Stibbe offers strategic advice to telecoms providers, internet platforms, and social media companies on contentious and transactional IT matters. The team is experienced at handling data retention, surveillance compliance and electronic communications mandates. The team offers a one-stop shop for clients in heavily regulated IT sectors. Practice head Erik Valgaeren advises on IT, e-communications, privacy, and emerging technology mandates, while Carolien Michielsen focuses on data protection, AI, cloud, blockchain, and IT contracting matters.
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Key clients
- Aldi
- Belgian State
- Proximus
- Belgium Tower Partners
Work highlights
Advised Google on the different requirements under Belgian law regarding public procurement for the provision of cloud services.
Assisting onsemi in obtaining state aid from the Czech Republic under the Chips Act in order to strengthen onsemi’s presence in the European Union.
Represents the Belgian State before the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) and the Belgian Council of State in relation to the validity of the European Regulation 2019/1157 that imposes the storage of the digital image of two fingerprints of citizens on electronic identity cards.
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Practice head
Erik Valgaeren
Other key lawyers
Carolien Michielsen; Cyril Fischer; Jan Joos