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AContrario.Law
Stapelplein 70 bus 104
9000 Gent
Belgium

Belgium > EU regulatory: Information technology Tier 3

Boutique firm AContrario.Law is highly regarded for its ‘strong expertise and capabilities‘ in the IP, IT and data protection spheres. Founding partner Magali Feys is singled out as ‘a true expert in her field‘; her practice focuses on the development and elaboration of IP and innovation strategies for technology companies throughout their growth cycle. Data privacy expert Tim Wulgaert and counsel Hannes Abraham round out the team.

Practice head(s):

Magali Feys; Tim Wulgaert

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Strong expertise and capabilities.’

‘They know their business very well. Each of them has a specific focus, mostly in the area of IP and data protection. It always gives me confidence when they are included in the process. The outcome will be right, and still achieved in a pragmatic way.’

‘They have a very good understanding of business-related issues and how to provide legal advice in a pragmatic way.’

‘Great team dynamic, open and straightforward communication. Very accessible for and understanding towards start-ups.’

‘Very pragmatic and orientated towards finding practical and comprehensive solutions.’

‘A highly skilled and coordinated team with outstanding expertise in its field of work, that’s always keeping up with, anticipating and capitalising on the newest evolutions.’

‘Magali Feys is a true expert in her field and is one of the best communicators that I have come across. She really takes the time to got to know the business, the company and the people, before she starts developing the appropriate solution.’

‘Magali Feys and Tim Wulgaert: very strong in their domain.’

Key clients

Agentschap Zorg & Gezondheid (Government Agency Care and Health)

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta (AZ Delta)

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares (AZ Maria Middelares)

Anonos

Baldwin

BioLizard

Calltic

Cascador Health

Centrum voor Informatica (CEVI)

Chase Creative

Citymesh

Club Brugge

Co-Medic (by Promstr)

Conversation Starter

Corbus Advocaten

Cosmogroup

Deltaworx

E17-Ziekenhuisnetwerk (including AZ Glorieux, AZ Groeninge, AZ Maria Middelares, AZ Sint-Elisabeth, AZ Sint-Vincentius Deinze, O.L.V. van Lourdes ziekenhuis Waregem, Sint-Jozefskliniek Izegem)

Enbro

EPIC Consortium

Extra Horizon

FOD Binnenlandse Zaken (Federal Public Service of Home Affairs)

FOD Volksgezondheid (Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment)

HeartFelt Consortium

Imec.istart

International Organization of Migration (IOM)

Investdata

Joyn

Korian

Larian Studios

Leadlife

Ministerie Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Ministry of the Flemish Community)

Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens – Ostbelgien (Government of the German-speaking Community)

MONA.health

MoveUP

Shavatar

Solaria Consortium

Tinkerlist

Watcherr (former Tequinity)

WeGroup

Wobby

Work highlights

  • Assisting with the creation of the Alivia platform.
  • Assisting Tinkerlist with the drafting of a contractual framework in order for Tinkerlist to provide its automated collaborative rundown tool, as well as advising on the necessary documentation to provide Tinkerlist’s new Cuez platform on a SaaS-basis.
  • Providing legal assistance to the International Organization for Migration during the development of the new and improved European Readmission Case Management System (e-RCMS), with a special focus on the necessary governance and scope of application of the e-RCMS.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection

According to clients, when boutique AContrario.Law is instructed, ‘the outcome will be right, and still achieved in a pragmatic way‘. Projects relating to GDPR compliance form the core of the practice. Founding partner Magali Feysstands out through the way she is able to rapidly understand complex situations and challenges‘. Data security lead Tim Wulgaert has extensive experience in developing, reviewing and improving strategies, governance and policies.

Practice head(s):

Magali Feys; Tim Wulgaert

Testimonials

‘Magali Feys combines her legal skills with a feel for technology, which is exceptional.’

‘What struck me most was how close of a fit the team is, both on a professional and personal level. This allows them to quickly add to each other’s strengths. AContrario has a hardworking and highly flexible team.’

