Mr Jens Van den Brink > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Intellectual Property and Media Group

Position

Partner

Career

Jens is a partner in the IP & Media department, where he heads the media group. He is a media litigator, with a hands-on approach and years of experience in media defense.

Jens works for newspapers, broadcasters, producers and for many major social media- and other platforms. His cases are often in the area where free speech, privacy, intellectual property and other fundamental rights collide. He also handles a lot of entertainment cases, ranging from image rights to format and licensing issues. Jens is used to dealing with great pressure and media sensitive matters, where time is of the essence.

Languages

Dutch, English, French (Member of the French Desk)

Memberships

Member of Dutch Copyright law association
Member of MLRC (Media Law Resource Centre)
Member of Benelux Association for trade mark and design rights
Member of Association for media and communication law
Member of IPAN (Interactive Professionals Association Netherlands)
Member of NICAM (Complaint Committee of the Dutch Institute for Classification of Audiovisual Media)

Education

IP law and International Law, University of Amsterdam, 1998
LL.M. with merits, King’s College London, UK, 1999 (Chevening Scholar, Stibbe Steppingstone Scholar)
International Relations, University of Amsterdam, 1997
Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY, USA, 1996
French language, Université de Nice, France, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Industry focus: Media and entertainment

(Hall of Fame)

Jens van den Brink Kennedy Van der Laan

Kennedy Van der Laan has extensive experience handling high-profile litigation matters for clients within the media and entertainment industry. The firm caters to a diversity of clients, including production companies, streaming services, broadcasters and social media platforms. Hailed for his ‘thorough understanding of media and journalism’, Jens Van den Brink heads the team. Joran Spauwen is another exceptional member of the team that has in-depth experience advising media clients on data protection regulations and online copyright requirements. Sophie van Loon and Lotte Oranje are also notable. Van Loon has experience handling copyright disputes, while Oranje regularly assists with some of the firm’s most prominent cases.