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.
Technologie
Kennedy Van der Laan heeft zich vanaf het begin van haar bestaan
- nu bijna vijftien jaar geleden - gericht op het brede gebied van
technologie en ondernemen. We hebben een diepgaande kennis van de
technologische ontwikkelingen en de technologiemarkten, die we
combineren met een eveneens uitgebreide kennis van het
technologierecht. We werken zowel voor technologieproducenten als
voor bedrijfsmatige technologiegebruikers.
Onze technologie-ervaring omvat
IT,
internet en e-commerce,
telecommunicatie,
media,
biotechnologie,
energie en
outsourcing.