EU privacy team is always reachable, very personable and give very practice advice and thorough GDPR compliance reviews. Most of all, this team is very experiences and has provided our company with lots of valuable insights to how other companies in our industry tackle similar compliance regulations.’

‘Brilliant team, very quick and responsive. Great knowledge of data protection law, superb client base.’

‘Cedric Burton, Jan Dont and Laura de Bol are brilliant and very good to work with.’

‘Excellent insight and service.’

‘Roberto Yunquera is available for any questions and very responsive. He goes above and beyond. Laura de Boel is a true professional.’

‘Hands-on lawyers, excellent expertise, thorough handling of matters.’

‘Patrick van Eecke is first class in data protection.’

‘The collaboration with the Cooley team is great and they understand our needs and budget.’

‘Cooley have particular strengths in privacy law and specifically the requirements of life science organisations running clinical trials.’

‘Anne-Gabrielle Haie is an experienced privacy lawyer and commercially focused negotiator.’

‘The team is unique in many ways but not at least Patrick Van Eecke stands out for his exceptional legal knowledge combined with a business friendly approach. They give us the legal facts and also a risk evaluation and their suggestion and preferred ways moving forward. Patrick is highly regarded in the legal community in his area and is the one you ask for advice where you require precise legal analysis transformed to what businesses need for decision making.’

‘Patrick Van Eecke stands out for his exceptional legal knowledge combined with a business friendly approach. They give us the legal facts and also a risk evaluation and their suggestion and preferred ways moving forward. Patrick is highly regarded in the legal community in his area and is the one you ask for advice where you require precise legal analysis transformed to what businesses need for decision making.’

‘The team is very business-minded and understands the practical implications of its legal advice – which is refreshing for a law firm! In addition to being great lawyers, they are a real pleasure to work with.’

‘The team is very responsive and professional. They understand each complex situation and always offer pragmatic solutions. They are also extremely available.’

‘Heidi Waem has a very in-depth knowledge about data protection matters. She understands easily issues and always focus on business oriented solutions. Simon Verschaeve works very well and helps the team to understand issues with clear explanations.’

‘DLA Piper’s data protection team definitely stands out and continues to stand out for its responsiveness, flexibility, customer-oriented and no-nonsense approach. Their advice is pragmatic and tailored to our business. They are used to working with business teams and quickly go to the essence of a matter.’

‘I have mainly worked with Heidi Waem. What I value appreciate most in her is the combination of thorough legal knowledge with a pragmatic and hands-on approach. She also has the ability to explain complicated issues in a way that it is understandable for business people.’

‘The team is very approachable, open to short tune-ups, willing to think along. The team knows and understands the business and thinks in terms of solutions.’

‘I usually work with Heidi Waem. She is hands-on, listening, able to shift gears quickly. She doesn’t get stuck in theoretical reflections, but strives for concrete and to-the-point answers to specific questions. She dares to take positions.’

‘Having a clear view on and ample experience with the Data Protection Authority’s interpretation of the GDPR and its way of investigating and deciding on alleged infringement upon the GDPR, Heidi and her team can give useful advice. This advice is based on a clear balance between the client’s commercial interest and the protection of data as required by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. Also, while giving concise and useful advice, avoiding lengthy and overly theoretically explanations, Heidi and her team clearly master all legal aspects of GDPR to the smallest detail.’

‘Heidi’s availability and engagement is exemplary, always trying to find time to quickly respond to questions or to provide advice on the spot during a meeting.’

‘Jorg Hladjk is likely one of the top data protection lawyers in Belgium. When we have a conflict, I refer them to Jorg. I know that Jorg will provide pragmatic advice that the client can readily implement.’

‘Jorg excels at representing multi-national companies who must reconcile GDPR and other EU data protection law with the data protection laws of other regions (e.g., CCPA). Jorg is always up to speed on the latest emerging laws, regulations, trends and interpretations. Jorg’s written deliverables are exceptional, his logic and advice is always well reasoned, and his language skills enable him to deliver advice in many different languages.’

‘Osborne Clarke advises us on data protection and several innovative projects. I consider them as a highly knowledgeable, professional and responsive team of data protection experts.’

‘Benjamin Docquir is a data protection expert with a pragmatic approach.’

‘Great team with solid experience.’

