Mr Paul van den Bulck > AKD > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

AKD
5, Place du Champs de Mars
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Work Department

Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection

Position

Partner

Career

Paul Van den Bulck is a partner and lawyer at AKD. He supports clients in legal issues relating to information technology (IT), data protection, intellectual property (IP) and media & entertainment. His advice covers all transactional aspects of IT or IP projects. He also helps clients across the world to resolve disputes and conduct legal proceedings.

Paul’s clients come from all kinds of different sectors and he advises them about both day-to-day matters and strategic issues. His clients appreciate hisĀ ‘deep commitment‘ and ‘rapid response times‘ and also regard him as ‘technically brilliant‘ and capable of providing ‘practical and pragmatic‘ advice., as described in The Legal 500.

In addition to his work at AKD Paul lectures at various universities and academic centres and he is also a member of scientific committees. He regularly publishes articles and gives lectures on IT and IP issues at conferences throughout the world.

Paul’s data protection practice focuses on all areas of (inter)national data protection and security, including general compliance (such as processing for HR purposes, CRM strategy and direct marketing), information security and cybercrime, international data transfer, intra-group agreements, the processing of cloud contracts and advice on policy and procedures. Paul also regularly acts as a mediator and arbitrator in disputes about information technology and intellectual property (i.e. for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), CMAP, b.Mediation and CEPANI).

Memberships

Paul is a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars.