Dorien Verhulst > Brinkhof > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
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Grote Bickersstraat 74-78
1013 KS Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Dorien Verhulst

Work Department
Copyright / media
Position
Partner
Career
Dorien Verhulst specialises in information law, with a focus on media, privacy and digital copyright law. She handles cases about intermediary liability, commercial re-use of information, notice & take down, the disclosure of user data and ‘the right to be forgotten’ for a variety of internet companies and digital platforms. She also advises and litigates about reputation protection with regard to old and new media.
Dorien has specialist knowledge of the regulatory treatment of audio-visual and electronic communications services. She regularly advises about media regulation, and handles civil claims for damages as well as administrative proceedings for telecoms providers. Dorien has specific expertise on lawful interception and the data disclosure to law enforcement authorities by providers.
Dorien is a partner at Brinkhof since 2021. She combines her private practice track record with in-house experience at Google’s Amsterdam office. As a guest lecturer, Dorien teaches about ‘the right to be forgotten’, copyright & intermediary liability and lawful interception of communication services.
Memberships
Association for Media and Communications Law, Association for Copyright Law
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
Brinkhof‘s well-established practice assists its roster of renowned clients in the gamut of complex soft IP matters. The team’s cases range from assisting clients in court proceedings regarding the registrability and coverage extent of trade marks; representing clients in international copyright infringement disputes; and in IP enforcement matters. Its workload spans sectors from fashion and media, to tech and banking and is consistently multi-jurisdictional in nature. Overseeing the offering are Remy Chavannes, Dorien Verhulst, and Anke Strijbos, who each harness a noteworthy specialism in digital copyright work. The three lead alongside trade mark and design focused practitioners Fleur Folmer and Gregor Vos
, who ‘stands out as one of the absolute top lawyers in the Netherlands’.
Netherlands > Industry focus: Media and entertainment
(Next Generation Partners)Brinkhof holds a prominent position in the media, broadcasting, internet, and telecommunications industries, serving a diverse range of leading international broadcasters, telecom providers, and online tech firms. The team excels in cross-border compliance and litigation projects, with standout expertise in internet and information law. Remy Chavannes, Dorien Verhulst, Anke Strijbos and Quinten Kroes jointly lead the practice, and Chavannes is a key port of call for both media and technology companie on EU and Dutch digital regulations. Verhulst has a wealth of knowledge in media, telecoms and copyright law, Strijbos oversees significant media and platform regulation cases, and Kroes is a key contact for publishers, radio and television broadcasters, and media distributors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment Netherlands
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights Netherlands
- Next Generation Partners Netherlands > Industry focus: Media and entertainment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights