The ‘excellent and very easy to work with’ team at Cooley LLP focuses on a wide range of EU regulatory matters, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, data protection and privacy, electronic signatures and payments, and eCommerce. Numerous impressive clients such as eBay, DocuSign, Meta, and Zoom rely on the team. Patrick Van Eecke is the head of the practice, representing startups, scaleups, and multinationals from a broad range of industries, including life sciences, technology, communications, and consumer products. Enrique Gallego Capdevila represents tech clients on strategic matters, corporate transactions, and IPOs, and has vast experience in contentious and non-contentious matters. Yasmin Roland is another key contact.
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‘The team was excellent and very easy to work with. We have collaborated in IT and data protection/privacy matters and the team's support was very responsive, professional, and understood our needs.'
‘All the individuals provided an outstanding legal service due to their understanding of our needs and attention to detail. The individuals showed to be experts in the legal matter and very interested in the task to be performed.’
‘Patrick Van Eecke's knowledge of the field is first class. ’
Key clients
- Grindr
- Telesign
- Sodastream
- eBay, Inc
- Colt Technology Services
- ByteDance (TikTok)
- Docusign
- EurId
- MoonActive
- Only Fans (Fenix International Limited)
Work highlights
- Advised ByteDance on various regulatory submissions under EU digital rules, such as the Digital Service Act and Digital Markets Act. Also provided strategic public policy advice for ByteDance’s EU regulatory strategy.
- Advised Docusign on legal compliance issues related to electronic signatures and electronic documents in Europe.
- Represented the social network app Grindr before several EU data protection authorities.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Patrick Van Eecke
Other key lawyers
Enrique Gallego Capdevila; David Knobel; Yasmin Roland