Ms Hester de Vries > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Kennedy Van der Laan Offices
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Ms Hester de Vries
Work Department
Privacy Group
Position
Partner
Career
Hester advises businesses on the many aspects of data protection law, privacy and technology. She supports Dutch and international companies as well as government agencies in matters concerning (EU) privacy legislation. She also advises on the impact of privacy in large administrative projects and on the full implementation of privacy compliance in businesses and organisations. Besides, she provides support in investigations and enforcement procedures of the Dutch supervisory authorities Personal Data Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)) and Authority for Consumers and Markets (Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)).
Hester is also a senior lecturer at the specialization training course for privacy law attorneys and a lecturer at the Grotius IT-law training course, author of Tekst & Commentaar Privacy- en telecommunicatierecht, editor of the journal Privacy en Informatie and a university lecturer at Utrecht University.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Chairman of the Privacy Law Association (Vereniging Privacy Recht)
Board member of the Privacy Law Association for Attorneys (Vereniging Privacy Recht Advocaten)
Education
Law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1987
Ph.D in law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1993. Thesis on legal aspect of Teleworking
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Data privacy and data protection
(Hall of Fame)The privacy, cybersecurity and regulated markets team at Kennedy Van der Laan is known for its sector expertise across finance, transport and logistics, telecoms, entertainment and healthcare. The team is noted for its expertise in assisting clients with investigations and enforcement proceedings locally and abroad. Internal investigations, legal proceedings against data subjects exerting thier rights under data protection law, and obtaining permits under Dutch data protection law are all key pillars of the practice. The sizeable team is led by Hester de Vries
, Quirine Tjeenk Willink, Rosalie Brand and Judica Krikke. De Vries is a data protection authority and assists technology multinationals and public sector institutions with data protection law issues. Enforcement matters are handled by specialist Tjeenk Willink, Brand is the go-to for cybersecurity matters, and Krikke advises on IT aspects of data protection issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection Netherlands
- Hall of Fame Netherlands > Data privacy and data protection
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Industry focus: retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights