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1000 BRUSSELS
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Mr Bastiaan Bruyndonckx

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Work Department

Commercial & Litigation

Position

Bastiaan has a particular focus on:

  • information governance
  • data protection and privacy
  • technology procurement and outsourcing contracts
  • electronic communications
  • internet and e-commerce
  • intellectual property

Bastiaan advises companies in a variety of sectors on information governance, data protection, data privacy and regulatory matters. He is particularly active in the telecoms, banking and energy sectors and has broad experience in drafting and negotiating agreements in the field of IT and electronic communications.

An expert in intellectual property, he helps clients to understand and address the complicated IP issues that may arise in ICT projects and transactions, including software licensing, development and implementation projects.

He advises customers and suppliers on different types of outsourcing projects, including multi-jurisdictional IT outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO).

He regularly advises on long-term technology-driven strategic agreements, often in the framework of M&A transactions, as well as on B2B, B2C and C2C e-commerce projects.

He also assists clients in both contentious and non-contentious advisory and transactional matters.

Languages

Dutch, English &French

Education

Bastiaan graduated in 1994 with a law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven (1994) (magna cum laude). He is a fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) (1995) and holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Chicago Law School (1996). Bastiaan has successfully completed the training to become a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Belgium, the Court of Cassation (2011). Bastiaan was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1994.

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Belgium > Industry focus: IT and telecoms

(Leading individuals)

Bastiaan Bruyndonckx  – Lydian

The ‘competent and flexible’ practice at Lydian covers advisory, transactional and contentious IT and telecoms work with telecoms operators, financial institutions and major tech companies among the clients which seek out the unit’s expertise. Practice head Bastiaan Bruyndonckx has far-reaching telecoms expertise and is described as a ‘pragmatic and in-depth expert in all related matters concerning IT Infrastructure, technologies and GDPR’.

Belgium > Intellectual property

From representing clients in Belgian courts and administrative IP offices to advising on IP strategies, contracts and due diligence, Lydian‘s ‘lean and effective’ practice covers a wide range of IP work with trade mark, copyright and design issues core areas for the firm. The ‘competent and hands-on’ Bastiaan Bruyndonckx heads up the team and has experience encompassing technology transfer arrangements, R&D collaborations and domain names. ‘Experienced trade mark lawyer’ Olivia Santantonio is equipped to assist clients with the management of their trade mark portfolios.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Information technology

Lydian fields a dedicated ICT team of ‘high-quality professionals‘, who assist technology companies throughout the business lifecycle, advising developers, distributors and suppliers of hardware, software and IT services. The group is noted for its ‘pragmatic and fair‘ approach to contract negotiation. ‘Excellent communicator‘ Bastiaan Bruyndonckx heads up the practice. The arrival of Françoise Billen from CMS in October 2022 is indicative of the firm’s growing focus on the area.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection

Fielding a team of ‘trusted advisers, problem solvers, and creative thinkers‘, Lydian‘s information governance and data protection group handles compliance work, international data transfers, marketing and e-commerce issues, record management, and cybersecurity matters. Practice head Bastiaan Bruyndonckx oversees a growing team, which is consistently gaining strength at the junior end; associate Françoise Billen, who joined from CMS in October 2022, was the latest example.

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