Mr Patrick Wit > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Kennedy Van der Laan
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Work Department

Information Technology Group

Position

Partner

Career

Patrick operates at the convergence of technology, media and the regulatory systems for the telecommunications-, media- and IT sector. In his practice, he focuses on commercial negotiations and dispute resolution including litigation where necessary. He advises clients on the commercial and regulatory aspects of electronic communication and the protection of personal data. He also gives advise about complex IT projects and outsourcing business processes.

Patrick is a natural-born IT connoisseur. He studied Technical Business Administration and worked as a software designer, consultant and project manager. He is a member of ITechLaw and the Dutch associations NVvIR (Dutch Association for IT and Law), “Platform Outsourcing Nederland” and VIRA (IT Lawyers Association).

 

Languages

Dutch, English

Memberships

Member of ITechLaw
Member of the board Netherlands Association of IT attorneys (VIRA)
Member of Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)
Member of Netherlands Association for Media and Communications Law

Education

Technical business administration, Technology College Rijswijk, 1989
Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1996

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Industry focus: Information technology

(Leading partners)

Patrick WitKennedy Van der Laan

Kennedy Van der Laan’s ‘top of the market’ team offers comprehensive services in the IT sector, addressing transactional, regulatory, commercial and contentious aspects. The group’s leadership comprises Patrick Wit, Reinoud Westerdijk, Joost Schmaal, Christoph Jeloschek and Judica Krikke. Wit focuses on IT outsourcing, tech projects, cyber security and digital transformation, particularly serving the financial services, healthcare and retail sectors. Westerdijk is an expert in IT contracting, including cloud solutions, cyber security and IT public procurement. Schmaal’s expertise lies in IT and BPO outsourcing, procurement and tech litigation, and represents insurance clients in IT-related litigation. Krikke, who joined in March 2023 from Stibbe, brings extensive experience in IT outsourcing, cloud sourcing, software licensing and data protection. Jeloschek is the lead for IT litigation and arbitration at the firm.