‘Magali Feys and Tim Wulgaert are both such striking individuals with profound knowledge that you can only be in awe of them. I’ve seldom seen people who manage to come up with quick and long-term solutions, compatible with the current situation of their client. They are very forward thinking – they actually dare to think differently, which is refreshing to say the least.’

‘Magali Feys is a force to be reckoned with: you want her on your team, but you don’t want to go up against her. She’s fierce, highly intelligent and will find a way to win your case – or to just simply get your business to be compliant.’

‘Tim Wulgaert brings a certain calm to the team, a helpful strength when he explains the often difficult technological aspects of security. His patience is something I want to highlight as well.’

‘They know their business very well. It always gives me confidence when they are included in the process. The outcome will be right, and still achieved in a pragmatic way.’

‘In particular Magali Feys stands out through the way she is able to rapidly understand complex situations and challenges. She manages to think with the client and come up with air-tight suggestions on how to deal with GDPR challenges.’

‘Magali Feys is a true expert in her field and is one of the best communicators that I have come across among all the lawyers I have already met. She really takes the time to got to know the business, the company and the people, before she starts developing the appropriate solution. She really becomes a partner for you as an entrepreneur.’

Key clients

Agentschap Digitaal Vlaanderen

Agentschap Facilitair Bedrijf (Government Agency of Facility Operations)

Agentschap Zorg & Gezondheid (Government Agency Care and Health)

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta (AZ Delta)

Always Better

Anonos

BlueHealth Innovation Centre

Calltic

Cascador Health

Centrum voor Informatica (CEVI)

Citymesh

Club Brugge

Commission communautaire française (COCOF) (Government of the French Community Commission)

Communauté française (Government of the French Community)

Conversation Starter

Creative Therapy

Deltaworx

Departement Cultuur, Jeugd en Media of the Flemish Government

E17-Ziekenhuisnetwerk (including AZ Glorieux, AZ Groeninge, AZ Maria Middelares, AZ Sint-Elisabeth, AZ Sint-Vincentius Deinze, O.L.V. van Lourdes ziekenhuis Waregem, Sint-Jozefskliniek Izegem)

Enbro

EPIC Consortium

ExtraHorizon

FAQIR

Fixform

FOD Binnenlandse Zaken (Federal Public Service of Home Affairs)

FOD Volksgezondheid (Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment)

Gemeenschappelijke Gemeenschapscommissie (COCOM) (Government of the Common Community Commission)

Imec.istart

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Centre (IMEC)

Korian

Larian Studios

Leadlife

Mindthriven

Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens – Ostbelgien (Government of the German-speaking Community)

MyPitch

Payflip

Qompium (Fibricheck)

Risolto

Région Wallonne (one of the two federated Walloon entities)

Salvus Health

Sciensano

Securitas

Shavatar

Skindr

Solaria Consortium

Tinkerlist

Ministerie Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Ministry of the Flemish Community)

Watcherr (former Tequinity)

WeGroup

Work highlights

  • Assisting FOD Volkgsgezondheid with drafting and solidifying the Belgian e-health digital architecture, including the BelRAI screener, in a future proof manner through a cooperation agreement with the Belgian federal and regional governments.
  • Assisting Cascador Health with the creation of a holistic data protection strategy and governance framework for the client and its Trusted Third Party to support its mission to technically, legally and operationally enable access to medical source data for legitimate secondary purposes.
  • Advising Securitas on a comprehensive Data Protection Impact Assessment for the internal roll-out of the Basking.io tool by the client.

Belgium > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

Led by Magali Feys, the practice at AContrario.Law handles the full gamut of healthcare data protection and security matters. The group is particularly adept at advising on large projects and digital transformations.

Belgium > Intellectual property

The Ghent-based duo of Magali Feys and Hannes Abraham jointly lead the IP practice at AContrario.Law; areas of activity include trade mark infringement proceedings and IP strategies concerning AI.