‘Gerrit Vandendriessche is an extremely knowledgeable lawyer in the data protection space with solid experience in the litigation space.’

‘Driven by attention to detail in delivering pragmatic advice.’

‘Gerrit Vandendriessche puts his feet in the shoes of clients.’

‘Great expertise, good communication and documentation.’

‘They really know our business. Always added value, always a pleasure to collaborate.’

‘Ms. Anneleen van de Meulebroucke is highly specialized in data protection. She combines this with litigation and a deep understanding of administrative law.’

‘We appreciate the knowledge and flexibility of the Privacy and Data Protection team of Eubelius. Highly qualified professionals, practical advice and very pleasant to work with.’

‘The Privacy and Data Protection team members are very responsive, flexible, and very professional. Dedicated to their area of law. The advice is understandable and practical to implement in the business.’

‘Eubelius has a small dedicated data protection team. This team is competent, efficient and pleasant to work with.’

‘We have been working with Anneleen Van de Meulebroucke. She is a competent and pleasant person to work with.’

‘Practical advice on complex matters – thorough knowledge of data protection – clearly explaining the risks and compliance steps’

‘Stéphanie De Smedt is highly available and responsive with practical and intelligible advice in complex matters. She understands the (legal) needs of technology driven companies.’

‘Stéphanie De Smedt is consistently excellent, and very responsive, in my experience.’

‘The Loyens & Loeff team consists of experts on various aspects within the privacy and data protection framework with experience from various jurisdictions, which makes them able to give a prompt high-quality advice to their multinational clients on data protection/privacy risks in cross-border and cross-disciplinary projects.’

‘In most cases we communicate directly with Stéphanie de Smedt. Stéphanie is able to always find a suitable communication approach depending on what client’s departments/functions are involved into a discussion of a project.’

‘The Loyens & Loeff DP team in Belgium shows great expertise and experience in EU and Belgium data protection law, specifically on fairly complex issues and interplay with other regulatory laws. The team is always responsive and efficient.’

‘Stéphanie de Smedt is an expert in the field of data protection, including on key and complex topics such as sensitive data, transfers outside of the EU and data protection impact assessments. She always provides pragmatic advice of a great quality as well as recommendations at a strategic level, taking into account the business needs and the reality of industry practice.’

‘They have a deep knowledge in digital matters. They are fast and efficient.’

‘Lydian has very knowledgeable lawyers for the field of cyber security, that respond fast, are proactive and communicate clearly.’

‘Liese Kuyken and Olivia Santantonio have provided excellent support for incident response for cyber security. They respond quickly, have good availability and provide clear and practical advice, thinking along with the client.’

‘Van Bael & Bellis is very knowledgeable, understands the sector and has a solution-oriented approach.’

‘Thibaut D’Hulst is very professional, supported with strong expertise.’

‘The team is always on top of things, whether it is due to their pro-active and pragmatic approach or a stellar knowledge of the applicable law and jurisprudence combined with a thorough understanding of our business. This really increases the efficiency and efficacy with regard to tackling any challenge. And where any of the aforementioned knowledge would be missing they can turn on a dime and master or research any such knowledge in full as may be required. The aforementioned combined with a down to earth, tailored and realistic approach towards any challenge and their client really sets this team apart.’

‘They distinguished themselves as team members by their good communication skills, sound judgement and analytical skills among many other qualities. Combined with their empathy, perseverance and people skills, it really creates a sense of a team effort and the idea that we really are all in it for the long haul while establishing a long term relationship.’

‘Theoretical and practical knowledge.’

‘Erik Valgaeren: precision, knowledge, reactivity.’

‘Stibbe is very responsive and professional, the team understands our needs and issues, provide comprehensive analysis and pragmatic solutions. As a firm with a strong presence within Europe, Stibbe understands the local privacy and data compliance practice well, which provides us insight to implement our compliance framework.’

‘Erik Valgaeren is very professional. He has very good knowledge and experience pertaining to GDPR and data compliance. Our concern about data compliance are addressed accordingly and timely and he also understands our business model well.’

‘The team are very willing to work on cross-border issues and under time pressure. We appreciate their in-depth knowledge on regulatory matters and data protection.’

‘Eric Valgaeren and Jan Joos are pragmatic and very responsive. Eric’s deep knowledge is greatly appreciated.’