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3500 HASSELT
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Mr Kristof Zadora

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Work Department

Commercial
Corporate

Position

Kristof Zadora is a partner of our firm’s Commercial Law department specialising on the one hand in Distribution Law and the manufacturing activities of our clients and on the other hand in IT Law, privacy and data protection. He has experience in:

  • drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements (e.g. distribution, commercial agency, franchising, commissioning, contract manufacturing, private label, service agreements);
  • drafting and negotiating various types of IT contracts, such as software license agreements, SaaS contracts, SLAs, software development agreements, escrow agreements, servicing & support agreements, framework contracts, general terms and conditions and so on;
  • the application, planning and implementation of the rules in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and acts as Data Protection Officer in the context of specific assignments. Kristof, for example, provides advice on the preparation of processing registers, carries out privacy audits, elaborates step plans for the implementation of the GDPR, drafts data processing agreements and provides type communication to data subjects in the exercise of their rights, information in the context of data breaches, in the creation of a databreach register, in the drafting of privacy policies and in terms and conditions for websites;
  • risk assessment in view of potential court cases and settlements, nationally and internationally, in particular in the framework of ERP implementations;
  • assisting clients in negotiating and settling disputes with customers and suppliers;
  • conducting complex litigation cases before Belgian courts and alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration (e.g. International Court of Arbitration in Paris) and mediation;
  • advising in regards to structuring of national and international distribution networks;
  • advising clients from a variety of industries regarding compliance with competition law;
  • E-commerce (distance selling), electronic invoicing, commercial practices, combined offers, unfair contract terms, comparative advertising, unfair competition and related injunctions.

Kristof advises clients from various industries and sectors, such as food and beverages (including supplements), medical devices, IT, technology, fashion, trading and wholesale, heavy machinery (e.g. construction, agriculture and state of the art production lines) and automotive.

Career

Kristof is a member of the Hasselt bar and joined Monard Law in September 2005. In 2016 he was appointed as partner at Monard Law.

Languages

Dutch
English
French
German

Education

Kristof holds a licentiate in law (Catholic University of Leuven, 2005), graduated in fiscal sciences (Fiscal College Brussels, 2005) and underwent training as a mediator in civil and commercial disputes (bMediation, Brussels) in 2010.

In 2016 he attended a training at the Data Protection Institute in order to straighten his qualifications in privacy and data protection.

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Industry focus: IT and telecoms

Described as a ‘well-oiled machine‘, Monard law, joined by Buyle frequently assists domestic and international clients with issues such as the drafting and negotiation of IT contracts, licensing and distribution agreements, and a range of cross-border disputes before the commercial courts. Kristof Zadora – noted for his ability to ‘translate complex issues‘ – leads the practice and is equipped to advise on issues such as cloud computing, big data and the IoT. Jeroen Raskin has deep experience regarding transactions in the IT and telecoms sector, while Stefanie Stappers centres her practice on commercial contracts and litigation and works extensively with the Tomorrowland legal team.

Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The corporate practice at Monard law, joined by Buyle has expanded at senior and junior levels, gaining restructuring expert Louis Verstraeten from ASTREA in June 2023 and banking and finance specialist Jean-Pierre Buyle and his team in April 2023. The unit continues to handle a wide range of transactional and corporate governance matters for Belgian start-ups and companies in the industrials and energy sectors. Commercial agreements and disputes are another key area of focus for the team, owing to the expertise of commercial expert Kristof Zadora, who co-leads the practice with transactional specialist Nicole Segers. Other key names in the team include corporate experts Pieter Van den Broeck, Jeroen Raskin, Benoit Samyn, and Natalie Ulburghs.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection

Monard Law‘s ‘perfectly matched‘ privacy and data protection team is seen as a go-to for clients looking to navigate the growing regulatory framework governing the collection, storage, distribution and use of personal data. On the non-contentious side, the group carries out audits, drafts contracts and navigates risk. In the contentious space, the practice is well versed in representation before domestic courts and regulatory bodies. Commercial specialist Kristof Zadora is the key name to note.

Belgium > Dispute resolution

Monard law, joined by Buyle is, according to clients, a ‘beacon of pragmatism and efficiency‘, with a range of experienced practitioners that have expertise across the spectrum of disputes. The firm notably has a focus on ESG litigation, with Jeroen Raskin active in this space, alongside M&A litigation and directors liability matters. In Brussels, Daan De Jaeger is a key name, acting for domestic and international clients in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes. Other noted practitioners within the Brussels team in addition to De Jaeger include Sebastien Verva, who leads the French practice of the firm. In Hasselt, a range of accomplished litigators form the team’s leadership, including Erik Monard, Natalie Ulburghs, Nicole Segers, Kristof Zadora, Geert Hayen, and Kris van der Beek.  In Ghent, Stephane Criel and Charles Claeys are noted.

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