Lydian’s multidisciplinary team advises clients across technology, retail, telecoms, energy, insurance and automotive, offering comprehensive support on privacy risk management, GDPR compliance, cross-border transfers, marketing regulation, cybersecurity and contentious matters. Head of team Bastiaan Bruyndonckx brings extensive expertise in privacy, data governance and complex multijurisdictional projects, while Liese Kuyken regularly assists on processing agreements, privacy and cookie policies, and data subject rights in national and international contexts.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Bastiaan Bruyndonckx and Liese Kuyken are exceptional experts with a strong connection to reality, which allows them to advance pragmatic solutions.’
- ‘Very good knowledge of theory and plenty of practical experience to quickly advise.’
- ‘Bastiaan Bruyndonckx is always very supportive. He very quickly understands a case, knows perfectly which extra questions to ask, respects the estimated timing to give advice if needed, and often gives advice immediately. Hardly ever the need to ask extra questions and/or clarifications, as very clear advice from 1st time.’
Key clients
- Orange
- Dkv / Ergo
- Engie Electrabel
- Hiscox
- Ethias
- Keyence
- Bnpp Fortis
- Ssi Schäfer Shop
- AG Insurance
- Baloise
- Qbe
- Psa / Stellantis
Work highlights
Advised MediCheck, a digital health platform facilitating medical checks for employees via examination doctors, in the aftermath of a major cybersecurity incident involving the unauthorised access and publication of approximately 50,000 sensitive medical documents. The breach, attributed to the organised cybercriminal group Killsec, targeted MediCheck’s systems and resulted in the public release of confidential medical reports in an attempt to extort ransom payments. The compromised data related to employees of several of MediCheck’s high-profile clients, including DHL Aviation, Bpost, and H&M.
Advised Ciner Glass Belgium NV on the localisation and legal compliance of its whistleblowing platform, “We Speak Up,” ensuring full alignment with Belgian data protection and whistleblowing legislation. The matter involved a comprehensive review and adaptation of the whistleblowing policy, privacy notices, and consent forms to reflect the requirements of the Belgian GDPR and the Belgian Whistleblowing Act.
Selected by NMBS (the National Railway Company of Belgium) through a competitive public procurement process to provide ongoing legal support on data protection matters, with a particular focus on the deployment of new technologies.
Lawyers
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
Bastiaan Bruyndonckx
Other key lawyers
Liese Kuyken