Mr Jan Clinck > ALTIUS > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

ALTIUS
HAVENLAAN, 86C B414
AVENUE DU PORT
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Work Department

Commercial, Competition and ICT

Position

Counsel

Career

Jan specialises in various aspects related to data protection and new technologies in different sectors such as healthmedia and retail. He also has a profound knowledge of ICT, e-commerce and intellectual property.

Jan has built up solid experience in litigation related to these matters both before the courts and the data protection supervisory authority. Jan is also a scientific collaborator at the Universiteit Antwerpen. In this capacity he gives guest lectures on e-commerce and data protection law.

Jan regularly speaks at conferences and also gives webinars on the latest evolutions in the field of data protection.

Languages

Jan is fluent in Dutch, French and English

Education

  • Master of Laws (University of Antwerp)
  • Master of ICT Law (Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur)
  • Summer school in Cyberlaw (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  • Post-master “coding for lawyers” (University of Antwerp)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Industry focus: IT and telecoms

ALTIUS‘ offering includes assisting with acquisitions in the IT and telecoms sector, providing day-to-day advice for multinational organisations, and handling contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Gerrit Vandendriessche heads up the team; his far-reaching advisory practice encompasses computer law, electronic communications and e-commerce matters, while IT-related litigation is another area of strength. Jan Clinck‘s in-depth knowledge of new technologies is frequently brought to bear in both contentious and non-contentious mandates.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection

In addition to its long-standing reputation for GDPR compliance work, ALTIUS is increasingly gaining prominence in the more niche areas of personal camera data processing, direct marketing, cookies and traffic data retention, national identifiers, and health and research data. Key senior contact Gerrit Vandendriessche also regularly conducts data protection-related cases before the Belgian Data Protection Authority, as well as the civil and administrative courts. Counsel Jan Clinck is likewise recommended.