Jérémie Doornaert > Simmons & Simmons > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
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AVENUE LOUISE 149, B 16
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Jérémie Doornaert
Position
Jérémie is a Managing Associate in our Dispute Resolution group in Brussels.
As the Brussels office’s data protection expert, Jérémie advises clients on complex data protection and privacy issues including but not limited to full audit of processing activities, deploying GDPR compliance program, drafting all types of documents to ensure GDPR compliance and training relevant stakeholders.
He also represents clients in commercial and IP litigation before the courts and advises clients on a wide range of contracts in the Life Sciences sector and commercial law (including soft IP, trade practices and regulatory legislation in the medical sector).
Jérémie is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars. He also provides GDPR tailor made training sessions to the Life Sciences industry.
Thanks to several secondments within major pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, Jérémie has acquired an in-depth knowledge of the Life Sciences sector.
Jérémie is also the author of a book on GDPR and Belgian data protection law and the co-author of a Treaty of pharmaceutical law (both Kluwer publishing).
Career
Jérémie joined Simmons & Simmons in 2006 and has completed a secondment to the IP department of our London office.
Languages
French, English and Dutch
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
Simmons & Simmons has ‘among the most knowledgeable lawyers in the life sciences sector’, and for one client, is the ‘go-to team for data privacy advice’. Advising national and international clients on evolving Belgian and European regulations, particularly in the healthcare, technology, and financial services sectors is a focus of the team, along with assisting clients with the digitalisation of their companies. Olivier Mignolet is commended for ‘his humility and honesty, coupled with deep expertise in the life science sector’, and leads the team with Alejandro Guerrero. Jérémie Doornaert is for one client ‘one of the best experts in Belgium on privacy and data protection’.
Belgium > EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech
Simmons & Simmons has ‘strong experience and knowledge in healthcare compliance regulations’ with vast regulatory expertise linked to medical devices, biopharmaceutical products, and advanced therapy medicinal products. The team is adept at handling cross-border work, and collaborates closely with other teams of the firm. Olivier Mignolet leads the ‘professional and proactive’ practice alongside Annabelle Bruyndonckx. Jérémie Doornaert is an ‘exceptional lawyer’, with experience on contentious and non-contentious matters across the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Lawyer Rankings
- EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech Belgium
- EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection Belgium