Fieldfisher’s leading data protection practice advises on the full spectrum of privacy and cybersecurity matters, from strategic international data transfers and main-establishment structuring to product-level compliance and complex commercial issues. The team is increasingly active in regulatory inspections and enforcement actions, and regularly supports major public bodies and fast-growing tech companies on high-profile projects. Co-head Olivier Proust guides clients through global privacy compliance and regulatory investigations, while co-head Tim Van Canneyt brings deep expertise in data protection, e-commerce and IT contract negotiation and litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Pragmatic and accurate advice, high subject-matter expertise leveraging a lot of experience with regulator interactions.’
- ‘Tim Van Canneyt and his team have a very in-depth expertise on all legal areas of data protection. But more importantly, they manage to extract the most relevant and practical elements of compliance required, addressing exactly what is needed for the business.'
- ‘Fieldfisher Brussels delivers stellar legal advice on complex regulatory topics in the technology space.’
- ‘Olivier Proust stands out for his exceptional legal acumen in the field of artificial intelligence, along with his genuine dedication to clients and team. Proust provides deep expertise on the EU AI Act and the surrounding ecosystem of national authorities regulating AI in Europe.'
- ‘Olivier Proust excels with superior knowledge on EU Binding Corporate rules and regulator practices in this context.’
- ‘The right level of involvement and responsiveness of the partner, Tim Van Canneyt. The team has a thorough understanding of the business side of things and is able to apply the legal rules to the business elements in a pragmatic manner.’
Key clients
- Accenture
- Companyweb
- Brussels Bar Association
- Bics
- Adform
- Engie
- Euroclear
- TotalEnergies Marketing Belgium
- AGC Glass
- Galapagos
- Telenet
- Teva
Work highlights
Assisting Companyweb during a data protection vendor due diligence, which led to its acquisition by Altares Dun & Bradstreet.
Assisting Resmed as their external Data Protection Officer. This involves advising the company on all data protection related matters, such as, amongst others, the concepts of controller and processor, data processing agreements, international data transfer issues, general GDPR compliance matters and complex issues involving processing of health data.
Advised Utiq on various aspects of the e-Privacy Directive and the recently adopted Data Governance Act.
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Practice head
Olivier Proust; Tim Van Canneyt
Other key lawyers
Nathalie Poupaert