Mr Reinoud Westerdijk > 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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Mr Reinoud Westerdijk
Work Department
Information Technology Group
Position
Partner
Career
Reinoud advises and litigates on international IT contracts, e-commerce, consumer protection, privacy and public procurement law. His practice focuses on commercial transactions. These include software licenses, outsourcing and the delivery of infrastructure, hardware and other systems. Reinoud mostly represents suppliers and service providers, but also has considerable experience in working for the customer side.
Reinoud is European Program Chair and member of the Board of Directors of ITechlaw and Chairman of the Board of EuroITcounsel. He is chief editor of the Tijdschrift voor Internetrecht and is on the editorial board of Bedrijfsjuridische Berichten. He is a guest lecturer at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT).
Reinoud obtained a doctorate with a dissertation on product liability for software and information.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Member of Association of IT attorneys (VIRA)
Member of Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)
Member of Association of Procurement Law (NVvA)
European Program Chair Member of Board of Directors ITechLaw
Chair and member of the board EuroITcounsel
Education
Law School, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, 1990
Ph.D. Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1995
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Industry focus: Information technology
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Industry focus: retail
- Insurance