Lydian advises clients across various sectors, including energy, retail, consumer goods, insurance, and finance, on a wide range of IT regulatory matters. The team handles commercial disputes, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance mandates. Practice head Bastiaan Bruyndonckx is experienced in complex cross-border IT regulatory matters, while Liese Kuyken focuses on data protection, AdTech, and telecom projects, particularly within the insurance sector.
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  • ‘We cooperated on one file with Lydian's information technology practice. Our contact person was Bastiaan Bruyndonckx. He was pleasant to work with, very responsive and could think along with our business requirements.'

Key clients

  • Orange Belgium
  • Eurofiber
  • Dense Air Limited
  • Baloise
  • QBE
  • Ethias
  • Allianz Technology
  • KBC
  • Axa Bank
  • Hiscox
  • MIVB/STIB
  • Bank Nagelmackers

Work highlights

Advising PensioPlus, the umbrella organisation for occupational retirement institutions (IORPs, i.e. pension funds), on their compliance obligations under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
Advised Challenge Group on the applicability and implementation of the EU NIS2 Directive in the context of its Belgian operations, demonstrating the firm’s strength in navigating complex cybersecurity regulations
Advising Stellantis Financial Services Belux NV/SA on the classification and compliance implications of its credit scoring tool under the European AI Act. The tool, which aggregates data from multiple sources to assess the creditworthiness of both private and corporate customers, plays a pivotal role in determining access to financial services.
Practice head

Bastiaan Bruyndonckx

Other key lawyers

Liese Kuyken