Chambers Europe 2012
"This firm's technology team is one of the most highly
regarded in the Netherlands. It remains at the forefront of
developments, often working on cutting-edge projects. The lawyers
advised the Dutch national railway on a virtual network for
matching international train information, and also handled IT
contracts and software licensing agreements. On the media side, it
attracts work in both the print and online sectors, most notably
representing news blog GeenStijl and newspaper Spits in litigation.
It further handled contentious work for De Persgroep newspapers.
Its strength in the fields of free speech and defamation has
resulted in some interesting work, such as a case over broadcaster
VARA's right to use satire. The team upholds its reputation for
telecoms work, with clients including a major mobile operator and
various fixed telecoms providers."
Sources say:
"A strong, broad practice with reputable partners."
"Founding fathers of the IT scene."
Key individuals:
Jens van den Brink earns much praise for his work on defamation
and privacy matters. Clients pick out his up-to-date knowledge of
new and social media as a particular strength.
Hester De Vries remains one of the market's most highly
respected specialists for data protection and privacy work.
(Former)Managing partner Joost Linnemann is well regarded for his
work in IT, and specialises in e-commerce and complex technology
projects and transactions.
Patrick Wit works on the intersection between IT, media and
telecoms. A source comments: "He does a great job for his
clients."
Senior associate Reindert van der Zaal impressed sources with his
media work, which often has an IP flavour. Clients note his calm
demeanour and strong performance in court.
Legal 500 EMEA 2012
"Kennedy Van der Laan handles data protection, e-commerce,
contracts, licensing, regulatory and outsourcing matters for IT
suppliers, and other corporate and government entities. (Former)
managing partner Joost Linnemann and Patrick Wit are the key
contacts."
Outsourcing
The last few years have seen a tremendous growth in Kennedy Van
der Laan's outsourcing practice. The early outsourcing deals
which we handled were complex information technology outsourcings
which called specifically upon our technology knowledge and
experience. In line with the market, we now handle a wide-range of
types of outsourcing from back-office banking processes to airport
utilities and integrated facility services.
Our outsourcing practice relies on the skills and experience
developed in
IT outsourcing projects, our strong
corporate transaction and
intellectual property practices and our deep knowledge of the
employment law consequences of outsourcing.
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