Fieldfisher’s multi-jurisdictional team advises government bodies, high-growth tech companies and established market players on major technology projects, drawing on expertise across regulatory, competition, data protection, employment, corporate and disputes. Co-head Tim Van Canneyt is a specialist in data protection, e-commerce and IT contracting, while Stijn Debaene brings notable IP litigation strength in the media and telecom sectors. Fellow co-head Olivier Proust focuses on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, and Hakim Haouideg is experienced in IP and technology-related litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Tim Van Canneyt is a brilliant and pragmatic, and responsive lawyer. He manages to keep solutions simple in complex intertwined legal problems.’
- ‘The department of Fieldfisher is filled with talent at all levels of seniority.’
Key clients
- Accenture
- Banque Degroof Petercam
- Bics
- Billtrust
- Calypso Networks Association
- Deployments Factory
- EUNetworks
- Euroclear
- Ikanbi
- Adfrom
- TotalEnergies Marketing Belgium
- MCI Group
Work highlights
Acting for Telenet in trademark litigation proceedings.
Assisting Appruv with the localisation of its SaaS terms and conditions.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Tim Van Canneyt; Stijn Debaene; Olivier Proust
Other key lawyers
Hakim Haouideg